For The Madera Tribune Madera High School physical education teachers were surprised to find another student in the Olive Avenue gym Tuesday morning when a young badger was found in the boiler room. Madera Animal Control Officers responded to a very unusual call for service at Madera High School after a badger was discovered hiding inside a storage closet on campus. While animal control officers handle a wide variety of calls, wildlife incidents like this are extremely rare.

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune The Madera Coyotes softball team celebrates with their medals and the West Valley Invitational championship trophy after defeating Tucson for the title Saturday at Verrado High School in Buckeye, Arizona. TOLLESON, ARIZONA — The Madera Coyotes softball team snapped its early two-game losing streak in style with six straight victories at the West Valley Invitational in Tolleson, Arizona, over the weekend.  The Coyotes defeated Tuscon, 8-4, to ca

For The Madera Tribune The Wasuma Elementary first place team includes Hadley Abbott, Ian Alaniz, Asher Ausley, Ariel Barker, Dominic Garcia, Hosea Glauner, Brinley Lundquist, Emilia Mannara-Keeney, Ryan Reyes, Sofia Ruiz, Jayden Shapiro, Athena Sischo, Paige Stanfill, and coaches Rebecca Ahmadi and Donna Springer. The 2026 Madera County Academic Pentathlon culminated with the Super Quiz and Awards Ceremony on March 7 with Wasuma Elementary School claiming the team championsh

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Emilio Torres rises over the Torres block to put down a kill in Tuesday’s three-set victory over the Toros. Madera had 37 kills as a team in the win.  Five days after picking up a three-set rivalry victory over the Madera South Stallions, the Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team recorded a three-set victory over the Matilda Torres Toros. Even with a slight line-up change, the Coyotes controlled most of the match. Torres took advantag

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Angel Duenas celebrates at second base after a second inning double in Monday’s big win over Tranquility. Duenas drove in four and scored three runs in the 18-hit attack.  The Madera South Stallions took advantage of a lesser Tranquility squad to score 26 runs in a rout at Eddie Chapa Field.  The 26 runs is among the most in a game for the Stallions, and may even be the record, pending more research. The Stallions scored 11 ru

Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune From left are Rotarian Gordon Kennedy, Maria Elizondo, Jeremiah Perez of Martin Luther School and Rotarian Joe Vived. Sunrise Rotary is honoring students from Madera’s middle schools, with their “Service Above Self” awards. Each month teachers select a Student of the Month at all Madera Unified middle schools. The counselors and administrators then choose the ones to be honored as the Rotary Service Above Self recipients, displaying Rotarian-c