High School Sports

Mariscal and teammates set 4x800 relay school record by nearly six seconds Jasayla Mariscal’s name is all over the Hollister High track and field record book. Even in events she did not run regularly or concentrate on. Her specialty is the 800 meters, where she...

Grace Peffley has patrolled centerfield for Hollister softball the last four years. During that span, her athletic defense was matched by her spectacular hitting. Peffley graduates with an amazing career batting average of .476, with 147 hits in 309 at-bats. Her on-base percentage is...

Hollister’s baseball program captured the school’s first Central Coast Section championship in late May. The Balers won the CCS Division II title with a 3-0 victory over Wilcox, paced by pitcher Trent Roach’s seven-inning complete-game two-hit shutout and Jake Esparza’s two-RBI third-inning double. When Hollister...

Girls flag football began in many areas of California in Fall 2023. In the two years of competition, Hollister’s teams have excelled.  The fall 2024 squad won the Pacific Coast Athletic League, Gabilan Division title with a 13-1 record and was 19-6 overall. Although several...

Hollister baseball has climbed the mountaintop.  The Balers made school history this past weekend. On May 31, the Hollister baseball team captured the school’s first Central Coast Section baseball championship with a 3-0 victory over Wilcox.  The CCS D2 title game was played on a hot,...

Hollister High School seniors Golda Demby and Hannah Vincent shined once again at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Finals and will carry Hollister red to this weekend’s CIF State Track Finals in Clovis.  Additionally, these performances led the Baler girls to a sixth-place...

With major graduations from the last two phenomenally successful Hollister softball teams, the 2024-25 squad faced big challenges. An incredibly young team has grown during the year and a solid league campaign has them headed to post-season play again. Early in the schedule, the Balers...

It’s been another solid season for the Hollister boys volleyball team. This year’s squad fought through injuries and ups and downs to put together a strong campaign.  The Balers have ended the regular season at 18-16 overall, and 4-6 in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s...

On a sunny and breezy day at home on April 29, Hollister dropped a 4-1 decision to Palma, missing a chance to get into a second-place league tie.  The pitching was good and the offense produced chances. However, the lack of a key hit with...

Hollister HS baseball (10-7 overall, 6-5 PCAL Gabilan) Recent results: Lost 4-3 at Monterey; won 10-0 vs. Monterey Upcoming games: 4pm April 24 at Soledad; 4pm April 25 vs. Bellarmine NOTES: Cal-bound Baler pitcher Trent Roach threw a no-hitter in the win over Monterey, giving the Balers...