Sports

Last August, Seryna Esparza wasn’t sure if she was going to accept a scholarship offer to play softball at Coppin State University, a Division I program in Baltimore.  Even though it was her lone D-I offer, the 2022 Hollister High graduate had a bit of...

From being a nobody on the leaderboards last season to becoming a state champion and throwing in front of an Olympian this year.  That’s one of the ways in how Zach Sims aptly described his meteoric ascent into California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) history....

Abel Galindo Jr. recently wrapped up his first year of playing on the Hollister High boys golf team, which under normal circumstances would be more of a footnote. However, Galindo’s situation deserves more attention because it wasn’t that long ago when he was on the...

After a 10-2 loss to St. Francis on March 25—a game in which the Hollister High softball team nearly got mercy-ruled—the Haybalers learned a valuable lesson: adjust to the home plate umpire even if the calls aren’t going their way.  Hollister did that and more,...

As far as storylines and powerhouse matchups go, it doesn’t get better than this. Hollister and St. Francis, one final time, for the CIF NorCal Regional Division I playoff championship. They’ll meet at Ray Barragan Stadium on Saturday at 4pm, with the winner gaining the...

Even the best teams don’t play their “A” game every time they step onto the field. But more often than not, they still find a way to win.  So it was for the Hollister High softball team, who admittedly wasn’t at its sharpest in a...

In the end, the Hollister High baseball team was undone by a combination of top-tier competition, injuries and off the field adversity.  The Haybalers saw their season end in a 5-4 loss to Franklin of Elk Grove in a CIF NorCal Regional Division I quarterfinal...

Public school versus private school. Third seed against first seed. A 10-2 defeat at their last meeting.  By almost every indicator, the Hollister High softball team (27-3) was the underdog going into its Central Coast Section Open Division championship game against St. Francis (26-3) May...

To win the program’s first Central Coast Section championship, the Hollister High baseball team will have to go through the team that can lay claim as the section’s best for the better part of a decade: Valley Christian.  The Haybalers wouldn’t have it any other...

By design, the Hollister High softball team has a clipping of last year’s season-ending, 14-1 mercy-rule loss to Mitty in its home stadium storage container.  So, every time they open it up, they’re reminded of that result. Now, the Haybalers can replace that clipping with...