Hollister girls basketball team gets back to its winning ways
Despite a rather rough time in the John Araujo Memorial Holiday Tournament to close out 2022, the Hollister High girls basketball team should be considered the co-favorite along with North Salinas to win the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division championship.
The two teams shared...
End of 2022 sees several Hollister High student-athletes sign or commit to four-year programs
The end of 2022 was marked by several Hollister High student-athletes realizing their dreams of signing a letter of intent to play sports in college or committing to a four-year program.
Adrian Ruiz, Breyon Chavez, Jaden Mingus and Jocelyn Alexander were honored in a signing...
Led by Chandler Crutcher, Hollister boys basketball aims for continued improvement
Hollister High sophomore Chandler Crutcher’s favorite basketball players are Russell Westbrook and the late Kobe Bryant.
That’s quite interesting given the fact that the two NBA all-time greats have been criticized for playing out of control and being ball hogs on occasion. Crutcher? No one...
Hollister High girls soccer blends youth, experience
In Becky Bonner’s decade-long tenure as the Hollister High girls soccer coach, she’s never carried more than three freshmen on the team in a given year.
Until now. The Haybalers have eight freshmen and seven seniors to go along with sophomores and juniors filling out...
Hollister School District now hiring coaches
Are you interested in making a positive impact on local student-athletes while earning some money? The Hollister School District invites residents to submit applications for openings to coach afterschool sports programs.
The district is accepting applications for Season #1, which includes Girls Soccer and Boys...
Hollister resident and MVC senior James Ponzio caps prep cross country career in style
James Ponzio didn’t get the result he wanted in the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at the famed Crystal Springs Course in Belmont on Nov. 12.
So, two weeks later in the biggest race of his career in the CIF State Championships at Woodward...
In ultra-tough Gabilan Division, Hollister boys soccer aim to thrive
When Marco Orozco decided to return for a second stint as the head coach of the Hollister High boys soccer team two years ago, his goal was to keep the Haybalers in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s upper Gabilan Division.
A lot of that will...
Hollister High boys basketball team looks strong early in the season
After opening the season with three games that concluded with a third-place showing in the Alisal Tournament on Dec. 3, Hollister High boys basketball coach David Kaplansky said there were plenty of positives to glean from early in the season.
“Our team defense is starting...
Hollister throttled by Menlo School in CCS Division III championship game
The Hollister High football team had just about everything lined up for a shot at bringing home its first Central Coast Section title in eight years.
However, the short bus ride to Rabobank Stadium and a much larger roster was not enough to overpower a...
Hollister Rebels complete 2022 mission with Super Bowl victory
A year after getting blown out in the Super Bowl, the Hollister Rebels Midget football team completed an undefeated season with a dominating 30-14 win over the Toro Bulls at Rabobank Stadium on Nov. 20. Hollister finished the season a perfect 11-0 playing in...