Top MUSD admins retire
Vacancies are filled by stellar replacements When three high-level Madera Unified administrators decided to retire this year, the district was left with some large shoes to fill. As fate would have it, however, word of the vacancies had hardly been released when a trio of power-house administrators, all of whom had once worked in Madera, […]
Madera Police Log: April 21-25
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. April 21 4:43 a.m. — Vehicle stolen in the 33100 block of Avenue 17. 8:32 a.m. — Traffic collision with property damage near Caitlan Drive and Isla Vista Court. 9:55 a.m. — Parking citation issued in the 200 block of south D Street. 10:17 a.m. — Vandalism […]
WIC increases benefits with extra funding
California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) families will see a temporary increase in their monthly WIC fruits and vegetables benefit to $35. Currently, children ages one to five receive $9 per month, and pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women receive $11 per month, but that changed on Tuesday. Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act allowed […]
Stallions close duals with win
The Madera South Stallions wrestling team sent out three seniors with a team victory to close out the rare spring season. German Flores, Andrew Barajas and Joseph Munoz were honored before Thursday’s match. Also, in a rare opportunity that comes from the COVID-19 days, the Yosemite-Oakhurst Badgers used this time to honor their three seniors. […]
Stallions compete in loss to Panthers
After getting hammered 35-4 in its previous two games against the San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno Panthers, all Madera South baseball coach Alan Sandoval wanted out of his team was to compete. Compete his team did in a 7-1 loss Saturday at Eddie Chapa Field to the Panthers. Although his team only managed a run, they battled […]
Record breaking homer highlights softball sweep
After a lethargic victory earlier in the week, the Madera Coyotes softball team exploded in the rematch against the Edison-Fresno Tigers for a 17-0 victory. Although the Coyotes defeated the Tigers, 13-3, on May 25, the Coyotes put the hammer down early and often in Thursday’s rematch at Edison. Madera scored three runs each in […]
Coyotes unable to claw back vs. Tigers
Three runs in the first inning at Mel Parker Field put the Madera Coyotes baseball team in a hole that they nearly clawed out of. Behind the arm of J.J. Padilla, the Edison-Fresno Tigers beat the Coyotes on Saturday in a three-game series sweep in the County/Metro Athletic Conference. Padilla pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing […]
Fresno Grizzlies opening to 100 percent capacity on June 15
The Fresno Grizzlies announced they will open Chukchansi Park to 100 percent capacity for baseball games starting on June 15. This date lines up with the state-declared reopening date that lifts social distancing requirements and capacity limitations. Included in this change will be the removal of the requirement to physically distance within the ballpark and […]
Opinion: Recall fever: More than just a bear and a TV star
“All politics is loco,” the New York Times headlined during California’s 2003 recall campaign. That never looked more true than in mid-May, when gubernatorial recall replacement candidate John Cox campaigned with a Kodiak bear to demonstrate his “beastly” qualities, then complained loudly because the bear got more attention than he did. Or when reality TV […]
Letters: Seeking friends and familiar faces
Madera High’s Class of 1971 will celebrate its 50th reunion on September 18. We’d love to include as many of our classmates as possible. We need help locating quite a few. If anyone has any information on any of those listed below, please email: yvettemck@yahoo.com or charlottb@att.net Thank you so much! Here are the members […]