Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ J’Lynn Mitchell celebrates at second base after a double. She also hit an inside-the-park home run and drove in three in a 16-3 victory over Washington Union in the first round of the Div. V Central Section playoffs. Seven of the eight Madera-area bat and ball teams were in action for the first round of the Central Section Playoffs on Friday and Saturday, and all three softball teams advanced, as well as the Matilda Torres b

Wendy Alexander/the Madera Tribune The Melchor brothers proudly display their Central Section Boys Tennis Championship plaques. Mark, left, led the Toros to the Div. IV title while Nathan led the Stallions to the Div. V title. In a match that was moved to the morning because of the impending heat wave, the Madera South Stallions boys tennis team cruised to a 6-1 victory over Granite Hills. The top-seeded Stallions finished their win at about 1 p.m. last Tuesday afternoon wh

For The Madera Tribune Madera Rebeldes Club runners Isai Orea and Miguel Gonzalez show off their bib numbers before completing the historic Boston Marathon in April. Madera’s Isai Orea recently completed the Boston Marathon, and came away with a personal record while moving up more than 400 places than was anticipated. Orea, a 2008 Madera High School graduate, who was a runner-up in the Central Section Cross Country Championship and won three team Valley Titles, completed th

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s No. 1 singles player Kevin Franco holds up the Central Section Div. V Championship plaque surrounded by his team after Tuesday’s victory over Granite Hills. The victory completed an undefeated season for the Stallions. The Madera South Stallions boys tennis team wasted little time in dispensing the second-seeded Granite Hills Grizzlies to win its first-ever Central Section title. The Stallions boys tennis team was full of firsts

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Matilda Torres Toros boys tennis team celebrates with the Central Section Championship plaque after winning the Div. IV title Tuesday. They also honored Rafael Barragan Donan, who was a member of last year’s team and passed away last fall. While the Madera South Stallions boys tennis team made history, the Matilda Torres Toros boys tennis team made its own history across town. The top-seeded Toros dominated third-seeded Foothill for an

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera Coyotes retiring softball coach Judy Shaubach, middle with microphone, acknowledges the many coaches that have helped in her 38 years at Madera while amassing 780 victories after Thursday’s victory over Edison in Madera’s regular season finale. The Madera Coyotes softball team entered its regular season finale with a County/Metro Athletic Conference co-championship secured, but coach Judy Shaubach wanted it all in her final regular s

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ Jose Velazquez throws a pitch during Friday’s game with Madera South. Velazquez allowed four runs, one earned, over six innings to pick up the win. He struck out seven and walked three. The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team took advantage of its extra runners for a 6-2 victory over the Madera South Stallions at Eddie Chapa Field. The Stallions out hit the Toros 7-4, but the Toros left 11 runners on base in the victory. They

Courtesy of Creighton Athletics Creighton’s Erika Perez hits a home run on Senior Night for the Bluejays. Perez, a former Madera Coyote softball standout, closed out her collegiate career with a first-team All-Big East selection. Former Madera Coyote softball standout Erika Perez closed out her collegiate softball career over the weekend for the Creighton Bluejays. Perez helped the Bluejays advance to the Big East Tournament championship game against defending champions, th