Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Titus Johnson rises up for a one-handed jam in Tuesday’s victory over the Yosemite Badgers. Johnson scored a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds and six steals.  The Liberty Hawks boys basketball team never trailed in a convincing Northwest Sequoia Conference victory over the Yosemite Badgers.  The Hawks scored 23 points in the first quarter and outscored the Badgers 49-23 through the first three quarters to cruise to a 5

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera senior Rylie Fernandez sets up for another 3-pointer. She hit six to score a career-high 18 points in Wednesday’s victory over Central.  With more than 50 elementary school kids in the stands, the Madera Coyotes made easy work of the Central Grizzlies in Joe Flores Gym.  The Coyotes jumped out to a 25-2 first quarter lead and cruised to a 59-14 victory Wednesday on Elementary School Feeder night.  Madera’s lone senior, Rylie Fernandez

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Jimy Figueroa (right) congratulates Manuel Martinez after Martinez scored the Stallions’ lone goal in Tuesday’s loss to the Sanger Apaches. Figueroa initially started the scoring chance, and fed to Daniel Rocha, who got the assist. Two little mistakes may have cost the Madera South Stallions one of the top two seeds in the Central Section playoffs and a County/Metro Athletic Conference title. The Stallions scored a goal in the

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ Kaylin Perez drives the lane to score two of her 12 points in Monday’s victory over the Sanger West Hornets. In the first of four games this week, the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team took care of business from the start with a 55-30 victory over the Sanger West Hornets.  The Toros defeated the Hornets in a rare Monday game. They closed out the week with home games against San Joaquin Memorial on Thursday and Roosev

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune The Madera Coyotes boys basketball team honored its seniors before Thursday’s victory over Edison. From left are head coach David Lozano, Alex Rodriguez, Tristen Cobb, Aiden Ramirez, Stevie Estrada, Jake Hatfield, Jason Valladares, Jeremiah Burk and Dreu Barajas.  After losing to the Edison Tigers in the first round of the County/Metro Athletic Conference, the Madera Coyotes boys basketball team was determined not to let that happen again.  The

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera freshman Janyah Spotwood drives to the hoop during Friday’s victory over Madera South. Spotwood led the Coyotes with 13 points and 12 rebounds.  The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team took advantage of its dominance on the boards and its dominance in the second half for a 47-22 victory over the Madera South Stallions at Madera South.  The Coyotes spoiled the Madera South Senior Night Friday with a 25-point victory that was also spar

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera South senior Emmanuel Pantoja tries to work Torres’ Kevin Franco into a pinning position. Pantoja recorded a pin over Franco to win the 132 pound match Wednesday on Senior Night.  With the North Yosemite League crown at stake, the Madera South Stallions wrestling team picked up dual victory over the Matilda Torres Toros to take the lead in the standings.  Both teams entered Wednesday’s dual with identical 2-0 league records. The Stallion

Wendy Alexander/the Madera Tribune Liberty’s Amani Rigmaiden goes up for two during Tuesday’s victory over the Tribe.  The combination of Titus Johnson and Hurley Ogan helped the Liberty Hawks boys basketball team to a 51-42 Northwest Sequoia Conference victory over the Chowchilla Tribe.  Johnson kept the Hawks in the lead for most of the game. He scored a game-high 15 points with a stat-filling line. He pulled down 13 rebounds, had four steals and blocked four shots. He also