Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ Destiny Miranda tips the ball over the net to record a kill during a three-set playoff victory over Tranquillity on Tuesday at Torres.   After going through first playoff game hiccups in the first set, the Matilda Torres Toros came away with a three-set sweep over the Tranquillity Tigers in the first round of the Div. IV Central Section playoffs.  The Tigers forced extra points in the first set before the Toros won 26-24. Tor

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Annaiya Franco returns a hit during Tuesday’s No. 1 singles match. Franco, Madera’s lone senior, recorded a straight-set win to lead the Coyotes to a 5-2 team win over Fresno.  With a much deeper team, Madera Coyotes head coach Victor Ramirez is hoping to get the girls tennis team one step further than last year.  Last year, the Coyotes marched through the Div. V Central Section playoffs as the No. 8 seed, and won the quarterfinal a

In response to Mr. Wieland’s Letter in the October 15 edition of The Madera Tribune: Going to school in the North, I had a history teacher that put a different light on the Civil War. It was mostly about the price of cotton. Cotton was produced in the South and the textile factories were in the North, mostly in New York. They were buying import cotton at a lower price than what the South needed. With no tariffs, the South was being squeezed into submission.

Ever wonder where the ghosts and goblins go after the evening of October 31? You know, the ones who knocked on your portal or rang the doorbell last night and scared you half to death. The ones who demanded treats or else. Are they swallowed up by fissures in the Earth’s crust? Are they lurking in shadows, waiting for just the right moment to reach out and grab you? The answer, I believe, can be ascertained by considering time zones. In 1884, a meeting of the International Me

For The Madera Tribune Chief Thomas “on duty” throwing snow balls. There are times in the history of a town when some things just do not make sense. Every once in a while a city’s leaders take off in a direction that defies logic. Such was the case in 1950, when the Madera City Council wanted to shake up the police department. The councilmen shook it up all right, but in the process, they ended up on the short end of the stick. Walter Thomas was the Chief of Police in Madera

For The Madera Tribune Madera’s Christian Johnson, who took third place in the 105-mile World’s Toughest Mudder last November, will be attempting to run 50 kilometers in seven consecutive days on seven different continents, beginning November 15. Madera has a reputation for “growing” great runners. Look at the many Central Section championship plaques at Madera, Madera South and Matilda Torres high schools. However, none of those schools boast someone who is going to do what

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A new traffic signal has been installed at the intersection of Olive Avenue and Knox Street. Madera drivers will see two new traffic signals now operating at busy intersections, part of a broader push to improve safety and ease congestion across the city. The new signals, at Knox Street and Olive Avenue and at Lake Street and Sherwood Way, mark another step forward in the City’s ongoing effort to enhance roadway safety and accessibility. Cit

Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune Nick Esqueda is surrounded by fellow firefighters in Madera, as they were honored by Madera Sunrise Rotary Club last week. Madera Sunrise Rotary Club honored local firefighters at its meeting last week, and gave its Humanitarian Award to a special firefighter, Fire Captain Nick Esqueda of Station 56, selected by fellow local firefighters. The Club contacted the Fire Chief’s office to ask them to select a first responder in the fire department