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After an unimpressive win in his last fight—a split-decision victory over journeyman Aron Martinez last June that some felt Martinez actually won—Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero knew he needed to take a step back and examine what got him to the top in the first place: faith and training.

Bryan Smith was overwhelmed with emotion after he was announced as San Benito High’s new football coach on Tuesday. The 40-year-old Smith takes over for Chris Cameron, who resigned after 22 years.

Josh Ramos will remember 2015 as the year where the twists and turns of life took full effect. Shortly after completing his junior year at San Benito High, Ramos moved to a town outside of Buffalo, N.Y. In October, Ramos was back living in Hollister.

Tristian Medina is hoping to make up for lost time. The San Benito High senior showed plenty of promise as a sophomore two years ago, when he lost in the heavyweight division finals of the Monterey Bay League Championships before going 2-2 in the Central Coast Section Championships.

After 22 years, Chris Cameron announced on Tuesday that he has resigned as San Benito High’s football coach. Bryan Smith, who has been the team’s offensive coordinator since 2007, has been named the new head coach for the upcoming 2016 season.

With winter break almost over, the San Benito High and Anzar High sports teams are revving up to begin their respective league seasons. The San Benito boys basketball team opens up Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division play at North Monterey County on Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.

When Angel Jimenez and Andrew Huaracha played their final football game for Anzar High on Nov. 7, the emotion was palpable. The seniors love the game with a passion, so it’s no surprise both players shed plenty of tears afterward.

When Austin Perez suffered a second torn anterior cruciate ligament during her sophomore year—her second in three years—it would’ve been easy for her to give up athletics permanently.

As Michelle Serna prepared to take the stage to give an eight-minute speech for a TEDx Talk event in San Francisco on Oct. 29, she felt fully prepared. After all, the Anzar High senior had rehearsed her speech so many times that “it didn’t feel special anymore.” However, Serna still felt a rush of adrenaline in the moments before her speech.

The San Benito High boys soccer team knows no one expects it to finish among the top three teams in the Monterey Bay League’s Gabilan Division, which would earn it an automatic berth into the Central Coast Section playoffs. That’s just fine to the Haybalers, who won the third-place game of the prestigious Homestead Cup Tournament last Saturday.