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December 23, 2024

Hollister Haybalers reload for another run at a league championship

Despite graduating a dozen or so standout seniors off last year’s team, Hollister High football has the same on-field goals: to compete for league and section championships.  That’s possible every year for a school with a 3,400-plus student enrollment, a state of the art weight...

Lisa Becerra ready to lead Hollister High girls volleyball team

Even though she hasn’t been able to conduct official tryouts yet, Lisa Becerra already appreciates being the new Hollister High girls volleyball coach.  “One thing that is exciting for me is there is a certain grit that exists in this community,” she said. “That’s something...

Hollister High’s Madeline Bermudez having quite a summer on softball circuit

After a stellar sophomore season hitting leadoff and playing left field for the Hollister High softball team, Madeline Bermudez had a lot to look forward to this summer.  The incoming junior recently suited up for Team Mexico’s 16U team in the Triple Crown International Challenge,...

Hollister High senior Rylee Roberts fit to be crowned rodeo queen

During the ceremony to award California’s top high school rodeo queen on June 18 in Bishop, Rylee Roberts turned to her dad and said, “I can’t believe I’m getting crowned right now.” In a landslide victory, the incoming senior at Hollister High School won seven...

Current San Benito High, recent graduates advance to National High School Rodeo Association Finals in Wyoming

Despite having only practiced once or twice together before the California High School Rodeo Association State Finals in Bishop June 13-18, Billy Aviles and Carson Jones finished as the runners-up in team roping. The performance earned them a spot in the National High School Rodeo...

Great grads: Joe Fata an artist, academician and underrated athlete

Before Joe Fata was born, his mom Ann told her sister, “This kid is not going to be an athlete, he’ll be an artist.” Well, Fata’s mom only turned out to be partially correct. Yes, Joe turned out to have quite an artistic side, as...

Top shot: Jocelyn Alexander leads Balers into CIF State Track and Field Championships

For Jocelyn Alexander, her goal to make it to the CIF State Track and Field Championships was well within reach. As the Central Coast Section’s premier thrower all season, it would’ve been a disappointment had she not performed to her usual standard in the...

San Benito High softball team ready for Mitty in Open Division showdown

The San Benito High softball team enters Saturday’s 1pm Central Coast Section playoff quarterfinal game at Mitty brimming with confidence.  Yes, the Haybalers know they’re up against a formidable opponent which beat them in the season-opener 4-1 on March 1. However, San Benito is banking...

San Benito High baseball team hopes experience will be key in potential CCS championship run

Four high school baseball teams in the Weeklys South Valley coverage area—Christopher, Live Oak, San Benito and Sobrato—found out where they were placed after the Central Coast Section seeding meeting on May 18.  All opening round/quarterfinal games take place Saturday. Live Oak (18-8), the Blossom...

Despite inexperience, San Benito boys volleyball team produces stellar season

It was a season to remember for the San Benito High boys volleyball team. Not only did the Haybalers win a Central Coast Section playoff match for the first time since 2013, they won an in-season tournament, the silver division in the Harbor Surf...

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