Sports

In terms of being consistently excellent, the San Benito High cross country teams are among the gold standard in the Central Coast Section. The boys and girls squads routinely finish first or second in league, and in most years, place in the top 10...

Dub Baseball put another feather in its cap after having three players - including Hollister's Jackson Pace - selected to represent Northern California at the 2017 National Team Identification Series in North Carolina. Pace, Justin Kester-Johnson of Morgan Hill and Zach Lewis of Pacific Grove—all...

Mike Jansen looks at the San Juan Oaks Golf Club course and sees a hidden treasure, a golf haven that is waiting to be fully tapped. As the new Head PGA Golf Professional at San Juan Oaks, Jansen’s main priorities are two-fold: To drive...

Anzar High School was two to three days from having its football season cancelled due to not having a coach. Instead, the Hawks will be starting their seventh season of football on Sept. 2 at home against King’s Christian-Lemoore. The San Juan Bautista school...

The San Benito Babe Ruth 13 All Star team saw its season come to an end Monday in a 4-0 loss to Kern West in the semifinals of the state tournament in Bakersfield. San Benito opened up the tournament with a 6-5 win over...

The Hollister Little League All Star teams ruled District 9 tournament play once again. Last Saturday at Ferrasci Little League Park in Salinas, Hollister teams won three of the four different age bracket championships. Hollister National won the 12-and-under title by virtue of a...

When you’re a parent of a top-flight softball athlete like Joe Monteon is, there is no such thing as a relaxing summer. “There is no summer,” said Monteon, whose daughter, Dominique, plays for the Cal Nuggets 16-and-under team and is an incoming junior at San...

Two years ago, the Hollister Strikers club soccer team wasn’t well known outside of San Benito County. “We were a bunch of nobodies,” Strikers coach Greg Dolan said. “But now people know us throughout California.” Indeed, the Strikers—a 17-and-under travel ball soccer team that is part...

Adriana Ibarra has rebounded from a devastating moment by being around kids who remind her why she played the game in the first place. The 2015 San Benito High graduate suffered a torn labrum after her freshman season at San Jose City College in...

The Hollister National 11- and 12-year-old All Star team believes it has the goods to get to sectionals this season. Hollister National delivered a powerful statement last weekend, whipping Greenfield 18-1 last Saturday before producing an 11-2 victory over Hollister American Sunday. Hollister National...