Football: Balers can’t keep pace with Palo Alto in fourth quarter, lose 40-23
The final score of Friday’s clash with Palo Alto might indicated a 40-23 loss for the San Benito football team, but the second game of the 2012 season was much closer than the final score for the Balers.
Tennis: Seniors give Balers an advantage
Behind a team of juniors and no seniors, the San Benito girls tennis team surprised the Tri-County Athletic League and finished in second place last fall. A year later, in the Gabilan Division of the new Monterey Bay League, expectations are sky high for the Balers.
Football: Palo Alto returns to Hollister
For the third-consecutive year the San Benito High football team will face the top public school in the region - Palo Alto - at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Andy Hardin Field.
Football: Hawks looking for season’s first win
With a crushing 47-12 defeat at the hands of Potter Valley last Saturday, the Anzar Hawks will once again head on the road Friday to face King’s Christian in Lemoore at 7 p.m.
Lewis: Chipping and putting influence each other
The best one-two punch in golf is good chipping and putting. But many times, poor chipping puts too much pressure on your putting so if you Improve your putting, you can relive the pressure of chip shots. A chip swing is an exaggerated putting stroke, so practicing one shot will help the other.
Volleyball: Anzar handles Christopher in three sets
Only a day after Christopher High’s girls volleyball head coach Tom Shatz stepped down, the Cougars were no match for a streaking Anzar team Wednesday in San Juan Bautista.
Volleyball: San Benito’s offense struggles in loss to Aptos
In the first of two non-league games, the San Benito girls volleyball team struggled with its offense in a 3-1 home loss to Aptos on Tuesday.
Roundup: SBHS tennis team can’t find its rhythm against Carmel
Coming off a second-place finish in the final season inside the Tri-County Athletic League last year, the San Benito girls tennis squad returned to the court Tuesday, losing to Carmel 6-1.
Roundup: Anzar’s football team falls in first game
The Hawks opened their second football season with a loss to Potter Valley on Saturday. The Bearcats controlled the game from the beginning, winning 47-12.
Football: Balers win double-overtime thriller over Pioneer
Due to a press error the complete story was not printed in Tuesday's Free Lance. The updated story can be read below.













