Courtesy of Tim Riché of Madera Unified School District The reconstruction of Memorial Stadium is going strong, and foundation is starting to be poured as seen in a drone photo last week. Occasionally, we hear the lingering heartbreak from alumni regarding the beautiful red-brick, Spanish-style buildings that were lost in the 60s and 70s due to earthquake safety mandates. Today, the Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees faces those same heavy considerations: How t

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South No. 9 batter Yafred Vanegas puts down a sacrifice bunt during a two-run second inning. Vanegas added two sacrifice flies to drive in two. He also scored a run. The Madera South Stallions’ offense was hot on a cold night in an 11-6 victory over the Central Grizzlies at Eddie Chapa Field. The Stallions also got an up-and-down pitching performance from Victor Mercado to lift them to the win. Mercado finished with 115 pitches on t

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Emilio Torres sends an attack past the Sunnyside block in Tuesday’s sweep. Torres led the Coyotes with 10 kills, including putting down seven in the third set. The Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team out hit the Sunnyside Wildcats, but waited until the third set to take control of the match in a sweep in Joe Flores Gym. The Coyotes put down 40 kills in the three sets. However, 22 unforced errors, including 12 hits out of bounds ke

For The Madera Tribune From left are Rotary president Gordon Kennedy, Cindy Hernandez Jeronimo of Desmond Middle School, and Rotarian Joe Vived. Three middle school students were honored for the month of March by Madera Sunrise Rotary. These students were recognized for following the Rotarian motto of “Service Above Self,” and the emphasis was on Citizenship. Each month teachers select a Student of the Month at all Madera Unified middle schools. The counselors and administrat

Courtesy of Brian Montano Madera FFA members show off their awards from the State FFA Conference. Back row, from left, are Mathew Machado, Fernando Bobadilla, Christopher Tornero, Mason Medley, and Adrian Sánchez Venegas. Front row, from left are Karina Venegas and Saray Madriz Alcaraz. Six students were named State Proficiency Winners for their agricultural projects, while Fernando Bobadilla earned Regional Star honors in Agribusiness. The California FFA State Association he

For The Madera Tribune Team members Sherman Thomas Surge Showdown seventh grade team stand next to their launcher include Liam Maya, Payton Maya, Marilyn Moraga, Andre Torok.The team was coached by Jamie Brock and Angie Reed. Madera County’s middle school students from throughout Madera County competed in the first STEM Games hosted by Madera County Superintendent of Schools and Madera County Schools Foundation. This year, 10 teams from five schools competed in a series of fo

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Rafael Sanchez rises up for a tip kill during Thursday’s loss to Roosevelt. The Madera South Stallions boys volleyball team had its chances, but couldn’t capitalize in a three-set sweep to the Roosevelt Rough Riders at Madera South. The Stallions lost the three-set match by just nine total points (76-67), but it seemed like the Stallions couldn’t find rhythm the entire night. After an impressive four-set win earlier in the week

Jorge Orozco/The Madera Tribune Madera third baseman Kearney Opfergelt goes in the air to make the throw to first during Friday’s loss to the Bullard Knights. The Madera Coyotes softball team was fresh off a walk-off victory over the Sanger Apaches, and looked to carry that momentum into a battle with the Bullard Knights. In a meeting of two of the top teams in the County/Metro Athletic Conference, it was all Bullard from the start in a 9-0 Coyote loss at Zimmerman Field on