Feeding hungry grads with interesting pizzas
It’s that time of year when many classes of students are graduating, so if you plan to have a little get-together so family and friends can celebrate the event, maybe some pizza recipes are in order. When I was growing up, my graduations were always on Friday the 13th. But I don’t think those were […]
Coyotes go limit to repeat
FRESNO — With the ball in the air, all Madera Coyote senior middle blocker Ali Escheik could see was a wide-open court. He rose up, pulled his right arm back and let fly. With no blockers coming from the Hoover side, Escheik ended Friday’s marathon match with the game-ending kill to give the Coyotes their […]
Coyote comeback falls in extra innings
It looked like the Madera Coyotes baseball team had things lining up in the bottom of the sixth inning. With two outs and the score tied against sixth seeded and County/Metro Athletic Conference rivals Sanger, Christian Chavira was hit by a pitch and Shane Pursell drew a walk with Madera’s best clutch hitter coming to […]
Liberty advances to semifinals 8-3 win
The Liberty Hawks baseball team capitalized on a surge in the late innings, scoring two runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to overwhelm the Rosamond Roadrunners, 8-3, in the quarterfinals of the Div. V Central Section playoffs. Liberty’s strong effort was led by Colton Cardoza who had two hits and three RBIs, along […]
Only one left in bat and ball playoffs
Courtesy of Mark Davis Madera catcher Valerie Ornelas places the tag on Stockdale’s Cheyenne Hornbuckle in the first inning of Friday’s playoff loss to the Mustangs. Heading into the quarterfinal round of the Central Section baseball and softball playoffs, Madera, Madera South and Liberty all advanced. However, just one of the six teams advanced into […]
Contreras-Jean earns All-American
After getting permission to miss classes at Desmond Middle School, wrestler Christina Contreras-Jaen earned All-American status after finishing second in the national championship March 25. Contreras-Jaen trained with the SOT Academy in Colorado for the U.S. Marine Corps Girls National Championship in Oklahoma City. She went 3-1 in the tournament with a second place finish. […]
History in the Week of May 20
50 Years Ago Week of May 20, 1968 MORGAN JOHNSON NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER — Morgan Johnson, Ripperdan district farmer and native Maderan, was appointed Tuesday night to the Madera Unified School District board of education. The appointment is to fill the vacancy created by the sudden death of Buck Melikian. He is a Madera […]
How to teach children well
Plato said, “Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.” Since most of California’s schools continue to get Fs, Ds and Cs in their ratings with schools in other states, it could be that to some extent, we are teaching students to want the wrong things. According to the survey company Wallet Hub, […]
Writer wonders, who is a veteran?
Who is a veteran? I am not one. I served four years in the Air Force from 1959 to 1963. The only time I was in harm’s way, was when I was changing light bulbs on 90-foot microwave towers. Vern Schmitt is a veteran; turned 18 at the Battle of the Bulge. My brother-in-law is […]