Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Malea Ricks flies into third base en route to an inside-the-park home run in the first inning of Tuesday’s Easter Classic win over Clovis. In a final match-up between two of the most successful softball coaches in Central Section history, Judy Shaubach and her Madera Coyotes came out with a 13-6 victory over Mike Noel at the Clovis Cougars to finish the Buchanan Easter Classic. After tripping over themselves in the third inning to al

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Carly Jimenez is greeted by her team after hitting a three-run home run in Tuesday’s tournament loss to Buchanan. CLOVIS — Liberty Hawks softball coach Keith Davis knew his team was going to take some lumps at the Buchanan Easter Classic, but hoped his team could put up a fight against some of the top teams in the Central Section. The Hawks, who won last year’s Div. III Central Section title, faced off against four Div. I teams at t

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Davion Pino goes the opposite way for a single that scored the game-tying run in Monday’s win over Northgate. Pino later scored the go-ahead run before Northgate tied it in the next inning. After picking up a win earlier in the day, the Madera Coyotes baseball team completed a doubleheader day with a 5-4 victory over Northgate in the Fresno Easter Classic at Mel Parker Field. Earlier in the day, the Coyotes defeated Buhach Colony

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Destinee Avila rips one of her two doubles in Tuesday’s victory over Liberty. She drove in four runs in the win. CLOVIS — The Madera Coyotes softball team took advantage of a slumping Liberty Hawks to record a 12-0 mercy-rule victory at the Buchanan Easter Classic. The Coyotes scored 12 runs on nine hits, and were helped by five Liberty errors. Madera pitcher Viviana Nombrano held the Hawks to just one hit (a single by Trinity Cerv

Courtesy of Brooklynn Dodero Madera South’s Victor Mercado throws a pitch during Thursday’s victory over Matilda Torres. Mercado struck out 10 and scattered five hits in a complete game victory. He also scored two of the Stallions’ five runs in the win. The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team headed into its rivalry game while the Madera South Stallions with a two-game winning streak while the Stallions lost two of three games. The Stallions scored three runs in the bottom of

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Torres’ Jordyn Anaya throws a pitch during Saturday’s tie game with San Luis Obispo at the Washington Union Easter Classic. She hit three doubles, drove in the game-winning run and got the win in a 13-12 walk-off win over Roosevelt in the earlier game. EASTON — The Matilda Toros softball team had big leads in both of its games on the first day of the Washington Union Easter Classic, but gave both of them up. In the first game against Roosevel

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Jason Valladares (9) and Gabriel Carrera rise up to block a Sanger West attack in Tuesday’s three-set victory. This time, it was the opponents making the mistakes for the Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team. Last week, in a four-set loss to Hoover, the Coyotes had 30 hitting errors. However, in Tuesday’s three-set sweep over Sanger West, the Hornets had 16 hits out of bounds and only 17 kills.

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ Jose Velasquez throws one of his 94 pitches over six innings in Friday’s 4-3 victory over Roosevelt. Velasquez only allowed four hits and struck out six. The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team pulled out a scrappy and resilient 4-3 victory over the Roosevelt Rough Riders at Matilda Torres. The Toros played Friday’s game without three starters who were ill. Roosevelt just came out of a game Tuesday where they defeated Madera