Sports

Taylor Fabing had no inclination to play softball again. Fabing, a 2013 San Benito High graduate who played two years at Pima Community College in Arizona, didn’t receive any offers after the 2015 season ended in early May. That was OK, though, because Fabing had a terrific season, as she ranked among the team’s leaders in several offensive categories.

Three weeks ago, Tommy Hernandez was still deciding on whether to enroll at Gavilan College or Hartnell College to play baseball. Jacob Trujillo’s future was a bit clearer, as he had enrolled at Gavilan after playing a year at Mission College in Santa Clara.

Fatigued mentally and physically, Roy Sims contemplated whether he should continue.

The San Benito Babe Ruth 15-and-under team saw its memorable season end on July 31 in the Pacific Southwest Regional tournament in Surprise, Ariz.

Coaches love athletes like Andrew Sotelo, an incoming San Benito High senior who practices everyday with fierce determination while being able to transfer that energy to game day.

Needing to win two games to keep its dreams alive, the San Benito Babe Ruth 15-and-under team did just that on Thursday in the Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament in Surprise, Ariz.

Steve Christman has worked games at the high school, college and minor league level, but he said nothing compares to calling balls and strikes in a Little League All-Star contest.

Billy Jurevich doesn’t take as many risks as he used too. After all, the 30-year-old part-time motocross racer has a wife—his high school sweetheart, Kristen—and he’s also a Morgan Hill police officer.

For sheer numbers and uniqueness, nothing quite matches up to the California Gymkhana State Finals at Bolado Park. This year’s event begins on Friday and runs through Aug. 1.