{
  "id": 9174502,
  "title": "Hollister High School football team under investigation cancels its season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/hollister-high-school-football-team-under-investigation-cancels-its",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T18:27:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/hollister-high-school-football-team-182715248.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hollister High School's football season has been canceled after the school district launched an investigation into the program. According to the decision made by San Benito High School District Superintendent Shawn Tennenbaum, the lack of sufficient student-athletes available to safely field a team led to the cancellation. The team, which started the season with a 2-0 record, placed head coach Thomas Sullivan on administrative leave on September 10 and brought in former head coach Chris Cameron on an interim basis for their next game. However, hours before kickoff for the next scheduled matchup on September 17, the school announced that they would forfeit the game. Tennenbaum stressed that the district is limited in the information they can share due to the ongoing review, particularly regarding individual students, confidential matters, or unverified information. The teams that were set to play Hollister this season will not be able to forfeit their games to play nonconference opponents.",
  "summary": "The news comes just a few days after the varsity team forfeited its most recent game.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hollister High School football season canceled due to insufficient student-athletes",
    "Head coach Thomas Sullivan placed on administrative leave on September 10",
    "School announced forfeit hours before September 17 game"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}