Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Joel Arellano throws a pitch during Friday’s championship game. He allowed one run over six...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Marco Gomez rises over the McLane block for one of his 17 kills in Thursday’s five-set...

Benny Munoz/The Madera Tribune Members of the Madera South baseball team converge on Noah Casares (white helmet) after his grounder drove...

Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” was published in 1969. Sometime between then and the release of Francis Ford Coppola’s movie adaptation in...

Racool, Wikimedia Commons Bite into some tender, sweet cupcakes when a celebration calls for a yummy dessert. Easter is a good holiday...

For The Madera Tribune High Sheriff Ed Bates. On Nov. 3, 1970, the people of Madera County spoke, and Edward Bryant Bates celebrated his...