Sports

Three Hollister wrestlers participated last weekend in the CIF State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield. Baler grappler Golda Demby finished third in the state in the Girls 190 class and Aaron Rodriguez and Stephen Seymore competed on the boys side. Demby won the Central Coast Section...

The Hollister boys soccer team finished in second place in the ultra-competitive PCAL Gabilan Division and advanced into the CCS Division II playoffs. The Balers upset Del Mar 2-0 in their opener but then fell in the semifinals to top seed Hillsdale by a...

All four of Hollister’s primary winter sports teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs. And the wrestling teams did well too, with the boys winning the Pacific Coast Athletic League title over Palma and others. The girls PCAL title went to Monterey, with...

The Hollister girls soccer team has persevered through injuries, illnesses and tough Gabilan competition to put together another solid season. Now, another playoff run awaits.  The Balers finished the regular season with a 9-7-2 overall record, 5-5-2 and third place in the Pacific Coast Athletic...

Last year’s Hollister boys soccer team pieced together a phenomenal post-season run to the school’s first-ever Central Coast Section championship. This year’s team is young but after a middling pre-season campaign, the Balers have gelled and are roaring in competitive league play.  Here comes Hollister...

An amazing second season of girls flag football was capped off with a big celebration on Jan. 26 as a large crowd at Santa Cruz High watched the first Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game. Fun and football were enjoyed by all on a...

Hollister HS Boys Basketball (11-7 overall, 7-3 PCAL Mission) Recent results: Won 60-37 vs. Marina; won 71-32 at Seaside Upcoming games: 7pm Feb. 4 vs. Rancho San Juan NOTES: The Balers are in the thick of the league race, with Watsonville at 9-1, NMC 8-2, and Hollister...

Hollister HS Boys Basketball (9-7 overall, 5-3 PCAL Mission) Recent results: Won 41-35 at Stevenson; lost 62-50 at Watsonville Upcoming games: 7pm Jan. 29 vs. Marina; 7pm Jan. 31 at Seaside NOTES: Sophomore center Kody Dickens scored 15 against the Pirates and 23 in the loss to...

Hollister High junior Elyssa Hernandez is competing for El Salvador this week in the prestigious 2025 Concacaf U-17 Women’s Qualifiers. The tournament is part of a two-round qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.  El Salvador’s four-team group in this first round, in...

The Hollister boys basketball team is reclaiming the historic Baler identity in the race toward a league crown.  A versatile offense and old-school man-to-man defense are the tickets to success. Hollister coach David Kaplansky loves that defense instead of a zone but it takes intensity,...