Balers lose to Wilcox to fall to 0-2 but stay positive
Two games into the 2025 football season and the Balers are 0-2. However, there have been many good signs and a lot of progress with new coaches and new schemes and the Balers are encouraged about the “new season,” i.e., league play, beginning Friday...
Hospital plans to expand women’s health services
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital announced recently it will expand its service line of women’s health services by introducing new physicians to support care in San Benito County.
Dr. James Lilja recently joined the HHMH medical staff, adding the specialized field of gynecologic oncology to the...
Professor brings world films to South Valley every Wednesday
Every Wednesday at 2pm, Gavilan College professor Grant Richards welcomes community members to watch movies they typically can't see in local theaters.
Hosted at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, his “Afternoon with Grant” series has screened about 640 films since its inception, drawing movie lovers...
Sports Roundup: Baler football travels to Wilcox; girls water polo beats Carmel and SLV
Hollister HS Football (0-1 overall)Recent results: Lost 42-28 vs. Branham
Upcoming games: 7pm Sept. 12 at Wilcox
NOTES: The Balers come off a bye week and head to Santa Clara to face the Chargers. Wilcox, trying to overcome graduations, has begun the year with a 41-10...
Letter: Bombs on the Middle East are not a clowning matter
Reading your piece (Sept. 5 Free Lance), “Clowns stage theatrical protest at bomb component facility” got my attention. I could visualize the glittery jackets and red noses and plungers but the point of the antics was no laughing matter.
Seriously, the point of the plungers...
Faire times begin
The Northern California Renaissance Faire opens this weekend in northeast San Benito County, offering visitors a step back in time with a glimpse of medieval revelry, camaraderie, entertainment and competition.
Starting Sept. 13-14, the Renaissance Faire continues at Casa de Fruta on Saturdays and Sundays...
Letter: Rodeos should be banned forever
In reading the Sept. 5 Hollister Free Lance I was encouraged by the fact that you are allowing protests against rodeos. I have long felt they should be banned due to the horrific cruelty inflicted on helpless animals.
Years ago, a young calf died during...
Hollister High ranked in annual ‘Best Schools’ report
For the seventh year in a row, Hollister High School has been ranked as a “Best High School” by U.S. News & World Report—an annual comprehensive report that identifies top-performing schools nationwide.
The 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report rankings place Hollister High in the...
Gilroy brewery toasts ‘The Wave’
It was a match made in heaven.
The Promised Land Brewery in Gilroy developed a new craft beer called “The Wave,” after “Krazy” George Henderson, the man who invented the act that has become popular in stadiums across the country.
Owner and brewer Brian Schwab said...
Resurrected Gavilan women’s soccer team nails first win
After an 18-year absence, Gavilan College reinstituted its women's soccer program in 2023. Javier Alejo, a Gilroy High graduate who played on the Gavilan men's soccer team, was named the head coach.
The program slowly came back to life and won its first match last...
