Sports

Nobody picked the Hollister softball team to win the Gabilan Division this year. Perhaps third place or fourth. But they finished first. Nobody tabbed them to be in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs. Perhaps a lower division. But the Balers were in...

The Hollister softball team is back in the elite of the Central Coast Section and headed into the NorCal playoffs.  After a 20-6 regular season and a Gabilan title, the Balers won their opener in the CCS Open Division playoffs by beating Valley Christian 2-1....

Hollister’s softball and baseball teams both won exciting, tight games in Central Coast Section playoff openers.  Concurrently, the league champ Baler track and field team saw five athletes and one four-person relay team compete in the CCS Finals in Gilroy. The Balers track team won the...

Hollister High captured both boys and girls competitions in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, Gabilan Division championships. The team titles, both over second-place Palma, came with strength in sprints, distances, relays and field events. The star for the Balers in the May 1 meet was...

New coaches. Nearly entirely a new roster. It was reboot time for Hollister boys volleyball this spring.  Additionally, Hollister was not particularly tall, in a sport that values height. But the Balers bonded, tightened the defense and finished the season strongly. The early season was...

The sports program at Hollister with the biggest improvement since last year is probably Brett Davis’s lacrosse unit. After two years of major struggles, these Balers are really rolling. Hollister is 8-6 overall, 4-5 in league play and right in the middle of the standings....

A red-hot offense, superb pitching and solid defense have propelled Hollister softball back to the mountaintop. After two league titles in a row, graduations hit Hollister softball last year and they slipped back to third place in the Gabilan.  The Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan...

The Hollister baseball team graduated several key players last year, but a young squad has not missed a beat in the competitive Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division.  Using the unusual formula of great offense with a mixed bag on defense and pitching, the Balers...

The Balers have continued their success in local track and field. In the first two dual meets of the season, Hollister High decisively won both boys and girls competitions in decisive fashion.  On March 5, Hollister beat Alisal 104-23 on the boys’ side and 97-26...

Braydee Bourdet, a 15-year-old Hollister resident, won more than $18,000 in calf roping competitions at Wrangler BFI Week in Guthrie, Okla.  Bourdet roped three calves in 11.56 seconds to win the 18-and-under category for a $1,400 prize, and went on to win the main Charlie...