CAPMC recognizes awareness month
Community Action Partnership, Madera County (CAPMC) is recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a couple of events. One of the events is to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Day on Tuesday by wearing teal. Then, CAPMC will host National Crime Victims’ Right Week with a Victim Memorial Display on Friday, beginning at […]
MCSO honors five Academy grads
Five Madera County Sheriff’s Office cadets graduated from the Fresno City College Police Academy after 26 weeks of rigorous training. Those graduated were: Deputy Abigail Robinson, Deputy Avery Worrell, Deputy Christian Zepeda, Deputy Daniel Sandoval and Deputy Jordan Martinez. In addition, Deputy Robinson was awarded Top Law Enforcement Skills, Top Academic, Top All Around Cadet, […]
Fatality in roll over crash
California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a solo-vehicle crash on Daley Road, north of Avenue 17 on Monday at about 8:30 p.m. An investigation indicates a 48-year-old man from Madera, later identified as Steven Munoz, Jr., was driving a 2002 GMC Yukon, northbound on Daley Road, north of Avenue 17. The driver lost control […]
Rejoice on Resurrection Day
Tomorrow is Resurrection Day, more commonly known as Easter Sunday. That is a glorious day for many reasons, but there is one reason in particular. Jesus is the reason for the season. For many of us, on Easter we celebrate the third day after Jesus was brutally killed, when he did something that he had […]
Hawks finally get Easter win
FRESNO — After struggling through the Fresno Easter Classic, the Liberty Hawks baseball team closed the tournament with a come-from-behind 8-4 victory over the Hanford Bullpups at Clovis West. The Hawks trailed 4-1 after the third inning, but scored a run in the fourth and two in the fifth to tie the score before breaking […]
Coyotes get satisfying win
In a final match-up between two of the most successful softball coaches in Central Section history, Judy Shaubach and her Madera Coyotes came out with a 13-6 victory over Mike Noel at the Clovis Cougars to finish the Buchanan Easter Classic. After tripping over themselves in the third inning to allow Clovis to score five […]
Hawks struggle in spring break tourney
CLOVIS — Liberty Hawks softball coach Keith Davis knew his team was going to take some lumps at the Buchanan Easter Classic, but hoped his team could put up a fight against some of the top teams in the Central Section. The Hawks, who won last year’s Div. III Central Section title, faced off against […]
Coyote baseball picks up Classic win
After picking up a win earlier in the day, the Madera Coyotes baseball team completed a doubleheader day with a 5-4 victory over Northgate in the Fresno Easter Classic at Mel Parker Field. Earlier in the day, the Coyotes defeated Buhach Colony out of Atwater with a 10-0 mercy-rule victory. In the nightcap, the Coyotes […]
Coyotes beat up Hawks in tourney
CLOVIS — The Madera Coyotes softball team took advantage of a slumping Liberty Hawks to record a 12-0 mercy-rule victory at the Buchanan Easter Classic. The Coyotes scored 12 runs on nine hits, and were helped by five Liberty errors. Madera pitcher Viviana Nombrano held the Hawks to just one hit (a single by Trinity […]
Opinion: A grayer United States
We may be familiar with a general outline of the history of the human species on our planet. Most of us agree with the current theory of evolution, though others challenge the science. Whatever the case, forensic examination of the bones of our distant ancestors reveals that, on average, they did not live long lives. […]