Sports

If San Benito High’s first meet was any indication, it’s going to be an exciting season. In its only home contest of the season last Friday, the girls team cruised past Monterey, 154-42, while the boys—despite having just eight athletes available—almost pulled things off...

At 1-2, the San Benito High softball team found itself in unfamiliar territory entering Thursday night’s game against Carmel—with a sub .500 record for the first time since 2007, when it started the year 1-3 before winning 27 of its next 28 games en...

Now in its third year as a program, the San Benito High lacrosse team has higher expectations than ever before. Having won two games in their inaugural year and four games last season, the Haybalers are primed to make move up in the Mission...

With nicknames like Coach Ice, Cat Nip, Busty Bandaid, Maliciousness, Gin Atomic, Pistol Patti and Irish Kreemd’R, it would be easy to discount the Faultline Derby Devilz as a recreational roller derby team with nothing better to do than sit around and think of...

San Benito High boys volleyball coach Dave Ventura knows the program should be competing for Monterey Bay League championships. Four years removed from a second-place league finish, the team’s struggles since then have coincided with a lack of coaching stability. Three coaches in the last...

Having qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation State Track and Field Championships last season, Marisa Villegas and Nolan Sanchez enter the season with high expectations once again. The San Benito High seniors are the headliners for a track and field team that plans on...

Scott Adams used to live and die with every golf shot, unable to relax and enjoy the game. As a result, golf was more of a grinding job than a fun sport to play. All that has changed recently, and it’s no coincidence the...

When it comes to winning section championships, the San Benito High softball team is unrivaled by any other team sport at the school. The Haybalers, who open the 2017 season Thursday at home against Alvarez, are coming off a 10th Central Coast Section Division...

In Diego Fisher, Tyler Triano and Ryan Jameson, San Benito High has arguably the best starting rotation in the Central Coast Section. The three seniors are coming off terrific 2016 seasons, helping the Haybalers reach the CCS Open Division baseball championship game (they lost...

Hailey Blackburn is a solo act in goal this season—literally. Blackburn is the Haybalers’ lone goalkeeper on the roster, and the senior has bided her time to become the unquestioned starter from the start of the season. During her freshman and sophomore seasons, Blackburn...