Prayers said for community
“Love One Another,” was the theme for the 2019 National Day of Prayer. Now held annually, the event was originally conceived in 1775 by the First Continental Congress who called for a National Day of Prayer. President Abraham Lincoln revived the idea in 1863. In 1952, a joint resolution of Congress established National Day of […]
Cancer survivor joins team for Relay For Life
Madera’s Angela Garcia was a fitness instructor when she was diagnosed with a uterine cancer in 2014. Garcia, who was teaching Zumba at the time, started gaining a lot of weight instead of losing it. “They said I had some cyst on my ovaries and they tested that and then I came to find out […]
Taubert enjoys cancer-free living
Since he has been declared cancer free for the past three years, Madera’s Jim Taubert still has a few impairments, but is enjoying retired life. “I’m good,” he said. “I have to work my legs because I had a little more hospital time than I would like and that hurt the circulation a little, but […]
More than just a game, baseball was a ray of hope
It was just a bump. Tony Noriega, former Madera Coyotes shortstop passed off his discovery as nothing but normal, however, once he no longer felt like himself, he knew something was up. “So, a tumor started to grow, and I didn’t know what it was. I just thought it was a knot on my neck,” […]
Farm Bureau’s annual scholarship fundraiser set for Sunday afternoon
Cinco de Vino, an annual scholarship fundraiser, will be held by the Madera County Farm Bureau Sunday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Peters Brothers Nursery, 1135 S. Granada Drive, Madera. The event will mark the 20th anniversary of an event which has provided thousands of dollars in college scholarships for students who want to […]
Coyotes make quick work of Stallions
The Madera Coyotes softball team made sure this wasn’t going to be the year the Madera South Stallions picked up their first win over their rivals with an 11-0 victory at Zimmerman Field. The Coyotes pounded out 13 hits, including five for extra bases, in Tuesday’s victory. Madera pitcher Alexis Galvan tossed a complete game […]
Former Stallion honored by Fresno Pacific
Fresno Pacific University hosted its annual Honors Banquet with several student-athletes garnering recognition. The university has held the event since 2012, and it is designed to honor juniors and seniors who have excelled academically in their respective majors. Former Madera South cross country and track standout Jonnie Montano was one of the selected student-athletes during […]
Coyotes honor seniors with win
The Madera Coyotes baseball team did the best thing they could do to honor its eight seniors during the final regular season home game at Mel Parker Field — win the game. After losing two straight to San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno, the Coyotes scored 13 runs in the first two innings and cruised to a 14-3 […]
Stallions finish home season with loss
The Madera South baseball team lost to the San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno Panthers, 9-0, to conclude the home regular season schedule at Eddie Chapa Field. The Panthers built a 3-0 lead after three innings and put the game away for good after scoring four runs in the fifth. Stallions head coach Alan Sandoval said the final […]
Hawks fall to eventual league champions
The Liberty Hawks baseball team knew it had a tough task ahead in trying to unseat the Kerman Lions from running its Central Section-best league winning streak to 10 years in a row in Monday’s match-up. The Lions peppered 16 hits in a 12-4 victory at Liberty to clinch at least a tie for their […]