Sports

Every championship level team needs players who capably fill their roles, produce key hits and play excellent defense. That’s what San Benito High has in senior center fielder Josh Harris and junior second baseman Mason Marquez. Despite not being the stars on the team,...

When it comes to shooting, Tyler Benedetti goes by the adage of rip it and grip it. That attitude has served Benedetti well. The San Benito High junior attacker scored a career-high six goals in a 9-8 win over Pacific Grove on March 13, including...

Entering Thursday’s track and field dual contest at Salinas High, Camille Finley had won the high jump event in all four of the meets she’s competed in this season. The San Benito High senior is jumping better than ever, thanks to some serious film...

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...