Balers focus on process, growth
The San Benito High girls soccer team had just taken a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Pioneer High last Friday when Haybalers coach Becky Bonner gathered a couple of her players to talk strategy. Near the end of the non-league game, Bonner saw...
Aranda a rarity in today’s era
In the ever-increasing age of sports specialization, Marcus Aranda represents a time of a bygone era when athletes played three different sports year-round. When the San Benito High senior graduates in early June, he will have played four years of baseball, basketball and football,...
Haybalers off to a fast start
Jay Trejo is one of the more underrated players in the Pacific Coast League—and that's just fine by her. The San Benito High senior center has been instrumental in the team's fast start (the Haybalers were 7-2 through Dec. 26). A three-year starter, Trejo...
Balers aim to have state qualifiers
The San Benito High wrestling team successfully defended its Fehlman/Baxter Tournament championship with a riveting 39-33 win over Golden Valley on Dec. 14. Noah Zaragoza won the final match of the dual, 9-0, clinching the team title. The Haybalers' A team went a perfect...
Balers on a mission in the Mission Division
In the locker room before each game, the players on the San Benito High boys basketball team bump to the tunes of their favorite songs. Senior captain Jon Mendoza is the one who starts shouting out the lyrics, and his teammates follow suit. A...
Balers’ girls wrestling carves own identity
Jenna Hartman could hear a snap as her right arm got put in an awkward position during her final match in the Central Coast Section Girls Wrestling Championships last February. Just like that, Hartman's season was over, and her wrestling career was in jeopardy....
Balers give twice as much
San Benito High School’s annual Canned Food Drive to benefit Community Food Bank of San Benito County brought in 4,694 items, which will be donated to the organization that provides food, nutritional education and advocacy for locals in need.
Activities Director Catalina Lemos, who organized...
Balers have it tough in Gabilan Division
As long as the San Benito High boys soccer team is in the Pacific Coast League's Gabilan Division—arguably the toughest in the Central Coast Section for boys soccer—the Haybalers will have their work cut out for them. Greg Dolan knows this, and that is...
Hollister Vikings peak at the perfect time
The moment Jose Morales came down with the interception, the Hollister Vikings 12-and-under Peewee team knew it could finally celebrate a hard-fought victory over Santa Cruz in the Peninsula Pop Warner League Division 2 playoff championship on Nov. 16 at Andrew Hill High in...
Dickerson, Escoto and Navarro key Baler D-line
The Hollister football team's defensive line has been a source of strength for much of the season, and it all starts with Joseph Dickerson, Aaron Escoto and Ricky Navarro. The trio complement each other well and take advantage of each other's strengths, allowing the...
