Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune The Liberty Hawks celebrate at center court after defeating the Yosemite Badgers, 28-26, to win the first Liberty Hawks Holiday Classic on December 20 at Liberty.  The Liberty Hawks girls basketball team were right where they wanted to be — in the championship game of its own tournament in the first year. However, they didn’t expect to be scoreless through the first quarter.  The Hawks just wanted to make things more interesting for their fans.

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera freshman Janyah Spotwood shoots over a Sanger defender during the first half of Thursday’s road loss to the Apaches. Spotwood led the Coyotes with 15 points and 10 rebounds.  SANGER — The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team committed 25 turnovers in the first half that led to a 27-6 Sanger Apache halftime lead in a non-conference loss.  The Coyotes did better in the second half, but still turned the ball over 40 times in a 63-35 loss Th

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune The Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team celebrates at center court after a 46-24 victory over the Mendota Aztecs to win the fifth annual Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational at Torres.  Mitchell scores 1,000th point With the help of J’Lynn Mitchell’s 22 points, the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team easily dispatched the Mendota Aztecs to win their own Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational. In what is becoming one of the best rivalries among Mati

For The Madera Tribune Madera Coyote wrestlers show off some of the many toys they received during a toy drive during their dual meet with Lemoore on Thursday.  The Madera Coyote wrestling team’s first toy drive was a success, as was its match-up with the Lemoore Tigers in Joe Flores Gym.  The Coyotes brought in more than 100 toys for Madera Unified children and defeated the Tigers 59-10 in the dual meet Thursday.  In fact, the Coyotes won their first 11 matches of the evenin

The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team advanced to the fifth place game of the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational at Matilda Torres, but couldn’t match Yosemite’s height in a 43-34 loss.  The Coyotes battled, but couldn’t come back from a 16-8 first quarter in Saturday’s loss.  Janyah Spotwood recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds with seven on the offensive glass. She also led the team with four steals. Rylie Fernandez added eight points, but they were the only

The Madera South Stallions girls basketball team closed out the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational with a 47-28 victory over the Washington Union Panthers.  The Stallions had four players score nine or more points, led by Crystalina Buitron with 16. Chloe Robinson scored 10 points with nine from Kawaii Perkins and Jeanette Duran.  Madera South jumped out to a 24-17 lead at the end of the first half with Perkins and Buitron scoring nine points each.

For The Madera Tribune Students from all three Madera Unified School District high schools take part in the Soroptimist of Madera’s Dream It, Be It Career Conference for High School Girls at Madera South High School. Soroptimist of Madera and the Madera Unified School District co-hosted the Dream It, Be It Career Conference for High School girls.  Thirty-seven students from all MUSD high schools actively participated and enjoyed a fun filled day November 1. MUSD’s Area Assist

For The Madera Tribune Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley watches one of her drives sail onto the fairway. Talley won the CIF Central Section and Southern California Regional championships after leading the American Jr. Ryder Cup team to a victory.  Chowchilla star golfer Asterisk Talley has been busy before heading into her offseason.  In October, Talley led the American Junior Golf team to a Jr. Ryder Cup victory over the European team.  Then, in November, Talley won the Central