Sports

Free Lance sports editor Connor Ramey and Dispatch sports editor Tristan Aird sit down to talk about the top 10 sports stories of 2012 in Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Benito County.

Behind 15 points Jack Tardieu, the Palma basketball team defeated San Benito 80-41 in the Palma Luis A. Scattini Memorial Tournament championship game Saturday.

Two games into the Palma Luis A. Scattini Memorial Tournament, the San Benito boys basketball team has quickly validated its 9-1 start as no fluke.

Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve is big and rugged. From Los Gatos and Lexington Reservoir to the north down to Mt. Umunhum and beyond, this 17,400-acre preserve rides the crest of the Santa Cruz mountains that overlook San Jose and the entire south bay.

The San Benito boys basketball team couldn’t have started the 2012 Palma Luis A. Scattini Memorial Tournament any better. The Balers raced out to a 22 point lead and held on to defeat Santa Cruz 53-48 Thursday to advance to the tournament’s second round.

In a basketball sense, San Benito sophomore Denise Martinez is much younger than her age. The first-year varsity player has only three years of basketball under her belt.

Despite 15 points from sophomore Denise Martinez, the San Benito girls basketball team dropped to 4-5 with a 58-41 loss to Soquel in Hollister on Tuesday.

Free Lance sports editor Connor Ramey and Dispatch sports editor Tristan Aird sit down to talk about the San Benito victory at the Bob Hagen basketball tournament over the weekend and Sobrato football coach Nick Borello stepping down from his post.

Ron Caragher’s college football coaching career has led from UCLA to Kentucky to the University of San Diego.

After losing two of its players to injuries, the San Benito girls basketball team took third place at the Alisal Winter Jam Tournament over the weekend.