Sports

It’s gut-check time for the San Benito High boys soccer team. After a 2-1 loss to Pajaro Valley on Monday, the Haybalers have little margin for error if they plan on finishing in the top three in the tough Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division. San Benito, which is battling Pajaro Valley for fourth place in the standings, dropped to 0-2-3 in league play.

Less than a week after avoiding a defeat to Gilroy for the first time in four years, the boys soccer team used that momentum to shut out Palma 2-0.

Surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches, Marisa Villegas couldn’t help but get emotional as she a letter of intent to run track and cross country at UCLA. After all, the San Benito High senior heard no less than a half-dozen people use the word “role model” to describe what she has meant to them over the years.

Despite going 1-2 in the Homestead Tournament last weekend, the San Benito High boys water polo team is far from worried. In fact, the Haybalers are more confident than ever. “We’re looking a lot stronger this year for sure,” senior Oliver Garcia said. “I expect...

Before the season started, the San Benito High field hockey team had a goal to contend for a Monterey Bay League championship. With just three league matches remaining, the Haybalers (4-1-1 in league) will probably have to win out to knock off perennial league...

Behind 19 points from senior Jordan Belton, the San Benito boys basketball team started the league season with a dominant 53-38 victory over North Salinas on Wednesday.

When Yvette Felix is running with the lead pack, she sometimes finds herself in a state of wonder. After all, the 2015 Anzar High graduate was on the back end of the Hartnell College starting lineup a year ago, lining up as the team’s fifth, sixth or seventh runner, depending on the meet.