Sports

Thanks to an eighth inning inside the park home run by Ellie Burley, the San Benito softball team escaped the second round of the Central Coast Section playoffs Saturday in a thrilling 4-3 victory over North Salinas. It’s the fourth time the Balers defeated the Vikings this year.

Anzar High sophomore Katia Dizon and junior Carly Offermann have known each other almost their entire lives—they both attended San Juan School and met each other when Offermann was in the first grade and Dizon in kindergarten—and their friendship started to really blossom in the eighth grade.

A breakdown of each team in the Tri-County Athletic League.

Emiley Palmquist helps Balers continue early season success

The girls basketball team opened the Del Mar Tournament in San Jose with a 47-37 loss to San Jose’s Leigh.

Central Coast loses first non-state contest in two years to

San Benito keeps host Independence at bay late, will face