Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Jeanette Duran connects on a mid-range jumper during the third quarter of Wednesday’s loss to the Mendota Aztecs. The early returns looked promising for the Madera South Stallions girls basketball team in its non-conference match-up against the Mendota Aztecs.  However, after taking an 8-3 lead, the Stallions went cold and the Aztecs got hot. Mendota scored 20 straight points, including holding the Stallions scoreless in the s

“Buona sera. This is Il Ristorante L’Anima d’Italia. How may I help you?” “Hello. I’d like to make a reservation for two at seven toes and half a pinkie. And we’d like a booth.” Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? But wait. Consider that we’ve been brainwashed for centuries into believing that a day is divided into 24 hours, hours into 60 minutes, and minutes into 60 seconds.

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

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune File Photo Members of MadTown Robotics enter Fresno Yosemite International Airport while receiving a hero’s welcome after winning the program’s third World Championship in April. Three-time World Champions, MadTown Robotics and Madera Unified School District will host the 16th annual FIRST® Robotics Competition, “Madtown Throwdown” on Saturday and Sunday at Matilda Torres High School.  The free community event will welcome 30 robotics teams fro

For The Madera Tribune Barnstormer leaves Madera. On March 29, 1912, hundreds of Maderans gathered at the city’s baseball park, where the National Guard Armory now stands, but they weren’t there to watch the Coyotes play ball. In the first place it was too early. No baseball team got up at 6:30 in the morning to play a game. What piqued the interest of this crowd was Madera’s first ever airplane landing and takeoff. D.E. Francis was coming to town. Francis, a professional bar

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In 1967, an iconic movie was released. It starred Dustin Hoffman, Anne Barcroft, and Katherine Ross and was titled “The Graduate.” At the...