The San Benito High baseball, softball and track and field teams will all be in action this weekend for their respective postseason championships, beginning Friday night with the track team at the Central Coast Section Finals.
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The San Benito High baseball, softball and track and field teams will all be in action this weekend for their respective postseason championships, beginning Friday night with the track team at the Central Coast Section Finals.
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Field events begin at 4 p.m, with the track events slated to start at 6 p.m. at the Garcia-Elder Sports Complex at Gilroy High School.
San Benito will send six individuals to compete in eight events, as well as the boys’ 4×400 relay team (9:15 p.m.).
Competitors include Jason Roascio in the 400 (7:05 p.m.), David Kret in the 800 (7:40 p.m.), Scott Medina in the 300 hurdles (8 p.m.) and high jump (4:25 p.m.), Enrique Ramos in the shot put (6:25. p.m.), Vanessa Estrada in the 1,600 (6:20 p.m.) and 3,200 (8:35 p.m.), and Krystal Alnas in the discus (6:45 p.m.).
On Saturday afternoon, the San Benito High softball team will be in action, vying for its sixth straight CCS Division I title. And for the third time in four years, the top-seeded Balers (28-1) will square off against No. 3 Gilroy (25-4) in the championship.
The two teams will meet up at PAL Stadium, located at 680 34th Street in San Jose. First pitch is 12:30 p.m.
Later that night, the San Benito High baseball team will be vying for its first-ever CCS championship when it takes on No. 3 Palo Alto (27-9) for the Division I title at San Jose Municipal Stadium, located at 588 East Alma Avenue.
First pitch is 7 p.m.
The No. 5 Balers (22-8) advanced to the title game for just the second time in school history after Wednesday’s 5-0 victory over Salinas, a game in which Bryan Granger tossed a no-hitter.
It is the first time San Benito has played in the Division I championship game since 2007.
