Hoops: Tonascia is holding down the paint
For as long as he could remember leading up to his freshman year at San Benito High, Jacob Tonascia was going to be a football and baseball player.
SV Sports Talk: The top 10 sports stories of 2012
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.
Hoops: Boys fall in Scattini title game
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.
Hoops: Balers advance to Scattini title game
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.
Getting out: Hiking the Sierra Azul
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.
Hoops: Tonascia, Breen lead Balers past Santa Cruz in Salinas
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.
Hoops: Martinez adds depth to Balers
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.
Hoops: SBHS girls drop home opener
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.
