Sports

After a stellar sophomore season hitting leadoff and playing left field for the Hollister High softball team, Madeline Bermudez had a lot to look forward to this summer.  The incoming junior recently suited up for Team Mexico’s 16U team in the Triple Crown International Challenge,...

After a solid junior season that ended with the San Benito High softball team hoisting the Central Coast Section championship trophy, Seryna Esparza entered the off-season with a renewed purpose and focus.  “Coming into senior year, I knew that came with a responsibility,” she said....

Football can be known as a game of inches and it sure was Friday night at Andy Hardin Stadium in Hollister when longtime rival Palma High came into town.  After a see-saw battle during regulation, it was the Chieftains with a successful 2-point conversion by...

When recruited high school athletes take a visit to a college they’re eyeing, they usually bring along one if not both of their parents.  For Chris Jamrok, however, he elected to fly solo—literally. In early March, the San Benito High senior goalkeeper flew into Seattle-Tacoma...

Hollister Little League welcomed 46 youth tee ball and baseball teams and more than 550 players to the 2023 season at the March 4 Opening Day festivities at Veterans Memorial Park.  Before the season’s first games started, the celebration included live entertainment, refreshments from the...

Pitcher's field of dreams is in South Dakota

Even though Oscar Arias felt like he did well in summer conditioning and practices, the San Benito High senior didn't know if he had done enough to earn a spot on the roster. In fact, when the Hollister football coaching staff made the final...

Ricky Esqueda spent one year at Hartnell College, and it turned out to be one of the most productive single-seasons by an athlete in school history. The 2013 San Benito High graduate recently concluded a season in which he finished in fifth place in...

Four Hollister High seniors—Maliki Harrison, Alex Valencia, Isaiha Molina and Asher Kearns—played in the 37th Central Coast All-Star Football Game on Jan. 28 at Rabobank Stadium. The contest draws some of the top graduating players from San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.  The players...