Softball: Balers a perennial powerhouse
When it comes to winning section championships, the San Benito High softball team is unrivaled by any other team sport at the school. The Haybalers, who open the 2017 season Thursday at home against Alvarez, are coming off a 10th Central Coast Section Division...
Balers look strong in league play
To underscore the competitiveness of the Pacific Coast League’s Gabilan Division this season, San Benito High coach Mitch Burley noted two websites predicted the Haybalers would finish fifth in the standings this year. Mind you, there are only six teams in the Gabilan this...
Video Q&A: Samantha Barrientos, wrestler competing at nationals
This Video Q&A features Samantha Barrientos, a recent San Benito High School graduate who is competing in a national wrestling tournament starting July 12 in Fargo, N.D. Look for a story this week on Barrientos.
Manny Luna making all the stops
The San Benito High boys soccer team won a Central Coast Section playoff game for the first time in program history last season. The Haybalers are showing that was no fluke, as they have looked downright impressive in posting a record of 6-1-6 overall...
HOOPS: Sepulveda’s 3 lifts San Benito past Gilroy, 79-75
There was no set play, no specific individual that was supposed
Haybalers girls tennis stacking up victories in Mission Division play
At the halfway point of the league’s double round-robin, the Hollister High girls’ tennis team is in first place with an unbeaten record in Pacific Coast Athletic League play.
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, they faced a unique test when Monterey High traveled to town...
Football: Former Baler Ben Parks was a coaching legend
Coach Ben Parks left Hollister quickly after he received his
















