Gilroy brewery toasts ‘The Wave’
It was a match made in heaven.
The Promised Land Brewery in Gilroy developed a new craft beer called “The Wave,” after “Krazy” George Henderson, the man who invented the act that has become popular in stadiums across the country.
Owner and brewer Brian Schwab said...
Resurrected Gavilan women’s soccer team nails first win
After an 18-year absence, Gavilan College reinstituted its women's soccer program in 2023. Javier Alejo, a Gilroy High graduate who played on the Gavilan men's soccer team, was named the head coach.
The program slowly came back to life and won its first match last...
Sports Roundup: Baler football falls to Branham; girls volleyball, tennis notch wins
Hollister HS Football (0-1 overall)Recent results: Lost 42-28 vs. Branham
Upcoming games: 7pm Sept. 12 at Wilcox
NOTES: The Balers led 21-14 early in the fourth quarter but turnovers caused their downfall. Braiden Hernandez led Hollister with 21 rushes for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
Middle linebacker...
Pitcher Trent Roach led Balers to first CCS title, now heads to Cal
Hollister pitcher Trent Roach had a season for the ages in 2025. He was untouchable, with a 0.00 ERA in 78 innings, no earned runs allowed and only one unearned run yielded. Roach, who also hit .525 for the season and was named to...
Baler track star Jasayla Mariscal is on her way to Sac State
Mariscal and teammates set 4x800 relay school record by nearly six seconds
Jasayla Mariscal’s name is all over the Hollister High track and field record book. Even in events she did not run regularly or concentrate on. Her specialty is the 800 meters, where she...
Hollister softball star Grace Peffley heads to Boise State
Grace Peffley has patrolled centerfield for Hollister softball the last four years. During that span, her athletic defense was matched by her spectacular hitting. Peffley graduates with an amazing career batting average of .476, with 147 hits in 309 at-bats. Her on-base percentage is...
South Valley native Jared Allen elected to NFL Hall of Fame
There are 382 members of the National Football League Hall of Fame. And one of them was raised on a horse ranch in Morgan Hill and attended Live Oak High.
On Aug. 2, the NFL enshrined Jared Allen into the Hall, its highest honor. Allen,...
Bay Area Panthers football team wins again
The Morgan Hill-based Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League closed the regular season with a 45-30 win over the Massachusetts Pirates on July 25. The victory improved the team’s record to 13-3—best in the IFL—and enhanced their standing heading into the post-season.
The...
High school baseball adds ‘double first base’ rule
Hollister’s baseball program captured the school’s first Central Coast Section championship in late May. The Balers won the CCS Division II title with a 3-0 victory over Wilcox, paced by pitcher Trent Roach’s seven-inning complete-game two-hit shutout and Jake Esparza’s two-RBI third-inning double.
When Hollister...
Hernandez and Bustamante excel, move on to four-year colleges
Athletic teams at local junior colleges Gavilan and Hartnell are often mostly populated by student-athletes from a cross-section of local high schools. The JCs provide a continuing avenue for education and athletics for many, and a large number look to move on to four-year...
