Local Sports

Hollister HS Girls Cross Country Sophomore Prienna Chavez finished 10th at the CCS Division I finals on Nov. 16 on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont, and qualified for the CIF State meet at Woodward Park Fresno on Nov. 30.  In the Fresno race, which is...

Even though she hasn’t been able to conduct official tryouts yet, Lisa Becerra already appreciates being the new Hollister High girls volleyball coach.  “One thing that is exciting for me is there is a certain grit that exists in this community,” she said. “That’s something...

Hollister High has had a lot of great sports teams over the years. Many have won league titles and some have excelled in the Central Coast Section playoffs. This year’s Baler flag football team is staking its place among the school’s all-time elite.  With one...

The Hollister softball team capped an amazing 10-day span with an 18-0 blowout win over Stephenson on May 6. That victory gave the Balers their second straight league title, as the previous week included wins over second-place Monterey 6-2 and third-place Salinas 14-2. Additionally, Hollister...

Last year’s Hollister softball team had a spectacular and historic season. The Baler girls went 30-3, won the Central Coast Section Open Division title and a NorCal Division 1 title and were voted the top team in California.  It marked the 13th CCS title in...

Hollister High junior Elyssa Hernandez is competing for El Salvador this week in the prestigious 2025 Concacaf U-17 Women’s Qualifiers. The tournament is part of a two-round qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.  El Salvador’s four-team group in this first round, in...

Hollister HS Boys Basketball (0-0 overall)  Recent results: None yet. Upcoming games: Dec. 12-14 at Gilroy Tournament; 7pm Dec. 17 vs. Everett Alvarez Hollister HS Girls Basketball (1-3 overall) Recent results: Lost 49-32 at Evergreen Valley; lost 58-55 vs. Christopher at Watsonville; won 66-35 vs. Sobrato at Watsonville;...

Hollister girls basketball is on a roll and they want it to continue. The Balers had hit a bit of a dry spell since the league championship team of 2007-08, but that has changed. “The last two years, we split for the league title with...

San Benito High School has been a champion for inclusion efforts for the better part of a decade. On April 29, SBHS received national recognition as it received an award from ESPN and the Special Olympics as a Top 5 National Unified Champion Banner...

It takes a full team to win at softball, but some defensive positions stand out as crucial to success, and catcher is at or near the top. As Andrew Barragan’s Hollister Haybalers rose to the elite in California the last two years, they were...