The Matilda Torres Toros received a first-day bye in its Cen-Cal Invitational tournament, and opened with an easy victory over the Washington Union Panthers to advance to the semifinals on Friday.  The Toros forced 43 Panther turnovers Saturday night to cruise to a 58-14 victory that activated the running clock.  Eight different Toros scored, led by Kaylin Perez with 22 points, including Torres’ three 3-pointers, and had six steals. J’Lynn Mitchell added 12 points and seven r

The Madera South Stallions girls basketball team was already behind the eight-ball with starting guard Chloe Robinson falling ill, and missing Saturday’s game, but the offense couldn’t get going in a 31-20 loss to the Mariposa Grizzlies at the Cen-Cal Invitational at Matilda Torres.  The Stallions only took 30 shots in the game, including just five in the second quarter.  Madera South only had three players score in the game, led by Georiyah Gatewood with 11 points. Gatewood

After a nice victory over Buhach Colony in the first game of the Cen-Cal Invitational at Matilda Torres, the Madera Coyotes girls basketball team ran into the Kerman Lions, one of the favorites of the tournament.  The Coyotes scored only one point in the first quarter and were blitzed by the Lions in Saturday’s 46-19 loss.  The Coyotes shot just 16 percent from the field (8-of-51), including going 1-for-10 from 3-point land.

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Chloe Robinson tries to turn the corner in the lane Tuesday against the Sanger Apaches. Robinson scored five points in the 63-25 loss. Despite not getting a player into double-figures scoring, the Madera South Stallions had eight different players score in a 30-22 comeback victory over the Edison Tigers in the Madera South Showcase Showdown. Crystalina Buitron and Chloe Robinson led the Stallions with seven points each. Buitro

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera freshman Janyah Spotwood drives to the lane in a victory over the Reedley Pirates in last week’s Madera South Shootout showdown. Spotwood led the Coyotes with 11 points to go with nine rebounds and four steals. The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team jumped out to a 15-3 first quarter lead over the Reedley Pirates, and rode that to a 35-28 victory in the Madera South Showdown Shootout.  The Coyotes shot 30 percent from the field that in

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Matilda Torres Toros boys cross country team celebrate on he podium with the third place plaque at the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park on Saturday. FRESNO — With two runners in the top 20, and three in the top 40, the Matilda Torres Toros boys cross country team earned a second straight Div. II third place finish at the CIF State Cross County Championships at Woodward Park. “To get on the podium is huge,” head coac

Jorge Orozco/The Madera Tribune Torres’ Kaylin Perez drives in for two of her team-high 16 points in last week’s victory over the Sanger Apaches at Matilda Torres.  In preparation for Thanksgiving, the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team did some prep work with wins over Atascadero and Sanger before enjoying its turkey. The Monday of Thanksgiving week, the Toros forced 30 turnovers and outscored the Greyhounds, 29-13, in the second half for a 54-33 victory.  Last Wedne

The Madera Coyotes girls basketball opened a 12-point lead in the third quarter only to see it fade away in a 31-30 loss to the Sunnyside Wildcats at the Madera South Shootout Showdown tournament.  The Coyotes made just one field goal in the fourth quarter, and were outscored 15-6. Twice, the Coyotes had a chance to take the lead, but only got one wild shot off in Saturday’s tournament game at Madera South.  Rylie Fernandez led the Coyotes in scoring with 10 points on three 3