Hoops: Fouls give SBHS girls trouble in loss
Despite losing two players to foul trouble, the San Benito girls basketball team cut through a 15-point second half deficit to Piedmont Hills but couldn’t pull off the complete comeback. Instead, the Balers lost its season-opening game 57-52 to the Pirates on Tuesday.
Soccer: Balers open season with 3-0 win
The San Benito boy soccer team opened its season with a 3-0-shutout win over Yerba Buena of San Jose on Tuesday.
Cross Country: Estrada finishes in top 10
The San Benito High cross country career of Vanessa Estrada ended Saturday with an eighth place finish in the 2012 California Interscholastic Federation State Championship at Woodward Park in Fresno.
CCS DI Playoffs: Balers pummel Salinas, advance to CCS title game
Inside the Salinas High “Pit,” the San Benito football team doesn’t need to search far for success, having gone 5-0-1 since 2001 in the Cowboys’ home. On Friday in the Central Coast Section Division I semifinals, the Balers extended that recent history with a dominate 30-13 win to advance to their seventh CCS title game since 2000.
Cross-country: Balers bring three runners to state finals
When San Benito’s Vanessa Estrada toes the starting line at Saturday’s California Interscholastic Federation State Championship at Woodward Park in Fresno, it will be the beginning of the end for her career in the Baler uniform.
Football: SBHS set for rematch with Cowboys
With its second shutout of the year, the San Benito football team showed in its first round win over Alisal that despite a 6-5 record, the Balers are on well their way to redeeming a subpar season.
Awards: SBHS girls water polo earns four all-league honors
After winning its first ever Central Coast Section playoff game and finishing with a 19-10 record, the San Benito girls water polo team was rewarded with four individuals on the all-league team this week.
CCS DI Football: Baler defense shuts out Alisal in 28-0 win
Things couldn’t have started much worse for the San Benito football team in its Central Coast Section first round game with Alisal on Friday. After a penalty turned back a 40-yard run, the Balers fumbled its second play from scrimmage, giving the Trojans the ball inside the San Benito 20-yard line.
Baseball: Baler shortstop signs letter of intent to San Jose State
It was always a dream for SBHS shortstop Michael Breen to play college baseball. After Friday, that dream is now reality.
Soccer: New coach is looking beyond wins
After spending the past two years leading the Balers’ J.V. girls soccer team to winning records, 2004 SBHS graduate Becky Bonner will take over as the varsity head coach this winter.














