High School Sports

Andrew Sotelo never played a down of organized football until his freshman year at San Benito High.

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Last year the San Benito High football team came within two quarters of winning a seventh Central Coast Section championship.

The Anzar High football team enters it fourth year of existence as a program on the rise.

The San Benito High football team’s home opener on Sept. 12 has special significance—it’s a celebration of the military and first responders. In addition to tributes to the military and first responders before and during the game, interactive booths will be set up around the stadium so people can have a chance to interact with the hometown heroes. Special Haybaler Super Hero capes will be available for purchase ($10) and the first 50 kids who purchase the capes will have a chance to be included in the pregame festivities. The junior varsity game starts at 4:30 p.m. and the varsity pregame shows starts at 7, with kickoff at 7:30.

To say the Anzar High volleyball team had a tough 2013 season would be a mild understatement.

San Benito High seniors Julia Duggs and Leeann Gutierrez started playing tennis in the eighth grade, years after they dabbled in other sports.

San Benito High football coach Chris Cameron had two objectives entering last Friday’s home scrimmage: Come out of it with everyone healthy and make sure his players were physical from start to finish.

Two of the fastest growing sports in the nation at the prep level—field hockey and lacrosse—are coming to San Benito High School.

San Benito High School may break ground on a new physical education building that was at least four years in the planning as early as after winter break.