Sports

Throughout the first eight games of the year, the San Benito boys soccer team had trouble finishing and putting away teams. Against Christopher on Tuesday, the Balers did just that in a 3-0 win. After a back and forth first half, where neither team could score despite constant pressure on both sides of the field, San Benito took control in the second half.

New Mexico State pitcher Christopher Bradley, a former Sobrato High and Gavilan College baseball star, is one of several award winners who will be honored at the San Jose Elks Club Hot Stove Banquet on Jan. 22.

Gilroy High wrestler Nikko Villarreal won the 145-pound title in the Doc Buchanan Invitational at Clovis High on Saturday.

Hanna Tabron scored 25 points to lead Christopher’s girls basketball team to a 59-53 victory at King City on Saturday.

Travis Moulden scored 20 points to lead Gilroy High’s boys basketball team to a 55-51 victory over visiting Watsonville on Friday night.

Joel Sales looks at ease pushing the tempo of a basketball game. The Gavilan College point guard also can shift gears in the halfcourt set to find the open man just before the shot clock expires.

Hanna Tabron poured in 23 points to help Christopher’s girls basketball team open Monterey Bay League play with a 52-43 home win over North Salinas on Thursday night.

Freshman forward Andreinna Castaneda had 15 points and 16 rebounds, but the Gavilan College women’s basketball team suffered a 59-55 home loss to Cabrillo on Wednesday night.

Dani Hemeon has already carved out a big name for herself in college field hockey, and playing for Team USA in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has become a realistic goal.

Taylor Fabing scored 14 points to lead San Benito High’s girls basketball team to a 38-34 victory over Christopher in the consolation bracket final of the Del Mar Tournament on Saturday.