High School Sports

As a returning cross-country athlete, Melina Chavez spent the summer by—you guessed it—running.  Unlike most of her peers, however, Chavez did most of her running on a treadmill instead of on the trails. The kicker?  “I just preferred it better than running outside,” the Hollister High...

Having played just four matches through the first three weeks of the season, Hollister High girls water polo coach Rachel Smithee is looking forward to the team getting more match time.  “We have the next two weekends where we’re doing tournaments so I think it’s...

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say the Hollister High football team is coming off one of the more improbable victories in program history.  Trailing by 10 points to Monterey High with under four minutes remaining in their Sept. 16 non-league game, the Haybalers pulled...

After a rough start to the season, the Hollister High girls volleyball team hopes the adversity it went through will serve it well going forward.  Coach Lisa Becerra said a combination of illnesses and injuries in the opening weeks meant she had to juggle personnel...

With a thriving dental practice, Leif Nordstrom has performed his fair share of root canals over the years. But the Hollister High boys water polo coach must have felt like he was undergoing the painful procedure as the Haybalers seemingly were on their way...

Perhaps no team is happier to be done with Thursday night football games than Hollister High.  After opening the season with a win over Oak Grove, the Haybalers lost for the second week in a row on a Thursday, this time on Sept. 8 to...

After earning a berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs last year, the Hollister High field hockey team wants more.  “We want first in league and we want that bye in the (first round of the) playoffs,” said Molly Macierz Svihus, who is in her...

Isaiha Molina caught a swing pass and proceeded to do what he does best: make a play.  The senior wide receiver burst down the left sideline, shed a tackle and juked a couple of defenders along the way en route to a 23-yard gain to...

Greg Brazil said there are plenty of reasons to believe the Anzar High football team’s upcoming season will be markedly different than the last couple of years.  In 2021, the Hawks finished 0-5 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined margin of 251-42....

The scenes were jovial at the away end bleachers during Hollister’s season-opener against Oak Grove on Aug. 27 in San Jose, where the Haybalers claimed a scrappy yet dominating 28-0 victory. Hollister relied heavily on its ground game to gain vital yards throughout, giving the...