Playoff loss can’t dampen San Benito’s tremendous season
Even after the San Benito High girls basketball team lost 46-28 to Los Gatos High in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs on Feb. 22, it didn’t dampen coach Mitch Burley’s spirits.
“I was totally satisfied with the season,” said Burley,...
With firm foundation, San Benito boys basketball team looks to the future
Despite a 50-36 loss in the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs on Feb. 18, San Benito High boys basketball coach Bo Buller wasn’t too downtrodden afterward.
After all, the Haybalers had their best season in eight years and the future...
Balers’ roundup: Boys soccer team, 3 wrestlers win league titles; CCS tournament starts
In the context of a high school sports season, rarely is a league championship and Central Coast Section playoff berth decided on the final day of the regular-season between the very two teams that are in contention for them.
But that’s exactly the situation the...
Alvarez Funes looks to lead San Benito boys soccer team to Mission Division championship
It’s not often when teammates on a high school sports team look to a sophomore to lead the way, both on and off the field. But that’s exactly what San Benito’s soccer team has in precocious forward Hernan Alvarez Funes, whose talent cannot be...
San Benito High girls soccer team looks to continue momentum from spring season
Coming off its first-ever appearance in a Central Coast Section playoff championship game, the San Benito High girls soccer team looks poised to have another strong season.
The Haybalers went 5-5 in the Covid spring season and made it all the way to the Division...
Balers lose shootout to Menlo School in CCS D2 playoff semifinals
When the San Benito High football team found out it was the top seed in the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs, it knew it would have a prime opportunity to win the program’s first section title since the 2014 season.
It wasn’t meant to...
Haybalers survive and advance to CCS semifinal vs. Menlo School
If there was one thing missing from the Hollister Haybalers football team in the first half of their Central Coast Section Division II home playoff game against Burlingame High on Nov. 12, it was the relentless energy the Balers had brought to the field...
Balers settle for 3-3 draw; promising season ahead
Now over five years old as a program, the San Benito High field hockey team is ready to make its mark.
“Our goal is to get into CCS (for the first time),” Haybalers midfielder Ryen Ortiz said. “With the amount of athleticism we have on...
For Haybalers, an exciting start but gut-wrenching finish
San Benito High football coach Bryan Smith couldn’t help but be emotional after the Haybalers were notified that their game with host Santa Teresa was being called due to poor air quality—at halftime, no less.
In a surreal scene, Friday’s season-opener was called at intermission...
Jackson Pace shines in Area Code Games
The night before his start in the Area Code Games in San Diego on Aug. 10, Jackson Pace was understandably a bit anxious. After all, the San Benito High senior was going to pitch in front of at least one scout from every Major...