High school bands to battle
Ten high school bands from around the San Joaquin Valley will engage in head-to-head competition from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight during the Heart of California Tournament of Champions in Memorial Stadium. The competitors will include the Madera and Madera South high school bands in their first show of the competition season “and also their […]
Shootout brings more than 400 laps with main event tonight
The fifth annual – and largest to date – running of the Short Track Shootout at Madera Speedway will present racing fans with over 400 laps of competition with more than 100 race cars expected. The crown jewel tonight is the 150 lap, $10,000-to-win feature for the RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model Series with nearly […]
MID drops water rate to $25 per acre foot
The Madera Irrigation District has reduced the Original District rate to just $25 per acre foot, the lowest rate MID has charged for water since 1991, according to general manager Thomas Greci. “This is a huge event for MID … The district is encouraging everyone within the district to take advantage of this extraordinary water […]
Coyotes impose their will on the Panthers
FRESNO — The Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team has picked the them of “Impose Your Will” this season and they did just that in a straight set victory over San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno. After a shaky first set 26-24 victory, the Coyotes imposed their strength on the Panthers. They defeated the Panthers 50-30 in the final […]
Coyotes win pool battle
The Madera Coyote girls water polo team scored the first nine goals and cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Madera South Stallions. Bailey Hansen and Emily Lopez each scored three goals in Wednesday’s victory at Madera South. Emily Goertzen added two more goals. Emily Montoya scored Madera South’s lone goal. The Madera shooters were […]
Coyotes survive scare from Stallions
The Madera Coyotes boys water polo team looked to take an early victory in its match against the Madera South Stallions at Madera South. However, the Stallions outscored the Coyotes 7-6 after the first period. Even so, the Coyotes prevailed 10-7 on Wednesday. Robert Niino, Ernesto Solis, Marc Martinez and Conner Huber each scored a […]
Howard 4-H kicks-off the year
The Howard 4-H club met on Sept. 11 for its first meeting of the new school year. The meeting was called to order by the 2017-2018 president, Teyha Abrahams, who introduced the new officers to the 55 members in attendance. A brief business meeting was conducted, which included the announcement of the club’s first community […]
Tragedy in Las Vegas
The tragedy in Las Vegas has raised the gun control debate, again. The conspiracy theories about what happened that night are clogging social media and the Internet in general. When Sunday morning dawned the national debate centered on over-priced men in silly pants, chasing a ball that doesn’t bounce well. The day got worse from […]