The Balers’ Sepulveda rises to the top
San Benito High senior Savannah Sepulveda was a newcomer to the sport of wrestling two years ago when she faced Monterey High's Lima Sadozai. Safe to say, things did not go well for Sepulveda, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the Central Coast...
Dickens plays the game the right way
San Benito High junior Kaiya Dickens set out specific goals for the 2019-2020 basketball season. One of them was to draw a charging foul against a Salinas High player who had repeatedly burned the Haybalers with drives to the basket in the last couple...
Nunez, Torng epitomize Balers’ wrestling
When Ricardo Nunez was cut from the soccer team in his freshman year, it came as a shock. After all, the San Benito High senior grew up playing the sport, and he had goals to make an impact at the high school level. Turns...
Servin makes impact on and off the field
Erik Servin's greatest contribution to the San Benito High boys soccer team has nothing to do with anything on the field. While his on-field impact has been immense—as a captain he organizes his teammates on the field, makes sure everyone is doing their job...
Balers focus on process, growth
The San Benito High girls soccer team had just taken a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Pioneer High last Friday when Haybalers coach Becky Bonner gathered a couple of her players to talk strategy. Near the end of the non-league game, Bonner saw...
Aranda a rarity in today’s era
In the ever-increasing age of sports specialization, Marcus Aranda represents a time of a bygone era when athletes played three different sports year-round. When the San Benito High senior graduates in early June, he will have played four years of baseball, basketball and football,...
Haybalers off to a fast start
Jay Trejo is one of the more underrated players in the Pacific Coast League—and that's just fine by her. The San Benito High senior center has been instrumental in the team's fast start (the Haybalers were 7-2 through Dec. 26). A three-year starter, Trejo...
Balers aim to have state qualifiers
The San Benito High wrestling team successfully defended its Fehlman/Baxter Tournament championship with a riveting 39-33 win over Golden Valley on Dec. 14. Noah Zaragoza won the final match of the dual, 9-0, clinching the team title. The Haybalers' A team went a perfect...
Balers on a mission in the Mission Division
In the locker room before each game, the players on the San Benito High boys basketball team bump to the tunes of their favorite songs. Senior captain Jon Mendoza is the one who starts shouting out the lyrics, and his teammates follow suit. A...
Balers’ girls wrestling carves own identity
Jenna Hartman could hear a snap as her right arm got put in an awkward position during her final match in the Central Coast Section Girls Wrestling Championships last February. Just like that, Hartman's season was over, and her wrestling career was in jeopardy....
