The Matilda Torres Toros distance team excelled at the Arcadia Invitational on April 17-18, setting records along the way. The team of Benjamin Fernandez, Alfonso Del Toro, Antonio Santiago and Hunter Hannah finished the 4X1,600 (or mile relay) with a time of 17:22, which is the No. 5 time in the nation and No. 3 in the state. The time also set a Central Valley record with the fastest time in the section, as well as a new Madera Unified record and a Matilda Torres record. Fe

For The Madera Tribune Duane Furman, shown here, was MUSD superintendent during the racial unrest of 1974. In the summer of 1974, racial trouble erupted in Madera. A 16 year-old male student at the high school threw a young coed, fully clothed, into the school swimming pool. Two female high school teachers, Rose Harper and Sharon Weldon, tried unsuccessfully to question the perpetrator. Madera High Vice Principal Perry Harper and Learning Director Barry Crow intervened, and b

For The Madera Tribune About 20 Madera South HOSA students attend the recent State Leadership Conference in Ontario in late March. Students from Madera South High School’s HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) chapter recently returned from the State Leadership Conference in Ontario, California, where they demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and hands-on medical skills. A group of 20 students attended the conference from March 26-29, participating in workshops and netw

For the Madera Tribune Madera High School Athletics Director John Fernandez accepts his CIF Central Section Athletic Director of the Year plaque at the California State Athletic Directors Association Conference earlier this month. Madera High School Athletic Director John Fernandez was named the CIF Central Section Athletic Director of the Year at the California State Athletic Directors Association Conference, held in Riverside from April 8-12. The honor recognizes Fernandez

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Justin Caballero reaches up for an attack over the Matilda Torres block of Braeden Bispham (11) and Kaden Valmonte (3). The Madera South Stallions out hit the Matilda Torres Toros en route to a 3-1 North Yosemite League victory at Matilda Torres. The Stallions put down 48 kills with five players with five or more kills Monday evening. The Toros had 39 kills with four players with five or more kills. Justin Caballero led all

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Madera Coyote softball team honors its seniors after Tuesday’s 10-inning walk-off victory over the Sanger Apaches. From left are Coach Judy Shaubach, Brilynn Santiago, Destinee Avila, Emily Erwin, Kylie Powell, Malea Ricks and Coach Melissa Armiento. In an old-fashioned pitcher’s dual, the Madera Coyotes and Sanger Apaches softball teams combined for just three runs while the Coyotes walked off a 2-1 victory at Zimmerman’s Field on Senio

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Malea Ricks drives the ball into left-centerfield for a double to drive in a run during Friday’s win over Stockdale in the Best of the West Tournament in Santa Maria. The double was the 164th hit of her four-year career, breaking the school record set in 2014. SANTA MARIA — The Madera Coyotes softball team picked up a pair of wins and suffered a pair of losses at the Best of the West Softball Tournament in Santa Maria over the weekend.

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Eric Soza swings at a pitch to reach base in the first inning of Monday’s victory over Riverdale. Soza came around to score the first run of the game. Although it wasn’t necessarily the ending Madera South Stallions baseball head coach Donovan Bertoncini drew up, but he’ll take it. After allowing a tying run to the Riverdale Cowboys in the top of the seventh, the Stallions walked off a 3-2 victory with a run on an error in t