High School Sports

When Johnny Gonzalez showed up for the first practice on Jan. 5 in preparation for the 33rd Annual Central Coast All-Star Football game, he thought it was going to be a walk-through. Of course, when you put a bunch of competitive high school football...

Since Mitch Burley became the San Benito High girls basketball coach seven years ago, he’s only had two freshmen start the season on the varsity squad. The first was Alyssa Ito, who is the team’s junior point guard. The second is freshman forward Kaiya...

During her sophomore year, Berenice Martinez remembers all of the people who had only negative things to say to her. “There were some people at school trying to put me down,” the San Benito High senior guard said. “They told me I couldn’t do this...

Jacob Burley and Matt Campo grew up playing a lot of 1-on-1 basketball against each other, developing a close bond in the process. Now the San Benito High juniors are key cogs for a Haybalers team that is looking to rebound from a tough...

Through Tuesday’s action, Abraham Arevalo had picked up just one yellow card in six games. Last season, Arevalo came close to earning a yellow card in almost every match. The San Benito High senior midfielder will be counted upon by his teammates and coach...

On the mat or off it, Joe Delgado maintains an even-keel demeanor, rarely getting too high or too low. Case in point: the San Benito High senior has yet to win a title in the Central Coast Section Championships, having finished as the runner-up...

When the San Benito High boys soccer team is at its best, it keeps the ball on the ground with crisp passes and unselfish play. The Haybalers also don’t get caught up committing silly fouls or receiving yellow cards for jawing at the referees....

The San Benito High girls soccer team hasn’t won a league championship since the 2013-2014 season—coach Becky Bonner’s second season at the helm. Bonner isn’t one to heap false praise, so take it seriously when she says this year’s team has what it takes...

Coach Anthony Butler and his players all repeated the same theme when asked about their expectations for the 2017-2018 season: they want to make the program competitive again. In the last three years, the Haybalers have gone a combined 6-30 in the Monterey Bay...

After finishing in fourth place in the ultra competitive Monterey Bay League’s Gabilan Division—the best wrestling league in the Central Coast Section—last year, San Benito High expects a rise up the standings this season. It won’t be easy, of course, but Haybalers coach Steven...