Balers plan on going the distance
At least once every couple of weeks, someone on campus asks Andrew Barragan why the San Benito High softball team hasn't won a Central Coast Section playoff championship since 2016. When you're the coach of a tradition-rich program that has won 10 section titles—including...
Despite loss, Balers remember special moments
San Benito High girls basketball coach Mitch Burley summed it up best after the Haybalers' loss to No. 11 seed Los Altos High last Friday in a Central Coast Section Division I playoff opener.
"Every game we've lost this year, it comes down to...
Four Balers finish as league runner-ups
Ethan Rossi had been in this position before. The San Benito High senior was involved in a nip and tuck match with Salinas' Erik Lopez in the semifinals of the 134-pound weight class in the Pacific Coast League Championships last Saturday at Gilroy High....
The Balers’ Sepulveda rises to the top
San Benito High senior Savannah Sepulveda was a newcomer to the sport of wrestling two years ago when she faced Monterey High's Lima Sadozai. Safe to say, things did not go well for Sepulveda, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the Central Coast...
Dickens plays the game the right way
San Benito High junior Kaiya Dickens set out specific goals for the 2019-2020 basketball season. One of them was to draw a charging foul against a Salinas High player who had repeatedly burned the Haybalers with drives to the basket in the last couple...
Nunez, Torng epitomize Balers’ wrestling
When Ricardo Nunez was cut from the soccer team in his freshman year, it came as a shock. After all, the San Benito High senior grew up playing the sport, and he had goals to make an impact at the high school level. Turns...
Servin makes impact on and off the field
Erik Servin's greatest contribution to the San Benito High boys soccer team has nothing to do with anything on the field. While his on-field impact has been immense—as a captain he organizes his teammates on the field, makes sure everyone is doing their job...
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...
