Khader Yasin and Balers’ teammates go out in style in Central Coast All-Star Football Game
Describing it as one of the best experiences he’s ever had on the football field, Khader Yasin couldn’t have asked for a better ending to his prep career on the gridiron.
The San Benito High senior played offensive guard for the victorious Children’s Shopping Tour...
San Andreas Volleyball Academy aims to build next generation of local boys volleyball talent
Just when Adrian Masoni felt like the San Andreas Volleyball Academy (SAVA) was gaining traction, Covid-19 hit and put a halt to all of the club’s activity.
Having started in 2018, Masoni, the club director, said he was looking to build off its first two...
San Benito softball team aims for storybook ending in CCS playoffs
With top-seed Homestead losing in the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday, the San Benito softball team now has home field advantage the rest of the way. Haybalers coach Andrew Barragan isn’t looking ahead, but he couldn’t help...
Hollister High girls golf team having a fun time on the course
Led by senior standout Julia Torrez, the Hollister High girls golf team is having another solid season on the links.
Torrez shot an even par 36 against Notre Dame-Salinas in the season-opener at Ridgemark, a score that seventh-year coach Molly Orsetti believes is a school...
Hollister Vikings peak at the perfect time
The moment Jose Morales came down with the interception, the Hollister Vikings 12-and-under Peewee team knew it could finally celebrate a hard-fought victory over Santa Cruz in the Peninsula Pop Warner League Division 2 playoff championship on Nov. 16 at Andrew Hill High in...
Hollister High senior Rylee Roberts fit to be crowned rodeo queen
During the ceremony to award California’s top high school rodeo queen on June 18 in Bishop, Rylee Roberts turned to her dad and said, “I can’t believe I’m getting crowned right now.”
In a landslide victory, the incoming senior at Hollister High School won seven...
Hollister High’s Alex Valencia aims to be a tackling machine
Before the season started, Hollister High senior Alex Valencia set a lofty goal for himself: average 10-plus tackles a game. The 5-foot-11, 190 pound inside linebacker is close, which means he’s having a pretty solid season.
“I’m averaging nine tackles a game so I feel...
Mia Villegas returns to lead Haybalers
Even though the San Benito High girls volleyball team didn’t have a Covid spring season, Mia Villegas—the lone returner from the last time the Haybalers had a season in 2019—said all was not lost.
From last winter and into the spring, the players met for...
Grounded of late, Anzar Hawks look to take flight
Greg Brazil said there are plenty of reasons to believe the Anzar High football team’s upcoming season will be markedly different than the last couple of years.
In 2021, the Hawks finished 0-5 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined margin of 251-42....
Balers offer fun!
Hundreds of San Benito County students and even more community members enjoyed the three-day San Benito High School Carnival over Mother’s Day weekend May 10-12.
The school fundraiser was held at Veterans Park off Memorial Drive in Hollister this year because of construction at the...
