{"id":8877,"date":"2020-08-15T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=8877"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:27:15","slug":"on-this-date-madera-razorbacks-make-it-two-for-two-in-tournament-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/on-this-date-madera-razorbacks-make-it-two-for-two-in-tournament-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"On this date: Madera Razorbacks make it two-for-two in tournament titles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2013<\/strong><\/p>

The Madera Razorbacks 16-under NSA travel softball team participated in their second tournament of the season and came away with their second straight championship.<\/p>

The Razorbacks brought home the silver championship at the Wounded Warrior Benefit softball tournament in Turlock.<\/p>

On the first day, the Razorbacks lost all three games by a combined six runs.<\/p>

The Razorbacks opened the day with a 4-0 loss to the Westside Bullets. The Razorbacks followed with a 6-5 loss to the ACGSA Mustangs and a 2-1 loss to Valley Venom.<\/p>

\u201cWe were solid defensively, but we weren\u2019t able to produce with runners in scoring position until Sunday,\u201d Razorbacks manager Sandra Mendez said.<\/p>

With just nine players the next day, the Razorbacks came through with three straight victories for the title.<\/p>

Madera defeated the Lathrop Sparx 11-1 in the first game and followed with a 6-0 victory over Kingsburg Team Matrix.<\/p>

Against the Ceres Sizzle, the teams were tied at two through regulation before Madera came through with a 5-4 victory in the international tiebreaker.<\/p>

\u201cWe were proud to participate in the tournament that gives a portion of the proceeds to our heroes of the Wounded Warrior Project, who help thousands of injured soldiers returning from the battle- field and provide assistance to their families,\u201d Mendez said.<\/p>

2014<\/strong><\/p>

Track looks to take measures after national accident <\/strong><\/p>

It\u2019s an attention-drawing scene that has become all too common in motorsports.<\/p>

From the smallest track in the country to the national renowned Indianapolis 500, frustrated drivers can be seen showing their disdain for other drivers by leaving their car after a wreck and charging at their rival, gesturing obscenely or, in some cases, throwing a couple of punches.<\/p>

The speedway\u2019s owner\/promoter Kenny Shepherd, a former race car driver himself, hopes that through reinforcing the track\u2019s strict guidelines that an outcome like the one that grabbed national headlines last week can be safely averted.<\/p>

For Shepherd, it\u2019s about being ready for those possible situations and discouraging this behavior from drivers beforehand.<\/p>

\u201cI\u2019ve talked about it at every single drivers meeting since the beginning of the season and instruct them to not get on the track on foot,\u201d Shepherd said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had two happen this year and got in big trouble. They\u2019re not thinking about that at the moment because they\u2019re upset, but after they realize what it may cost them.\u201d<\/p>

It\u2019s been an issue that Shepherd has tried to nip in the bud for the past couple of seasons as altercations in the sport gains notoriety especially among the impressionable younger fans.<\/p>

\u201cWhat we\u2019ve done at the Madera Speedway is we\u2019ve really got aggressive since 2011,\u201d Shepherd said. \u201cGoing into the 2012 season, we\u2019ve set fines and rules in place to try to control the drivers \u2014 there\u2019s heavy penalties such as points taken away, suspensions to even expelling drivers from the track. The irony is we\u2019ve been aggressively dealing with this for a couple of years now before this event. People were looking at us and shaking their heads wondering why we were so strict. There\u2019s a reason why this subject was on our radar screen for the last two years, because even though there have been no fatalities, you have broken arms, broken legs, and others, so this is a major problem with not only the drivers but also officials who have been hit. The potential for something tragic was there so we\u2019ve been aggressive dealing with it.\u201d<\/p>

While Shepherd\u2019s goal is to always put on an exciting show with intense racing, safety is always his top priority and takes all the necessary precautions to make sure the Speedway\u2019s conditions are up to par including proper lighting and removing dangerous objects on the track.<\/p>

\u201cSafety is first here,\u201d Shepherd said. \u201cFrom the very beginning of me running race tracks in all these years, we\u2019ve been very proactive by our improvements with our fire trucks, safety trucks and vehicles, fire suits, helmets, and all the way through the safety procedures.\u201d<\/p>

