Courtesy of MUSD Communications School Health Council leaders from Madera Unified schools hold their America’s Healthiest Schools Award banners, which will be displayed at their campuses. Madera Unified School District has received national recognition from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for its outstanding commitment to student health and wellness.  Every elementary, middle, and high school in the district earned Healthy Schools Awards in three or more categories fo

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Matilda Torres Toros boys cross country team celebrates with the plaque and sign after a fourth straight Central Section championship, this year in Div. II, Thursday at Woodward Park. FRESNO — Three Madera-area schools will be sending teams to this week’s CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park.  The Matilda Torres boys team easily won the Div. II Central Section title for its fourth straight championship at Thursday’s Cen

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ Nate Gray puts back an offensive rebound during Thursday’s victory over Livingston. Gray finished with a double-double in his first game of the season (14 points, 13 rebounds). The Matilda Torres Toros closed out the game by outscoring the Livingston Wolves 26-19 in the fourth quarter for a 68-65 victory in the season opener Thursday.  Champ Pichardo put back a miss with 1:12 to go to tie the game at 65. Then, David Casas mad

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Ryan Atherton rises up for a rebound during Wednesday’s loss to the Roosevelt Rough Riders. Atherton scored 11 points with three 3-pointers. The Madera Coyotes suffered though two 0-for-10 shooting droughts in the second half of Tuesday’s battle with the Roosevelt Rough Riders, and it hurt them in a 70-58 loss in Joe Flores Gym.  In the second half, the Coyotes shot just 19 percent (6-of-30) from the field and made just 3-of-19 (16

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera point guard Alex Rodriguez kicks the ball to the outside during Tuesday’s season-opening loss to the Kingsburg Vikings.  The Madera Coyotes boys basketball team was outscored 54-28 in the second half of a season-opening 79-58 loss to the Kingsburg Vikings in Joe Flores Gym.  Stevie Estrada led the Coyotes with 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. However, he was the only Coyote in double figures. Jeremiah Burk was the next high

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Angel Paramo drives the lane for a wild shot in Monday’s season opening loss to the Coalinga Horned Toads. Paramo led the Stallions with 10 points.  The Madera South Stallions had trouble finding the bottom of the net, and gave head coach Cole Morgan a loss in his Stallions boys basketball coaching debut. The Stallions made just five field goals, including going 0-for-15 from 3-point range, in a 12-point first half. The Stalli

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty running back Ethan Dunn sets up a Morro Bay defender for a broken tackle during a second quarter touchdown run in Friday’s victory.  The Liberty Hawks defense allowed the yards of the season, but the offense carried the load in a 41-27 Central Section Div. V quarterfinal victory over the Morro Bay Pirates.  The ninth-seeded Pirates threw the ball 44 times for 372 yards against Liberty’s defense. However, the defense also had four interc

For The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres High School hosts 30 teams from California and Mexico on November 8-9, showcasing over 48 robots in two days of high-intensity matches at the 16th annual MadTown Throwdown. The 16th annual MadTown Throwdown robotics competition energized Matilda Torres High School on November 8 and 9, with 30 teams from across California and Mexico showcasing more than 48 robots in two days of high-intensity matches. World Champion MadTown Robotics Team 1