Baseball: Balers blank Mustangs 4-0
Two days after Gilroy High and San Benito combined for 17 runs, just four were needed to decide Thursday's Tri-County Athletic League game – and all four belonged to the Balers.
UPDATED: Baseball: San Benito tops Gilroy to open league play
As with every season, winning the first game in league play is a must. For the San Benito and Gilroy high baseball teams, a league-opening win meant even more, as the Balers try to earn a seventh-straight Tri-County Athletic League title and the Mustangs try knock their rival off that perch.
Softball: With four freshmen, the Balers aim for seventh-straight CCS title
Strong traditions can do one of two things to a young squad, softball manager Scott Smith said. It can overwhelm the youth, as the team tries to grow. Or the young players can use the tradition of success as motivation for their own success.
Football: Bocksnick transferring to Morgan Hill school
Quarterback Michael Bocksnick, who last season led San Benito High School to its first Tri-County Athletic League championship in six years, is moving to Morgan Hill and will transfer to Live Oak or Sobrato for his final year of high school, his father, Herb, a former San Benito freshman football coach, said.
Roundup: Basketball teams rewarded for success
Two days after the boys basketball team was eliminated from the Central Coast Section tournament, the team was rewarded for its season-long success by the Tri-County Athletic League.
Swimming: Squads look for success amid inexperience
In the first swim meet of the 2012 season, the girls medley relay continued its success from last year, as Caitlin Schafer, Rachel Estep, Haley Larson and Katarina Ortiz qualified for the Central Coast Section year-end meet.
