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David Kaplansky was on a recruiting trip when he walked into the Humboldt State University gymnasium in the summer of 1996. The only person there was a man dripping with sweat wearing board shorts and beat-up sneakers. Of course, it was Gene Cotter.

Entering the Tri-County Athletic League championship at the Salinas Golf and Country Club, San Benito sophomore Ryan Han had one individual goal: Finish at least two shots better than Palma’s Jay Burlison.

Following his team's 63-52 victory over North Salinas Friday

San Benito wins nine of the 14 weight classes in dominating

SAN JOSE — On the cusp of advancing to a Central Coast Section playoff final for the first time in school history, the San Benito boys’ basketball team had to endure heartbreak instead.

Jennifer Denton earns scholarship to play volleyball at Division

Sergio Sanchez has been cut twice during his high school basketball career, but it hasn’t deterred him from having a breakout season. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior center used the past shortcomings to come back stronger than ever. The Haybalers have benefited from Sanchez’s improved play entering Friday’s league contest.

Coming off a bye week, the San Benito High football team faces a tough Los Gatos squad in what amounts to be an early season barometer of where the Haybalers stand in relation to the best programs in the Central Coast Section. Balers coach...

There’s an old saying that says “Familiarity breeds contempt,” but when it comes to the Gavilan College women’s basketball team, it’s more like familiarity leads to success. Take Rams coach Erik Nelson. Before his successful playing days at Bethany University, he played two years...