For The Madera Tribune Members of the Madera County Sheriff’s Office were on hand to watch five MCSO cadets graduate from the Fresno City College Police Academy on March 20. From left are Lieutenant Valerie Seaborn, Deputy Daniel Sandoval, Lieutenant Zack Zamudio, Deputy Christian Zepeda, Undersheriff Brian Esteves, Deputy Avery Worrell, Sheriff Tyson Pogue, Deputy Abigail Robinson, Assistant Sheriff Jason Clark, and Deputy Jordan Martinez. Five Madera County Sheriff’s Office

For The Madera Tribune A GMC Yukon sits on its side after a crash on Daley Road. The driver later died Monday night as a result of the crash. California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a solo-vehicle crash on Daley Road, north of Avenue 17 on Monday at about 8:30 p.m. An investigation indicates a 48-year-old man from Madera, later identified as Steven Munoz, Jr., was driving a 2002 GMC Yukon, northbound on Daley Road, north of Avenue 17. The driver lost control of

Tomorrow is Resurrection Day, more commonly known as Easter Sunday. That is a glorious day for many reasons, but there is one reason in particular. Jesus is the reason for the season. For many of us, on Easter we celebrate the third day after Jesus was brutally killed, when he did something that he had promised he would do. According to the gospel as related by Luke, Jesus told his disciples, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Damian Sandate is all smiles as he approaches home plate after his two-run home run tied the score in Wednesday’s 8-4 victory over Hanford at Clovis West’s Stan Bledsoe Field. FRESNO — After struggling through the Fresno Easter Classic, the Liberty Hawks baseball team closed the tournament with a come-from-behind 8-4 victory over the Hanford Bullpups at Clovis West. The Hawks trailed 4-1 after the third inning, but scored a run in t

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Malea Ricks flies into third base en route to an inside-the-park home run in the first inning of Tuesday’s Easter Classic win over Clovis. In a final match-up between two of the most successful softball coaches in Central Section history, Judy Shaubach and her Madera Coyotes came out with a 13-6 victory over Mike Noel at the Clovis Cougars to finish the Buchanan Easter Classic. After tripping over themselves in the third inning to al

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Carly Jimenez is greeted by her team after hitting a three-run home run in Tuesday’s tournament loss to Buchanan. CLOVIS — Liberty Hawks softball coach Keith Davis knew his team was going to take some lumps at the Buchanan Easter Classic, but hoped his team could put up a fight against some of the top teams in the Central Section. The Hawks, who won last year’s Div. III Central Section title, faced off against four Div. I teams at t

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Davion Pino goes the opposite way for a single that scored the game-tying run in Monday’s win over Northgate. Pino later scored the go-ahead run before Northgate tied it in the next inning. After picking up a win earlier in the day, the Madera Coyotes baseball team completed a doubleheader day with a 5-4 victory over Northgate in the Fresno Easter Classic at Mel Parker Field. Earlier in the day, the Coyotes defeated Buhach Colony

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Destinee Avila rips one of her two doubles in Tuesday’s victory over Liberty. She drove in four runs in the win. CLOVIS — The Madera Coyotes softball team took advantage of a slumping Liberty Hawks to record a 12-0 mercy-rule victory at the Buchanan Easter Classic. The Coyotes scored 12 runs on nine hits, and were helped by five Liberty errors. Madera pitcher Viviana Nombrano held the Hawks to just one hit (a single by Trinity Cerv