Opinion: A quarter century flies by
Saturday I am celebrating my 26th anniversary at The Madera Tribune. I started by selling retail advertising, June 12, 1995. Since then, I have worked in almost every job in the place. I once angered a publisher so much that one day he demoted me to the point where I was filling newspaper machines with […]
Opinion: New baby causes frustration
Ever since the new baby arrived, I’ve been frustrated. When the phone call came in from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on the morning of Friday, June 4th, I was informed that “It’s a girl.” Of course, that wasn’t a surprise because the sex of the baby was revealed during an interview in March. An overly […]
Madera cruises to playoff win
The Madera Coyotes baseball team didn’t face any problems in its first-round playoff matchup against Tulare Union at Mel Parker Field. That was thanks in large part to senior Nate Martinez, who pitched a complete game and struck out 14 batters, leading the sixth-seeded Coyotes to a 5-1 win over 11th seeded Tulare Union. “I […]
Coyotes make road trip worth it
ARROYO GRANDE — At the end of a 12-hour road trip, the Madera Coyotes softball team came home with a Div. I Central Section playoff victory after a 3-2 win in Arroyo Grande. The ninth-seeded Coyotes made the three-hour trip worth it after scoring runs in the third, fourth and seventh inning and made it […]
Stallions stunned as the top seed
The Madera South Stallions baseball team earned the program’s first top seed in the Div. IV playoffs, but an old nemesis appeared and the Golden West-Visalia Trailblazers recorded a 4-3 upset victory at Eddie Chapa Field. The Stallions looked to be cruising with three runs in the first two innings. However, the Trailblazers scored four […]
Hawks come up short in playoff semifinals
Coming into this weird and unpredictable season, the Liberty Hawks boys basketball team and head coach Johnny Gonzales had one goal in mind — to get back to the championship game. It wasn’t that long ago that Gonzalez and his men found themselves at the mountaintop. But, after Tuesday’s 64-49 loss to Washington Union-Easton at […]