CDPH gives CCS sports a blueprint going forward
Calling it the “document we’ve been waiting for,” Central Coast Section Commissioner Dave Grissom said the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) recent release in regards to youth sports gives him and the other 10 section commissioners in the state a guideline for high...
San Benito High fall sports put on hold
Student-athletes at San Benito High and all those around the state will have to wait even longer to get back into competition as the state announced another setback for the start of prep sports.
Public information officer Adam Breen announced in an email on Dec....
Ashley Maggiora to play field hockey at Sweet Briar College
San Benito High School senior Ashley Maggiora will continue her field hockey career at the collegiate level, but she’ll be doing it from all the way across the country.
The school announced Nov. 30 that Maggiora signed a letter of intent to play at Sweet...
Itchin’ to be pitching
San Benito High School sophomore Matthew Peña took advantage of a warm Friday afternoon at Dunne Park in Hollister to work on pitching drills in preparation for his first stint on the varsity baseball team.
Peña said he’s been honing his skills during the offseason...
High school sports pushed to 2021
In a move that came as little surprise but was no less impactful, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced Monday that the start of the high school sports fall season will be pushed back to December or January.
A combination of factors led to the...
Local goaltender has eyes set on National Hockey League
If Dustin Wolf continues on his upward trajectory, he would become the first South Valley-born player to make the National Hockey League.
Talk about heady stuff. Born in Gilroy, Wolf moved to Southern California when he was 9 or 10 to pursue his dream of...
Spring sports season is officially done
It's official: the 2019 high school spring sports season is over. Last Friday, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) decided to cancel section, regional and state championship events, putting an end to any glimmer of hope coaches, athletes and fans had that the playoffs could...
Friday night lights at new Andy Hardin Stadium
The skies were clear, the sunset brilliant, the bleachers were standing-room-only in a sea of red and the new Andy Hardin Stadium at San Benito High School in Hollister was ready for some football. The team, playing for the first time on new turf...
Great Graduate
Santana Rodriguez is convinced she was named after renowned musician Carlos Santana, the critically acclaimed 10-time Grammy Award winner who is known for his brilliance with the guitar.
“My dad (Rudy) always told me when I was younger I used to watch a soap opera,...
