Sports

Led by Diego Leon’s first-place finish, the Anzar boys cross-country team won Thursday’s Mission Trail Athletic League at Gavilan College.

After an unexpected bye week when last week’s game with Los Altos was canceled, the Balers (1-2) return to the field Friday against a familiar foe - Salinas.

Continued success may not be a surprise for Chloe Goldman and the 2012 Anzar volleyball team, but the squad’s early-season winning ways kept rolling Tuesday, with a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over King City.

Aided by Emiley Palmquist’s low score of 40, the San Benito girls golf team improved to 2-3, beating Gilroy 273-342 at San Juan Oaks Golf Club on Monday.

For years, Jess Morales, the long-time San Benito cross-country coach, wanted to have a home-town cross-country meet every year. Because of issues with the dirt track that rests behind the school, it seemed like it would never happen.

San Benito cross-country runner Vanessa Estrada warmed up for Wednesday’s league meet in Gilroy with a ninth place finish at the 39th annual Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.

Five turnovers cost the Gavilan football team Saturday in its last game before conference play begins in two weeks. The Rams allowed 43 points in the game’s first two quarters on their way to a 56-21 loss to West Hills Coalinga.