Sports

From the moment they met, Anzar High juniors Jarret DeAmaral and Josiah Martinez had an instant connection.

Charles Perales can’t stop talking about Samuel Torres.

When Scott Campbell was selected to officiate last year’s 100th Rose Bowl, he never thought anything could top it. Just a year later, the longtime Hollister resident has landed a historic assignment—the first-ever college football National Playoffs Championship Game on Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium.

In 2014, athletes and sports teams from San Benito County purported themselves well.

Sometimes the son must rebuke the father.

Denise Martinez admitted she used to take the game for granted.

Unlike some coaches who brim with unfounded optimism, Greg Grio knows his team will take its fair share of bumps and bruises this season.

It was a sight no one around the San Benito High boys basketball team wanted to see.

Anzar High is hosting what is believed to be its first-ever alumni basketball game on Dec. 20. The current girls and boys teams will play their alumni counterparts, with the girls game starting at 1 p.m. and the boys slated for tipoff at 2:30.

Coming off a historic season, the San Benito High boys soccer team faces an even greater challenge this year—trying to stay competitive in the Monterey Bay League’s Gabilan Division.