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Gilroy’s Jesse Guerrero ready for first pro fight stateside

Jesse James Guerrero is ready for his big moment. The Gilroy native—after racking up five wins and a draw, all in Mexico—will compete for the first time as a pro stateside on March 25 at Save Mart Center in Fresno. …

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Hollister High baseball team has reason to aim high once again this season

If the Hollister High baseball team has a run in it to win the program’s first Central Coast Section championship, this year’s squad probably represents its best opportunity in the last handful of seasons. That’s because the Haybalers return their …

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Hollister girls soccer make history

This article was written by BenitoLink intern Michael Koteles In a first for Hollister High School, the girls soccer team won the CIF Northern California Division 5 regionals by defeating Lowell High School 1-0 on March 4.  Freshman Zamaya Rivera …

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Hollister High girls soccer caps off historic season with CIF NorCal title

Once the Hollister High girls soccer team got going, there was no stopping them. The top seed Haybalers capped a remarkable season with a 1-0 win over No. 2 seed Lowell of San Francisco in the CIF NorCal Division V …

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Bulldog Boxing is back in the ring at new location

It’s been a long and challenging path, but Hollister’s Bulldog Boxing Gym recently celebrated its grand opening at a new location on McCray Street. Owner Zeke Lopez said after the nonprofit boxing gym had to leave its previous address more …

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On top of their (weight) class: Gilroy High wrestlers Daniel Zepeda and Elijah and Isaiah Cortez win State championships

Daniel Zepeda, Elijah Cortez and Isaiah Cortez all started wrestling at age 5. It wasn’t too long before they started dreaming of winning a CIF State Wrestling Championship. On Feb. 25, reality was better than a dream. The Gilroy High …

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Baler roundup: girls soccer wins NorCal opener, winter all-league teams released

The Hollister High girls soccer team's historic season will continue for at least one more game after the Haybalers downed Hamilton Union 7-0 in the opening round of the CIF NorCal Division V playoffs Tuesday. Top seed Hollister (13-7-3) plays …

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Raising Marleau: Sharks’ all-time great gets his No. 12 jersey retired

It’s hard to believe that for the first several years of his career, San Jose Sharks legend Patrick Marleau seemed uncomfortable in front of the media or having any attention heaped his way. If the Feb. 23-25 festivities surrounding Marleau …

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Gilroy Garlic Festival’s golf tournament tees off June 23

The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announced the return of its Golf Classic, teeing off on June 23 at the Gilroy Golf Course. The afternoon of golf, lunch on the course and post-play Gourmet Alley-style dinner begins with a four-person scramble; …

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Hollister girls soccer makes history with CCS title win; NorCals next

The Hollister High girls soccer team was more than ready to make another appearance in the Central Coast Section championship game after losing to Christopher High in the Division III finals just two years ago. The No. 5 seed Haybalers …

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Jesse James Guerrero aims for big things in 2023

Jesse James Guerrero goes into 2023 the same way he entered 2022—with big goals and renewed optimism. Even though he’s coming off a draw in his latest boxing match on Dec. 17 in Rosarito Mexico, the Gilroy resident still sports …

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A Guide to Gambling in the Golden State

In California, you can bet on a horse race, buy a lottery ticket, put money on poker in a card room and play slots at a tribal casino all in the same day.

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Hollister High field hockey team claims first league championship

The Hollister High field hockey team has never won a league championship since it started fielding a program eight years ago.  That all changed this season as the Haybalers have clinched at least a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic …

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Former Sobrato, CHS, GHS and Hollister standouts lead resurgent Gavilan College women’s volleyball

After struggling through a one-win season last year, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team is back on track.  Entering the week, the Rams were 5-3, having won four of their last five matches. They’re doing it with a similar formula …

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Golden State All-Stars

Ten of the greatest athletes born or raised in California.

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Bill Russell and Vin Scully: Two California Sports Icons

Basketball legend Bill Russell and iconic baseball play-by-play broadcaster Vin Scully will be remembered as two of the most monumental figures in California sports history.

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Disc golf tourney brings festive competition to Hollister

Hollister’s new nine-hole disc golf course on Vista Park Hill hosted what is believed to be the city’s first tournament for the sport on July 23. Organized by the San Benito County Disc Golf Club, the competition was scheduled as …

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Youth competition makes a splash in Hollister

San Benito Aquatics and Hollister High School hosted more than 650 swimmers from throughout northern California and Nevada this past weekend for the 2022 Pacific Swimming Summer Junior Olympics.  The competition took place at the school’s swimming facilities July 8-10. …

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Cousins Jesse and Victor Guerrero look to stay unbeaten in next pro boxing bouts

The knockouts keep coming for Jesse James Guerrero. The recent Mount Madonna High School graduate is 4-0 in his brief professional boxing career entering his July 23 bantamweight match in Rosarito, Mexico.  All of his bouts have been in Mexico …

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New Gavilan College women’s basketball coach Indira Kaljo knows what it takes to change things for the better

New Gavilan College women’s basketball coach Indira Kaljo knows exactly the situation she’s getting into.  The Rams haven’t fielded a team in three years, and recruiting to Gavilan is notoriously difficult for a variety of reasons.   A challenge for Kaljo? …

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