Sports

Running in her first California Interscholastic Federation state championship for track and field - her third overall including two cross-country state finals - San Benito’s Vanessa Estrada just missed finishing inside the top-15 Saturday in Clovis.

Former San Benito High and Gavilan College standout Erica Chapa has already started practice for the Cal State University Monterey Bay women’s volleyball team. In fact, this week the Otters have been engaged in some serious training, with two practice sessions each day to...

Studies at local gym for grappling skills

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...

After controlling first place in the Tri-County Athletic League

Dominique Monteon already knows where she’ll be playing softball in college—and she hasn’t even played a game in high school. On Jan. 24, the San Benito High freshman made a verbal commitment to play softball at the University of North Carolina, a school that ranks high both for athletics and academics.

In year three as a program, the San Benito High lacrosse team has arrived. Never was that more apparent than in the team’s last two matches, an 11-10 win over Pacific Grove on April 5 followed by a 10-7 loss to Stevenson two days...

It never was supposed to be easy for the San Benito girls volleyball team while seeking to win the first Monterey Bay League title and it showed Tuesday against another league-title hopeful, Salinas.

As Annie Breger was in the middle of the high jump competition with teammates Camille Finley and Bernadette Forbush, she couldn’t help but think about how far everyone has come. The three all attended Southside School, as did junior running standout Marisa Villegas.

Although cowboys and cowgirls walked away a little sore after