Sports

Hollister HS Boys Basketball (7-5 overall) Recent results: Lost 56-44 vs. Monterey; Won 46-38 vs. Gonzalez; Won 63-35 vs. Rancho San Juan Upcoming games: 7pm Jan. 8 vs. Stevenson; 7pm Jan. 12 at Rancho San Juan; 7pm Jan. 14 vs. North Monterey County NOTES: Freshman Rudy Lopez...

Hollister HS Boys Basketball (4-4 overall) Recent results: Won 67-10 at Pajaro Valley; Won 72-40 vs. Greenfield; Won 54-48 vs. Monte Vista Christian; Lost 53-45 vs. Marina Upcoming games: Dec. 29-31 at Rancho San Juan Tournament NOTES: Freshman Rudy Lopez Jr. scored 22 against MVC and Kody...

The top team on campus this fall was the Hollister JV football team. The Junior Varsity pigskin squad was unbeaten, with an 8-0 league record and a 10-0 overall mark. The Balers outscored their opponents by a whopping 326 to 56. On defense, Hollister recorded...

Hollister volleyball closed 2025 strongly and produced its best season in four years. Down the stretch, the Balers went 7-2 in league play to surge into a third place finish in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, Gabilan Division. And there was more to come. The...

Hollister HS Football (2-6 overall, 2-4 PCAL Gabilan)Recent results: Won 27-14 at Monterey; lost 41-7 at Soquel Upcoming games: 7:30pm Oct. 30 vs. Aptos NOTES: Powerhouse Soquel routed the Balers behind the passing of their star quarterback Sam Whalen.  For the Balers, Cole Seymour rushed 15 times...

For Hollister football fans, it sure was worth the 40-mile trip to the coast last Friday. On a chilly night at Monterey High’s renovated home field, the Baler football team stunned the Toreadores with an incredible and dramatic finish for a 27-14 victory. With just...

The Hollister volleyball team is back in gear. After a rebuilding season with a young team that missed the playoffs, the Balers are back in the thick of the turbulent waters of the competitive Pacific Coast Athletic League, Gabilan Division. Led by six-rotation outside hitter...

Two games into the league season and the Balers have seen almost everything.  Hollister opened Gabilan Division play at Alisal and rolled on offense with a spectacular passing attack. Yet they trailed in the final minute. With the game on the line and the pressure...

Gavilan football and men’s and women’s soccer are having great seasons. The Rams’ men’s soccer team is 3-4-2. Wins have come against Redwoods 2-1, Contra Costa 3-0 and Monterey Peninsula 10-1, with a 1-1 tie against Lemoore and a 1-1 tie against Siskiyous.  Edisson Torres and...

Hollister HS Football (1-2 overall, 1-0 PCAL Gabilan) Recent results: Won 44-40 at Alisal Upcoming games: 7:30pm Sept. 26 vs. North Salinas NOTES: Quarterback Cruz Raquet accounted for five touchdowns and led the Balers to the winning come-from-behind score with just two seconds remaining in the game. Hollister...