For The Madera Tribune Madera Coyote wrestlers show off some of the many toys they received during a toy drive during their dual meet with Lemoore on Thursday.  The Madera Coyote wrestling team’s first toy drive was a success, as was its match-up with the Lemoore Tigers in Joe Flores Gym.  The Coyotes brought in more than 100 toys for Madera Unified children and defeated the Tigers 59-10 in the dual meet Thursday.  In fact, the Coyotes won their first 11 matches of the evenin

The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team advanced to the fifth place game of the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational at Matilda Torres, but couldn’t match Yosemite’s height in a 43-34 loss.  The Coyotes battled, but couldn’t come back from a 16-8 first quarter in Saturday’s loss.  Janyah Spotwood recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds with seven on the offensive glass. She also led the team with four steals. Rylie Fernandez added eight points, but they were the only

The Madera South Stallions girls basketball team closed out the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational with a 47-28 victory over the Washington Union Panthers.  The Stallions had four players score nine or more points, led by Crystalina Buitron with 16. Chloe Robinson scored 10 points with nine from Kawaii Perkins and Jeanette Duran.  Madera South jumped out to a 24-17 lead at the end of the first half with Perkins and Buitron scoring nine points each.

For The Madera Tribune Madera angler Larry Llanes shows off part of his catch during the Bassmaster Bass Nation Championship in October. Madera fisherman Larry Llanes advanced to the Super Bowl of fishing with a berth in the Bassmaster Bass Nation Championship in October.  In the three-day tournament, Llanes finished in 20th place despite some delays on the third day. For his first time in the top 20, Llanes was very satisfied with his finish.  “Considering I was competing ag

For The Madera Tribune Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley watches one of her drives sail onto the fairway. Talley won the CIF Central Section and Southern California Regional championships after leading the American Jr. Ryder Cup team to a victory.  Chowchilla star golfer Asterisk Talley has been busy before heading into her offseason.  In October, Talley led the American Junior Golf team to a Jr. Ryder Cup victory over the European team.  Then, in November, Talley won the Central

Jorge Orozco/The Madera Tribune The Matilda Torres bench reacts to Aaliyah Marcello (30) hitting a 3-pointer at the end of Wednesday’s victory over the Dos Palos Broncos. Marcello also had a look of disbelief that she made the shot. For the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team, it was the tale of two games. On Tuesday, the Toros had trouble finding the hoop in a loss to Clovis North. However, on Wednesday, the Toros had no problem scoring in a rout of Dos Palos.  In Tue

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ Angelo Adame gets his Clovis East opponents’ shoulders to the mat for a second period pin Saturday at the Robert Arballo Invitational at Madera South. Adame was the top finisher among the three Madera schools with a third place finish. The Robert Arballo Invitational Hammer wrestling tournament has turned into one of the biggest tournaments in not only the Central Valley, but the entire state.  More than 50 teams converged to Ma

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ David Casas drives the lane in Thursday’s win over Firebaugh. He scored 22 points, including going 8-for-8 from the free throw line, all in the fourth quarter.  The Matilda Torres Toros boys basketball team jumped to a 22-13 halftime lead only to see it go away in the fourth quarter. However, the Toros closed the game with a 7-0 run to record a 55-50 victory over the Firebaugh Eagles in the Torres gym.  The Toros fell to a ba