Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres running back Angelo Adame runs past Madera South’s John Ledesma during one of his five touchdown runs in Thursday’s victory over Madera South.  After following in the footsteps of Matilda Torres running backs Joseph Bass and Amani Sua, Angelo Adame did something neither of them accomplished — rushing for more than 300 yards in a game.  Adame had a stat line to remember in Thursday’s 49-16 victory over the Madera South Stallions in the

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ senior Alana Cook sends a ball over the net during Thursday’s playoff sweep over Dos Palos.  The Matilda Torres Girls Volleyball team has ventured into unchartered territory after a three-set victory over 10th-seeded Dos Palos to advance to the semifinals of the Div. VI Central Section playoffs. After some shaky times in the playoff opener against Tranquillity, the second-seeded Toros played three complete sets, and outscored

Despite Madera Coyotes’ sophomore quarterback Elias Mena throwing for almost 400 yards, the Justin Garza Guardians scored 49 second half points for a 55-35 victory to close out the regular season.  Mena threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns. He had two receivers with more than 130 yards receiving, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with the Guardians.  Jayden Martinez caught seven passes for 139 yards and Lawrence Flores caught six passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Davi

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ Destiny Miranda tips the ball over the net to record a kill during a three-set playoff victory over Tranquillity on Tuesday at Torres.   After going through first playoff game hiccups in the first set, the Matilda Torres Toros came away with a three-set sweep over the Tranquillity Tigers in the first round of the Div. IV Central Section playoffs.  The Tigers forced extra points in the first set before the Toros won 26-24. Tor

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Annaiya Franco returns a hit during Tuesday’s No. 1 singles match. Franco, Madera’s lone senior, recorded a straight-set win to lead the Coyotes to a 5-2 team win over Fresno.  With a much deeper team, Madera Coyotes head coach Victor Ramirez is hoping to get the girls tennis team one step further than last year.  Last year, the Coyotes marched through the Div. V Central Section playoffs as the No. 8 seed, and won the quarterfinal a

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Henry Bilskey turns the corner during a run in Friday’s 41-20 victory over Riverdale. Bilskey led all rushers with 149 yards and two touchdowns. It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but the Liberty Hawks football team will take it after a 41-20 victory last week to keep them undefeated heading into the season finale against Chowchilla on Friday. With the win, the Hawks assured them of at least a share of the Northwest Sequoia Conference c

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres’ Jordan Garica turns the corner to head into the end zone to score Torres’ final touchdown in Friday’s Senior Night loss to Sunnyside. The Matilda Torres Toros had a chance to send out its seniors with a win last week against the Sunnyside Wildcats, but the Wildcats scored a late touchdown for a 33-27 victory at Toro Stadium. Jordan Garcia caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Nathaniel Pichardo to score a game-tying touchdown late in

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Jayden Martinez steps over a Sanger defender during his two-yard second quarter touchdown run in Friday’s 46-28 loss to the Sanger Apaches. The Sanger Apaches closed out the game with 15 fourth quarter points to put a damper on Homecoming festivities for the Madera Coyotes in a 46-28 victory. The Coyotes kept the game close through the third quarter, but Sanger took over in the fourth. Sanger rushed for 352 yards while the Coyotes a