BOXING: Co-featured bout for Guerrero-Aydin announced
Top-rated welterweight prospect "Showtime" Shawn Porter faces his toughest foe to date, two-time world title challenger Alfonso Gomez, for the NABO Welterweight Title on July 28 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, it was announced Friday.
Islamic center plans are on fast track
The South Valley Islamic Community involving San Benito County residents is preparing to make a crucial push for their long-awaited Cordoba Center project in San Martin to county planners, and is expecting a vocal crowd of local residents to show up to a series of upcoming community meetings.
Duke Energy plans to be ‘long-term owner’ of solar project
Duke Energy plans to be in the solar business for the long haul.
Gymnastics: Olympics leave impact on local gyms
For Hollister’s USA Sports gymnastics coach Donna Evans, the Olympics are more than just a celebration every four years of country pride. In the gymnastics’ world, the Olympics are their version of the Super Bowl.
Baseball: 11-12 All-Stars fall in Section 5 title game
For the second year in a row, the 11-12 Hollister All-Star season ended in the Section 5 championship game, this time losing to Quito 10-6 Wednesday in Los Gatos.
Boxing: Aydin spurns Guerrero, media during conference call
A usually routine activity took an awkward turn Thursday when Selcuk Aydin was defiant while participating in a conference call with Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero.
Bruce Lewis: Soft hands are the key to a good golf swing
The Police and Fire golf Olympics were held from June 16 through June 24 in three San Diego-area courses. Syucan Golf and Country Club in Chula Vista, Riverwalk Golf and Country Club in El Cajon and Friars Golf Club in San Diego all hosted different tournaments.
BOXING: Guerrero, Aydin hold colorful conference call
If respect is what Selcuk Aydin in looking for, he may want to consider going about finding it a different way. A usually routine activity took an awkward turn Thursday when Aydin chose a bizarre method of defiance and refused to participate in a conference call with Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero.
Behind the scenes of Vacation Bible School
Each spring I write a column providing information about Vacation Bible Schools or Day Camps offered by local churches. Some readers have said it’s helpful and that they look forward to reading it in the newspaper. Of course, each program is as different as the congregation sponsoring it, but they have many aspects in common: volunteer workers, hours of planning time, a carefully crafted curriculum and a devotion to sharing God’s love with children from the community.
Baseball: 14-year-old All-Star clinch state title
Behind a near no-hitter from starting pitcher Adam Gonzales, the San Benito 14-year-old Babe Ruth team won the Central California State championship Tuesday and advanced to the Pacific Southwest Regionals.
















