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Through Tuesday’s action, Abraham Arevalo had picked up just one yellow card in six games. Last season, Arevalo came close to earning a yellow card in almost every match. The San Benito High senior midfielder will be counted upon by his teammates and coach...

Robert Fabing spends up to three hours a day walking around Hollister to keep in shape—and that’s just during the morning and early afternoon hours. In the evening, the 60-year-old Fabing spends his time indoors running up and down a court refereeing high school...

On the mat or off it, Joe Delgado maintains an even-keel demeanor, rarely getting too high or too low. Case in point: the San Benito High senior has yet to win a title in the Central Coast Section Championships, having finished as the runner-up...

When the San Benito High boys soccer team is at its best, it keeps the ball on the ground with crisp passes and unselfish play. The Haybalers also don’t get caught up committing silly fouls or receiving yellow cards for jawing at the referees....

The San Benito High girls soccer team hasn’t won a league championship since the 2013-2014 season—coach Becky Bonner’s second season at the helm. Bonner isn’t one to heap false praise, so take it seriously when she says this year’s team has what it takes...

Coach Anthony Butler and his players all repeated the same theme when asked about their expectations for the 2017-2018 season: they want to make the program competitive again. In the last three years, the Haybalers have gone a combined 6-30 in the Monterey Bay...

It all began as a way to spend more time together as a family. Ten years ago, Nathan Fort was looking for an activity for his young son, Noah, to get involved in when they came across Ernie Reyes West Coast World Martial Arts,...

After finishing in fourth place in the ultra competitive Monterey Bay League’s Gabilan Division—the best wrestling league in the Central Coast Section—last year, San Benito High expects a rise up the standings this season. It won’t be easy, of course, but Haybalers coach Steven...

For a good 10 minutes after the postgame huddle, the San Benito High coaches and players took turns hugging one another and expressing words of appreciation for all the hard work they put in this season. The Haybalers, who had just saw their season come...

In any one game, Eugene McBride could play any one of three positions—nose guard, tackle or end—on the defensive line. The responsibilities are different for every position, but what it takes to play them remain the same: determination, intensity and hard work. McBride, a San...