Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres’ Trinity Anderson reaches up for a kill attempt during Tuesday’s three-set sweep over Fowler in the Div. IV Central Section semifinals. She led the Toros with 13 kills.  The Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team culminated a five-year building process to advance to the Central Section Div. VI Championship match after a three-set sweep Tuesday over the Fowler Redcats.  The Toros battled through the first two sets, 25-20, 25-23, be

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Giselle Jimenez gets a shot off for one of her three goals during Wednesday’s playoff loss to El Diamante in McAlister Pool. The Madera Coyotes girls water polo team headed into its first-round playoff match-up against El Diamante on kind of a roll.  The Coyotes rolled through the County/Metro Athletic Conference with a 9-1 record, and earned the No. 5 seed in the Central Section Div. III playoffs to play No. 12 El Diamante.  Howeve

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Ethan Dunn finishes off a 63-yard run during the first quarter of Friday’s victory over Chowchilla. Dunn rushed for 177 yards and threw for 118 yards. For the third time in the 22-year history of the Liberty Hawks football team, they have finished the regular season with a 10-0 mark after a 49-27 victory over Chowchilla on Friday.  In 2022, the Hawks lost a tight 14-13 game to Shafter in the Div. VI Central Section playoffs after rece

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