TVA hosts seventh FCA Sand Camp
The Triumph Volleyball Academy just wrapped up its seventh annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sand Camp and will look to expand by next year. The four-day camp drew more than 100 players, which is about max for the six-court facility, according to TVA co-founder Steve Guglielmana. “We had to order more balls this year because […]
Triumph excels at first Nationals
The Triumph Volleyball Academy club teams recently came back from its first National Championship with a second place trophy and a fifth place finish. “For a first year team, that’s a huge accomplishment to get there,” said co-founder Steve Guglielmana. “To almost medal in both divisions and getting onto the championship court is great.” The […]
Former Coyote star continues in Nebraska
Former Madera Senior Athlete of the Year Chris Chapa will continue his football career in the next couple of weeks at Nebraska’s Wayne State College, he announced Monday. After graduating from Madera in 2016, Chapa attended Fresno City College — twice — and then played at Merced College before getting the call to continue his […]
One son died; one lived
Welton Rhodes and William O. Justice both served as sheriff of Madera County, one right after the other. Rhodes was sheriff from 1927 to 1934, and Justice served from 1935 to 1955. The two men had something else in common. They both had sons who went off to fight in World War II, but that’s […]
Birth Announcements: April, June 2019
Melanie Rae Perez Melanie Rae Perez was born April 3, 2019, at Madera Community Hospital. Welcoming rhe 19-inch, 7-pound, 13-ounce infant are parents Johnny Perez and Haylie Martinez of Madera. Grandparents are Robert and Mary Martinez of Fresno. Angles Abigail Angles Abigail was born April 5, 2019, at Madera Community Hospital. Welcoming the 19-inch, 7-pound, […]