Sports

Hollister boys tennis Coach Rick Espino has his program rolling with both high-end talent and overall numbers and that will keep the Balers in the competitive top side of the Pacific Coast Athletic League, Mission Division.  Leadership at the top of the singles ladder comes...

A young and developing Hollister baseball team caught fire late in the season.  The Balers started the year just 1-5 in non-league action and began league play shakily too, going just 4-6 in the early stages of Pacific Coast Athletic League, Gabilan Division competition. Hollister...

After finishing its league season 8-4 - good for second place in the Tri-County Athletic League - four players from the San Benito volleyball team were awarded with all-league honors.

For anyone thinking the Gavilan College men’s soccer team is going to be a pushover in the upcoming season—its first time on the pitch since 2018—coach Josue Salgado said to think again.  “Why can’t we be good the first year back,” he said. “If you...

Anzar High doesn't have the talent pool to choose from, but it

Early in the fourth quarter of a Oct. 19 match between San Benito High and Monterey High, Casey Matsui found himself in an unenviable position. The Haybalers’ senior goalie was staring down Monterey’s Max Gibbs, who had a 5-meter penalty shot. But Matsui wasn’t...

Hollister High was put to a preseason test against a tall and talented Milpitas High group last week. The Haybalers trailed from the start but rocked Mattson Gym by erasing a 13-point third-quarter deficit to briefly take a one-point lead with five minutes to play.  However,...

Michael Camacho entered the week with a perfect 17-0 record, having pinned every single opponent. Ranked No. 5 among 195 pounders in the Central Coast Section, Camacho will receive considerably tougher competition this weekend in the Mid-Cals at Gilroy High, which features top wrestlers from the Central Coast and North Coast Sections.