Sports

There it was on the Fox Sports 2 international broadcast of the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 soccer tournament.  A player from El Salvador charged up and stole the ball from a Costa Rican opponent. The Costa Rican hooked her arm, held her and threw her. A...

It may be a cold winter, but two red-clad Hollister girls teams are red-hot. The basketball and soccer squads have concluded stellar regular seasons and launched themselves into the Central Coast Section playoffs.  Coach Becky Bonner’s soccer team closed off the league season with a...

In showdowns for the league lead over the last week, the Hollister High girls’ basketball team notched a pair of big-time victories to take sole possession of first place at the loop’s midpoint. The Haybalers defeated Alisal High, 59-58, with a magical comeback on Jan....

Stanford University women's basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer etched herself into the record books this past weekend by becoming the all-time NCAA’s leader in wins for either men or women’s basketball.   VanDerveer surpassed former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory at...

The 38th Annual Central Coast 2023 All-Star High School Football Game is taking place at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas on Saturday at 7pm.  The game will feature five players from Hollister High along with players from Santa Cruz and Monterey high schools who were selected...

The Hollister High girls’ soccer team made a historic run in 2022-23 by going on not just one but two championship crowning achievements in one season.   It’s a feat that not too many programs can say they’ve accomplished.  The Haybalers captured their first ever Central Coast...

In a night full of mixed emotions, the Hollister High softball team celebrated its state title run with a set of new shiny rings to show off for years to come.  The players received their jewelry on Jan. 3 in a ceremony at the Granada...

A group of wrestlers from Hollister High competed at the 55th Pat Lovell Wrestling Tournament at Aptos High School on Dec. 27-28. Arthur Parra took second in the 126-pound weight class bracket and scored 31.5 team points to help the Haybalers place sixth with a...

Hollister High was put to a preseason test against a tall and talented Milpitas High group last week. The Haybalers trailed from the start but rocked Mattson Gym by erasing a 13-point third-quarter deficit to briefly take a one-point lead with five minutes to play.  However,...

The Hollister High boys’ soccer team has a base of three straight solid seasons.  In 2023-24, the Haybalers are testing themselves early against strong competition in hopes of another league title and more Central Coast Section playoff matches. “We have started out fine,” Hollister head coach...