Haybalers girls volleyball grinds through challenging preseason
Senior leadership, younger contributors and a hardened-by-steel early-season schedule are the tickets to success for the Hollister High girls’ volleyball team.
At least that’s the plan for head coach Lisa Becerra.
After last week’s losses to a trio of powerhouses in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...
Stunner: San Benito won’t retain softball coach Smith after 9 CCS titles
Scott Smith has not been retained as San Benito High’s softball coach. Under Smith, the Haybalers have enjoyed tremendous success, winning nine Central Coast Section Division I playoff championships in the last 10 years.
Balers flying high on the court
After going through the first half of the league season undefeated, the San Benito High boys volleyball team put itself in prime position to win an outright Monterey Bay League Pacific Division championship. That path got a little tougher after the Haybalers suffered their...
Jaiden Prado fills his role well on the inside
Hollister High boys basketball coach David Kaplansky is always appreciative of having a bona-fide post player on the roster—and with good reason.
A solid big man allows the team to go inside-out and collapse the defense, opening things up for the perimeter game and dribble-drive...
Soccer: Garcia strikes again
With eight goals in nine matches entering this week’s play, Jonathan Garcia has already surpassed his output from last season. Although Garcia has made improvements in his game from a physical standpoint, the San Benito High senior striker said a renewed mindset has boosted his play.
Balers girls volleyball on historic run
Back-to-back Monterey Bay League championships, including an outright title last year. A 2017 California Interscholastic Federation Northern California playoff victory. Sixty-three—count, ‘em, 63—wins in the last two years, the most in any two-year stretch in program history.
The San Benito High girls volleyball team is...
Wrestling: The Son Also Rises
Even though Bryce Mattson is currently the sixth-ranked wrestler in the 152-pound weight division in the Central Coast Section, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the San Benito High junior contend for league and section championships this season. Haybalers coach Steven Salcedo said Mattson has opened eyes around the section, impressing onlookers with his athleticism, improving technical skills and boldness to not back down from any challenge.
