Coyotes cruise to win over Edison
Madera bounces back with four goals after loss to Stallions The Madera Coyotes boys soccer team got off to an early lead and never let up, winning 4-1 in a County/Metro Athletic Conference match against the Edison-Fresno Tigers. The Coyotes took a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Miguel Gutierrez received a pass from […]
Stallions battle back for tie against Bullard
Despite not holding a lead all match, the Madera South Stallions boys soccer team needed a goal by a freshman to keep its County/Metro Athletic Conference title hopes alive against the Bullard-Fresno Knights. Freshman Raul Arzola scored the game-tying goal a minute after Bullard took a 4-3 lead and with about 15 seconds left in […]
Liberty’s NSL unbeaten streak stopped at 111
A 111-match unbeaten streak in the North Sequoia League finally ended for the Liberty girls soccer team. The streak stopped with a 2-1 home loss against Yosemite on Thursday. “That winning streak was big. But how we respond is the biggest thing,” Liberty head coach Erick Walker said. “I’m confident that our team will bounce […]
Letter: Reader agrees with letter on Noblett
This letter is response to Jim Glynn’s letter to the editor. Well said Jim! If anyone knows Rochelle Noblett, they would know that this women has the utmost integrity. I have witnessed her unselfishly devote her life to making the Madera Community a better place to live. Rochelle is a successful business women. She served […]
Letter: Madera has lost an important asset
I appreciated Mr. Glynn’s explanation about Ms. Noblett’s accomplishments (Jan. 11,2020, Letter to the Editor). For years, she outfitted and equipped my sons for an array of Madera sports. As a Madera Arts Council member and former teacher for after-school art program (under the auspices of the Council), her dismissal pains me since during her […]
Letter: Evil is outpacing good in world
I am a Conservative Republican. I am not a “Hawk.” I do not wish harm on any good person. I do understand that there is good and there is evil in this world. Evil is growing faster than good. We need to control it. I delivered a son to the 1st Iraq War. Took him […]
Opinion: Your local columnist: endangered by AB5
From Madera to Mill Valley, Eureka to Encinitas, Coalinga to Claremont, local columns are among the most popular features in newspapers that still survive in this era of Craigslist and eBay taking away classified advertising and many display ads moving to Google and Facebook. But now local columnists following in the large footsteps of the […]
Hanky-panky in the Fountain Saloon
When Madera turned the corner into the 20th century and voted to incorporate in 1907, it had to elect a city council to pass the ordinances that would regulate life in the county seat. Chief among the concerns in those early days were the saloons that lined Yosemite, and at the top of the list […]
Feeding the football fans
I might as well admit up front that I am not a football fan, but many (most?) people are pretty loyal to their favorite teams. Maybe I just wasn’t exposed to sports very much when growing up, except in high school. But no matter; I am more than happy to do what I can to […]