Tyler Takeda

For The Madera TribuneThe intersection of SR 41 and Avenue 12 will receive a major upgrade after the SR 41 Expansion project is completed.Although it may not look like it now, the area around Avenue 12 and State Route 41 will soon be booming with business. But, before that can happen, infrastructure has to be laid down, and that may cause some inconvenience. In the biggest public works roads project in Madera County history, construction began last week on widening SR 41 from Avenue 10 1/2, nort

Wendy Alexander/The Madera TribuneMadera Coyotes retiring softball coach Judy Shaubach, middle with microphone, acknowledges the many coaches that have helped in her 38 years at Madera while amassing 780 victories after Thursday’s victory over Edison in Madera’s regular season finale. The Madera Coyotes softball team entered its regular season finale with a County/Metro Athletic Conference co-championship secured, but coach Judy Shaubach wanted it all in her final regular season game. Shaubach,

Wendy Alexander/The Madera TribuneMatilda Torres’ Jose Velazquez throws a pitch during Friday’s game with Madera South. Velazquez allowed four runs, one earned, over six innings to pick up the win. He struck out seven and walked three.The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team took advantage of its extra runners for a 6-2 victory over the Madera South Stallions at Eddie Chapa Field. The Stallions out hit the Toros 7-4, but the Toros left 11 runners on base in the victory. They were the beneficiaries

Wendy Alexander/The Madera TribuneThe Matilda Torres Toros boys tennis team celebrates with the Central Section Championship plaque after winning the Div. IV title Tuesday. They also honored Rafael Barragan Donan, who was a member of last year’s team and passed away last fall.While the Madera South Stallions boys tennis team made history, the Matilda Torres Toros boys tennis team made its own history across town. The top-seeded Toros dominated third-seeded Foothill for an easy 5-1 victory to win

Tyler Takeda/The Madera TribuneMadera South’s No. 1 singles player Kevin Franco holds up the Central Section Div. V Championship plaque surrounded by his team after Tuesday’s victory over Granite Hills. The victory completed an undefeated season for the Stallions.The Madera South Stallions boys tennis team wasted little time in dispensing the second-seeded Granite Hills Grizzlies to win its first-ever Central Section title. The Stallions boys tennis team was full of firsts this year under first-

For The Madera TribuneMadera Rebeldes Club runners Isai Orea and Miguel Gonzalez show off their bib numbers before completing the historic Boston Marathon in April.Madera’s Isai Orea recently completed the Boston Marathon, and came away with a personal record while moving up more than 400 places than was anticipated. Orea, a 2008 Madera High School graduate, who was a runner-up in the Central Section Cross Country Championship and won three team Valley Titles, completed the Boston Marathon cours

Wendy Alexander/The Madera TribuneMatilda Torres’ J’Lynn Mitchell celebrates at second base after a double. She also hit an inside-the-park home run and drove in three in a 16-3 victory over Washington Union in the first round of the Div. V Central Section playoffs. Seven of the eight Madera-area bat and ball teams were in action for the first round of the Central Section Playoffs on Friday and Saturday, and all three softball teams advanced, as well as the Matilda Torres baseball team. Softball

Wendy Alexander/The Madera TribuneTorres’ Trey Garcia gets congratulations from head coach Bryan Rubalcaba after his fourth inning run-scoring triple in Friday’s 10-8 playoff victory over Lindsay.The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team took the first step to defend its 2025 Div. VI Central Section championship with a 10-8 victory over the Lindsay Cardinals in the first-round of the playoffs at Torres.The sixth-seeded Toros jumped out to a 10-4 lead, but things got hairy when the 11th-seeded Cardi

Wendy Alexander/the Madera TribuneThe Melchor brothers proudly display their Central Section Boys Tennis Championship plaques. Mark, left, led the Toros to the Div. IV title while Nathan led the Stallions to the Div. V title. In a match that was moved to the morning because of the impending heat wave, the Madera South Stallions boys tennis team cruised to a 6-1 victory over Granite Hills. The top-seeded Stallions finished their win at about 1 p.m. last Tuesday afternoon when their No. 5 and No.

For The Madera TribuneMichelle Ramirez-Rueda.Madera South High School’s Michelle Ramirez-Rueda will walk across the stage during 2026 Commencement Ceremonies at Matilda Torres High School as the No. 1 ranked student in her class.However, she didn’t set out for the top spot. “Originally, I was attempting to try hard classes to challenge myself, and I got No. 1, which is amazing,” she said. “There was competition for that from a lot of other students that wanted to take other challenging classes.