Sports

San Benito High will be bringing a baker’s dozen of its track and field athletes to Saturday’s Central Coast Section Finals at Soquel High in Aptos. This after another sterling performance from the Haybalers contingent in the CCS Trials on June 12.  On the boys...

Hollister Little League’s All Star teams continued its historic domination of District 9 this season, winning at the 10U, 11U and 12U level and finishing as the runner-up at the 9U level. It was a sterling performance once again by the storied Little League program....

The Hollister High football team’s traditional dyed-blonde Central Coast Section locks were flowing in the winds of victory Nov. 11 when it took home a statement 37-7 victory over Burlingame High in the first round of the Division III playoffs.  The No. 5 seed Haybalers...

The Hollister Little League kicked off the 2022 season after it hosted the first set of tryouts at Veterans Memorial Park on Jan. 22. Each player demonstrated their ability to catch fly balls, hit and run around the bases. The second round of tryouts...

Since Rachel Smithee graduated from San Benito High in 2015, the girls water polo team has endured one of its toughest stretches in program history. The Haybalers couldn't even field a team for the 2016 and 2017 seasons because of a lack of numbers,...

In the locker room before each game, the players on the San Benito High boys basketball team bump to the tunes of their favorite songs. Senior captain Jon Mendoza is the one who starts shouting out the lyrics, and his teammates follow suit. A...

What the Hollister 11U Little League All Star baseball team did this summer portends to what could be an incredibly special 2023 season as 12-year-olds.  A team that won the District 9 Tournament championship and played two competitive games in the Section 5 Tournament is...

Lauren Okamoto is having fun running again, and that is great news for her and the San Benito High cross country program. The junior is having a strong season leading a young Baler girls squad, while seniors Christian Chavez and Isaac Gutierrez have posted...

Whether he’s competing in football or track and field, Isaac Regalado does so many things well in both sports it’s hard to overrate him for the sheer value he adds to a team. With the 2017 track and field season at its midpoint, Regalado...

A year after getting blown out in the Super Bowl, the Hollister Rebels Midget football team completed an undefeated season with a dominating 30-14 win over the Toro Bulls at Rabobank Stadium on Nov. 20. Hollister finished the season a perfect 11-0 playing in...