Courtesy of Jose Herrera The Matilda Torres Toros boys cross country team holds the trophy on stage after wining its second straight County/Metro Athletic Conference championship. Benjamin Fernandez, holding trophy, won the individual title, as well. FRESNO — The Matilda Torres Toros easily won its second straight County/Metro Athletic Conference title while Liberty’s Jaslyn Rodriguez won her third straight Northwest Sequoia Conference title at respective league meets.  The T

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty tight end Austin Graham makes sure his feet are inbounds during a touchdown catch with six seconds left in the first half during Friday’s 56-14 win over Selma to open the Div. V Central Section playoffs.  The Liberty Hawks football team earned the No. 1 seed in the Div. V Central Section playoffs after a 10-0 regular season.  The Hawks made a statement to the rest of the Div. V teams with a dominant 56-14 victory over No. 16 Selma on Fr

Jorge Orozco/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Jayden Martinez goes up high to bring in a reception during Friday’s playoff loss to Independence. Martinez scored touchdowns on offense and defense, and also scored a two-point conversion. After trailing by 14 points to open the game, the Madera Coyotes football team outscored the Independence Falcons the rest of the game, but the damage had already been done.  The No. 6 seeded Falcons opened the game with a pair of touchdowns over No

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres’ Trinity Anderson reaches up for a kill attempt during Tuesday’s three-set sweep over Fowler in the Div. IV Central Section semifinals. She led the Toros with 13 kills.  The Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team culminated a five-year building process to advance to the Central Section Div. VI Championship match after a three-set sweep Tuesday over the Fowler Redcats.  The Toros battled through the first two sets, 25-20, 25-23, be

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Giselle Jimenez gets a shot off for one of her three goals during Wednesday’s playoff loss to El Diamante in McAlister Pool. The Madera Coyotes girls water polo team headed into its first-round playoff match-up against El Diamante on kind of a roll.  The Coyotes rolled through the County/Metro Athletic Conference with a 9-1 record, and earned the No. 5 seed in the Central Section Div. III playoffs to play No. 12 El Diamante.  Howeve

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Ethan Dunn finishes off a 63-yard run during the first quarter of Friday’s victory over Chowchilla. Dunn rushed for 177 yards and threw for 118 yards. For the third time in the 22-year history of the Liberty Hawks football team, they have finished the regular season with a 10-0 mark after a 49-27 victory over Chowchilla on Friday.  In 2022, the Hawks lost a tight 14-13 game to Shafter in the Div. VI Central Section playoffs after rece