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....
Balers give twice as much
San Benito High School’s annual Canned Food Drive to benefit Community Food Bank of San Benito County brought in 4,694 items, which will be donated to the organization that provides food, nutritional education and advocacy for locals in need.
Activities Director Catalina Lemos, who organized...
Balers have it tough in Gabilan Division
As long as the San Benito High boys soccer team is in the Pacific Coast League's Gabilan Division—arguably the toughest in the Central Coast Section for boys soccer—the Haybalers will have their work cut out for them. Greg Dolan knows this, and that is...
Dickerson, Escoto and Navarro key Baler D-line
The Hollister football team's defensive line has been a source of strength for much of the season, and it all starts with Joseph Dickerson, Aaron Escoto and Ricky Navarro. The trio complement each other well and take advantage of each other's strengths, allowing the...
Black knows how to come back
Long before the 2019 season started, Roxanne Black had Aug. 9 marked on two of her calendars, a digital one and a paper one. Why was the date so important? It was the first day of tryouts for the San Benito High girls volleyball...
Oscar Arias a first-year sensation
Even though Oscar Arias felt like he did well in summer conditioning and practices, the San Benito High senior didn't know if he had done enough to earn a spot on the roster. In fact, when the Hollister football coaching staff made the final...
Oelrich, Balers playing well
The shots came from everywhere: from five meters and beyond, from close range, from point-blank range. Through it all, Haybalers goalie Tyler Oelrich—to borrow an ice hockey term—was standing on his head. Despite an outstanding performance from Oelrich and his teammates last Wednesday against...
Balers’ cross country on a solid run
Lauren Okamoto is having fun running again, and that is great news for her and the San Benito High cross country program. The junior is having a strong season leading a young Baler girls squad, while seniors Christian Chavez and Isaac Gutierrez have posted...
Mumm, Mills lead the way
San Benito High senior Trinity Mumm was first introduced to the sport of golf at an early age. But it wasn't until the last couple of years when Mumm's passion for the sport took a quantum leap forward. Not coincidentally, her game has taken...
