With the wrestling teams battling for Divisional titles this weekend, winter sports is entering the Central Section playoff stages. Madera wrestling battles in the Div. II championship at Clovis East while Madera South and Matilda Torres wrestle at Edison for the Div. III title. Liberty wrestles at Reedley for the Div. IV title. Boys Basketball All four Madera-area school secured spots in the Central Section basketball championships, which began Friday.

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune David Casas rises up for a mid-range Jumper during Tuesday’s win over Madera South. Casas scored 17 points with a pair of 3-pointers and went eight-for-eight from the free throw line to lead the Toros. The Matilda Torres Toros boys basketball team outscored the Madera South Stallions 33-18 in the second and third quarters for a 59-45 regular season finale victory at Madera South. In the other two quarters, Madera South outscored the Toros 27-24

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ J’Lynn Mitchell drives to the lane in Wednesday’s loss to Hoover. FRESNO — The Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team closed out the regular season with a tough 54-50 loss to the Hoover Patriots. The Toros’ regular season standing and playoff seedings was already set for the game, but got a good battle with the playoffs beginning today. The Toros scored the first nine points of the game, but the Patriots scored the next 10 a

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres Ariana Garcia drives in for a first half bucket in Thursday’s victory over San Joaquin Memorial.  In the second game of a brutal four-game week, the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team jumped out to a comfortable lead, and cruised to a 48-25 victory over the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers. The win over the Panthers on Thursday was also the first of three wins in three days and four wins in a six-day stretch for the Toros

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Janyah Spotwood rises up for a pull-up 15-foot jumper in Friday’s overtime loss to Justin Garza. Spotwood recorded a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. With a team of just one senior, the Madera Coyotes girls basketball team has been improving all year, and that was evident in an overtime loss to North Yosemite League leaders, Justin Garza.  With a win, the Coyotes would have tied the Guardians for the league title. Howev