Sports

It’s hard to believe that for the first several years of his career, San Jose Sharks legend Patrick Marleau seemed uncomfortable in front of the media or having any attention heaped his way.  If the Feb. 23-25 festivities surrounding Marleau proved one thing, it was...

The Hollister High girls soccer team was more than ready to make another appearance in the Central Coast Section championship game after losing to Christopher High in the Division III finals just two years ago.   The No. 5 seed Haybalers returned to the big stage...

Two years ago, the Hollister High girls soccer team was outmatched against an uber-talented Christopher High squad in the Central Coast Section Division III championship match.  That won’t be the case Saturday when the No. 5 seed Haybalers (11-7-3) play No. 2 Soledad (15-5-1) for...

It’s been quite a journey for the Anzar High boys basketball team. Three years ago, the Hawks won just two games.  The following year, they didn’t even take the court due to Covid. But last season was the start of Anzar’s revival. It finished 12-2...

No matter what happens for the rest of his athletic career, Josaiah Escalante-Aranda has cemented his place in Hollister High wrestling history.  The junior won the 285 pound (heavyweight) title in the Central Coast Section Masters Finals Feb. 18 at Watsonville High, becoming the first...

Don Smith said the vibe at Hollister schools is different with the return of the after-school sports programs this year.  “The reintroduction of sports has completely changed the energy at our schools,” said Smith, a physical education teacher at Rancho San Justo Middle School and...

It’s hard to believe that Jailen Daniel-Dalton had just one community college coach who wanted him to be a part of their men’s basketball program.  Unimaginable because Daniel-Dalton has developed into one of the premier players in the Coast Conference South Division in leading Gavilan...

At 5-feet tall, Hollister High senior Emmia Rivera is often the shortest player when she takes the basketball court.  But in prep basketball, being undersized doesn’t have to equate to a disadvantage. So it is with Rivera, who uses her athleticism and quickness to gain...

Four Hollister High seniors—Maliki Harrison, Alex Valencia, Isaiha Molina and Asher Kearns—played in the 37th Central Coast All-Star Football Game on Jan. 28 at Rabobank Stadium. The contest draws some of the top graduating players from San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.  The players...

Hollister High wrestling coach Steven Salcedo said there are occasional moments in the sport that make all the hard work and time put into it worth it.  One of those times came when Haybalers sophomore Tomas Salvador won the third-place match in the 220-pound weight...