Sports

With major graduations from the last two phenomenally successful Hollister softball teams, the 2024-25 squad faced big challenges. An incredibly young team has grown during the year and a solid league campaign has them headed to post-season play again. Early in the schedule, the Balers...

Hollister High School welcomed hundreds of local students to Andy Hardin Stadium on May 9 for the 20th annual Unified Gifted Games, an Olympic-style event that allows students with disabilities to participate in friendly competition.  The event featured nearly 600 athletes—from preschoolers to adults—from Gilroy...

It’s been another solid season for the Hollister boys volleyball team. This year’s squad fought through injuries and ups and downs to put together a strong campaign.  The Balers have ended the regular season at 18-16 overall, and 4-6 in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s...

On a sunny and breezy day at home on April 29, Hollister dropped a 4-1 decision to Palma, missing a chance to get into a second-place league tie.  The pitching was good and the offense produced chances. However, the lack of a key hit with...

Hollister HS baseball (10-7 overall, 6-5 PCAL Gabilan) Recent results: Lost 4-3 at Monterey; won 10-0 vs. Monterey Upcoming games: 4pm April 24 at Soledad; 4pm April 25 vs. Bellarmine NOTES: Cal-bound Baler pitcher Trent Roach threw a no-hitter in the win over Monterey, giving the Balers...

Hollister HS baseball (9-7 overall, 5-5 PCAL Gabilan)  Recent results: Lost 5-3 at Soledad; lost 4-3 at Monterey Upcoming games: 4pm April 17 vs. Monterey. NOTES: Carmel and Palma lead the league, with Hollister and St. Francis tied for third. Monterey is a half game back in...

Hollister HS baseball (9-5 overall, 5-3 PCAL Gabilan) Recent results: Lost 1-0 at Carmel; won 12-9 vs. Carmel; won 15-1 vs. Piedmont Hills Upcoming games: 4pm April 14 at Soledad; 4pm April 15 at Monterey; 4PM April 17 vs. Monterey NOTES: In the victory over first-place...

Last year’s Hollister baseball team sparkled in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs. The eighth-seeded Balers shocked top-seeded Aptos 11-0 and mauled fifth-seeded Pioneer 13-0 on the way to a 3-2 loss in the title game to No. 2 seeded Christopher. It was Hollister’s...

Hollister track and field sparkled at the Garlic Classic Track Invitational at Christopher High in Gilroy on March 22. The Baler boys won the team title with 91.5 points and the girls were second on their side, totaling 84 points. Top performances on the girls...

El Salvador’s U-17 women’s soccer team is competing in a few weeks for a chance at history, the country’s first-ever World Cup bid on the women’s side. With Hollister High junior Elyssa Hernandez starting at center back, the team roared through Concacaf Round One...