2018<\/strong><\/p>

Coyotes look for mental toughness as season nears<\/strong><\/p>

FRESNO \u2014 After enduring an 0-10 season in 2016, the Madera Coyotes football team rebounded with a 6-6 record in 2017, and the signs point to a bigger improvement for Madera in 2018.<\/p>

\u201cWe got the bones to be a really successful football team,\u201d Madera head coach Yosef Fares said after his team\u2019s scrimmage at Hoover High School in Fresno. \u201cRight now, we still need to continue to build and develop mentally. I think it\u2019s all mental for us right now. We lined up with Bakersfield Christian (coached by Darren Carr, Derek Carr\u2019s brother) and we were shocked in the beginning. We settled into it and we began to play football. In order to beat those high-quality opponents, we have think and believe we can and that\u2019s really got to be the message from here on out.\u201d<\/p>

The Coyotes took part in a three-team scrimmage on Friday night that included the Hoover Patriots and Bakersfield Christian. All three teams took turns going up and down the field, practicing on both sides of the ball. Although it wasn\u2019t an ideal situation, Fares credits both coaches for giving Madera the opportunity.<\/p>

\u201cIt was very nice of coach Carr and coach Rustin Pickett to let us come in because our opponent canceled last minute, we were scrambling,\u201d Fares said. \u201cUsually, we don\u2019t like to do three-team scrimmages, but they were kind enough to adjust their format to let us in. I\u2019m very thankful to those two programs.<\/p>

A strong offensive line, coached by former Super Bowl winner Anthony McCoy, a hungry defense looking to play Coyote football and an offense that features an explosive duo in Colt Nelson and J.J. Espinoza are prepared to take the County\/Metro Athletic Conference.<\/p>

Same issues continue to plague Madera South <\/strong><\/p>

EASTON \u2014 \u201cWe go with what we\u2019ve got,\u201d Madera South head coach Matt Johnson said after 20 players watched in street clothes. \u201cThey are big-time contributors, but they have to know what commitment is all about or it\u2019s going to be a long, long time before they see the field.\u201d<\/p>

The Stallions faced the Washington Union-Easton Panthers in a scrimmage at John Ventura Stadium where the featured teams combined for a 3-17 record in 2017. However, both teams are looking to rebound from last season\u2019s bumps and bruises \u2014 mostly bruises.<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s a crazy thing,\u201d Johnson said about his team\u2019s progression, despite the struggles. \u201cIt\u2019s changing and I\u2019m feeling it and we\u2019re seeing it. Once school gets out and summertime hits, that\u2019s the next phase. Our off-season \u2014 spring ball, weights and strength and conditioning have been off the charts, I\u2019m very proud.<\/p>

\u201cBut when school gets out and jobs and summer activities get going, all of a sudden we are depleted by 30 or 40 percent unless guys step up and keep going. It\u2019s getting better, we\u2019re making the right steps, but this is a cultural thing and it\u2019s going to take a while for them buying in day-by-day. It\u2019s better than it was, but we\u2019ve run out of excuses. You have to be there for the family.\u201d<\/p>

The Stallions overall didn\u2019t show much to the crowd and the Panthers, but exhibited focus and energy as they gang tackled and executed their game plan. Overall, it gave the Stallions a focus heading into the next week.<\/p>

\u201cFootball wise, we were vanilla. We wanted to discover who\u2019s really going to execute and stick their noses in there,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI saw a few goods, but I saw a lot of stuff that was eye-opening. The film is going to tell the true story.<\/p>

Hawks get ready for new season<\/strong><\/p>

COALINGA \u2014 With a chance to hit someone other than your teammate for the first time all season, the Liberty Hawks football team didn\u2019t come out with the intensity head coach Mike Nolte may have wanted in a scrimmage against the Coalinga Horned Toads.<\/p>

The Horned Toads dominated the first part of the scrimmage, scoring three touchdowns against Liberty\u2019s first-team defense.<\/p>

\u201cThe intensity didn\u2019t pick up until the very end,\u201d Nolte said \u201cI would have liked to have seen us sustain a little more enthusiasm and emotion.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cWe looked good in some spots,\u201d Nolte said. \u201cOur running game looked good. Our passing stuff was okay. We have to make sure we go after the ball more aggressively when it\u2019s in the air.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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