100 years ago in Madera County for November
100 Years Ago in November 1917 MAD BULL CRUSHES ELDERLY RESIDENT TO DEATH — Thomas S. Desmond, one of the oldest and best known residents of this county met a terrible death about 5 o’clock Monday afternoon when he was attacked and crushed by an infuriated bull on his place three miles southwest of Madera. […]
Coyotes take Stadium Road Showdown
The Madera high Coyotes finished off their turnaround season with a 49-20 Stadium Road Showdown victory over next-door neighbors Madera South after a 22-point second quarter turned the game around. “It was a good performance overall,” Madera head Coach Yosef Fares said. “I thought offensively, we played very well throughout the whole game, but defensively […]
Hawks close season with shutout
The Liberty Hawks football team closed the regular season with a shutout victory over the Chowchilla Tribe for their biggest victory over their North Sequoia League rivals. The Hawks limited Chowchilla to just 145 yards of total offense, forced two turnovers and invoked the running clock in the fourth quarter for a 35-0 victory. “It’s […]
Coyotes open playoffs win
The Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team continued their unblemished run after they swept away the Hoover Patriots to open up the first round of the Div. II Central Section playoffs. “We played Hoover at the beginning of the season so we had seen them before,” said head coach Meghan Haas, who celebrated her birthday after […]
No. 2 Hawks cruise to win
The Liberty Hawks girls volleyball team showed why it’s one of the top teams in the Div. IV Central Section playoffs with a dominating three-set victory over No. 15 Lindsay. The Hawks outscored the Cardinals 50-20 in the first two sets and then held off Lindsay 25-20 in the third set for the victory. Liberty […]
Coyotes advance to second week
Swimming in familiar waters helped the Madera Coyotes girls water polo team advance to the Div. II semifinals after a 12-1 victory Saturday in the McAlister Aquatics Complex. The fourth-seeded Coyotes received three goals from Ceaira Chavira and Emily Goertzen and rolled to a victory over No. 5 Reedley. “The one big thing is we […]