The 19th annual Pumpkin Smash Halloween Bash Enduro race features a full field of fearless drivers racing Saturday on a Madera Speedway filled with obstacles such as slimy pumpkin guts, soap, water, and other debris in a 200-lap spectacle.  Drivers race 100-laps in each direction around the one-third mile asphalt oval with sights on the cash prize and the trophy. All seating is general admission with tickets available at the gates. Adults are $15 and youth ages 6-12 are just

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune With Liberty’s Sebastian Graham making the tackle, Brody Rollins (3) takes the ball away from the Parlier ball carrier. He returned the fumble 10 yards for a touchdown Friday night. PARLIER — The Liberty Hawks football team continued its dominating trend with a 48-6 victory Friday over the Parlier Panthers.  The Hawks allowed a first quarter touchdown and held Parlier to just 41 yards the rest of the way. Liberty scored on all seven of their po

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Maria Hernandez sends a kill past the Roosevelt block during Thursday’s match at Madera South.  The Madera South Stallions lost for the first time in a week early last week and fell back into their old ways in a three-set sweep to the Roosevelt Rough Riders at Madera South.  The Stallions won four straight matches and set themselves for an end-of-the season run. However, an ankle injury to middle blocker Ariel Aguirre benched

For The Madera Tribune Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley is making Chowchilla proud with her exploits on the golf course, including leading the American Junior Ryder Cup team to a win over the European team a couple of weeks ago. While the American Ryder Cup golf team failed to bring home the cup after losing to the Europeans, the American Junior Ryder Cup team brought their cup back home.  Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley led the American team with three wins and a tie in four matche

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Yamileth Castaneda tries to get an attack past the block of Torres’ J’Lynn Mitchell during last week’s five-set victory.  The Matilda Torres Toros went into last Thursdays match with the Madera South Stallions riding a high, while the Stallions had just won two straight matches.  Something had to give in the first match of the second half of the North Yosemite League season. The Toros went unbeaten in the first half of the NYL

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Chloe Bushey tries to turn the corner around the right side to score one of her two touchdowns in Tuesday’s flag football victory over Matilda Torres.  The Madera Coyotes came up with four turnovers and limited the Matilda Torres Toros’ offense to just 59 yards in a 12-0 victory on a rainy and wet Toro Stadium turf.  Playing through Tuesday’s storm, the Coyotes took advantage of the turnovers for their two touchdowns. Chloe Bushey s

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres’ Trinity Anderson rises up for a kill during Monday’s three-set victory over the Central Grizzlies at Torres. After suffering its first loss of the North Yosemite League season, the Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team rebounded with a three-set sweep over the Central Grizzlies in a rare Monday contest.  The Toros allowed Central to battle in the second set, but took the first and third sets, 25-12, to pick up the sweep. It was

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Mia Carlson tries to tip an attack past the Edison block during Tuesday’s loss in Joe Flores Gym.  The Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team couldn’t find any consistency in its three-set loss to the Edison Tigers in Joe Flores Gym.  The Tigers outscored the Coyotes 75-42 in the three-set sweep Tuesday evening. Madera was limited to just 14 kills in the match.  Destinee Avila led the team with five kills in the three sets. Mia Carlso