For The Madera Tribune Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley is making Chowchilla proud with her exploits on the golf course, including leading the American Junior Ryder Cup team to a win over the European team a couple of weeks ago. While the American Ryder Cup golf team failed to bring home the cup after losing to the Europeans, the American Junior Ryder Cup team brought their cup back home.  Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley led the American team with three wins and a tie in four matche

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Yamileth Castaneda tries to get an attack past the block of Torres’ J’Lynn Mitchell during last week’s five-set victory.  The Matilda Torres Toros went into last Thursdays match with the Madera South Stallions riding a high, while the Stallions had just won two straight matches.  Something had to give in the first match of the second half of the North Yosemite League season. The Toros went unbeaten in the first half of the NYL

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Chloe Bushey tries to turn the corner around the right side to score one of her two touchdowns in Tuesday’s flag football victory over Matilda Torres.  The Madera Coyotes came up with four turnovers and limited the Matilda Torres Toros’ offense to just 59 yards in a 12-0 victory on a rainy and wet Toro Stadium turf.  Playing through Tuesday’s storm, the Coyotes took advantage of the turnovers for their two touchdowns. Chloe Bushey s

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres’ Trinity Anderson rises up for a kill during Monday’s three-set victory over the Central Grizzlies at Torres. After suffering its first loss of the North Yosemite League season, the Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team rebounded with a three-set sweep over the Central Grizzlies in a rare Monday contest.  The Toros allowed Central to battle in the second set, but took the first and third sets, 25-12, to pick up the sweep. It was

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Mia Carlson tries to tip an attack past the Edison block during Tuesday’s loss in Joe Flores Gym.  The Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team couldn’t find any consistency in its three-set loss to the Edison Tigers in Joe Flores Gym.  The Tigers outscored the Coyotes 75-42 in the three-set sweep Tuesday evening. Madera was limited to just 14 kills in the match.  Destinee Avila led the team with five kills in the three sets. Mia Carlso

Joey Iest of Madera will represent an important cause that is close to his family’s heart in Saturday’s Short Track Shootout at his home Madera Speedway, carrying the colors of the Valley Children’s Hospital on his No. 88 Ford in the nationally-televised stock car race. Iest’s motivation to win for Valley Children’s Hospital runs deep. His older brother Richie battled cancer as a child, and was treated at Valley Children’s Hospital — a place that gave Joey’s family hope durin