Tyler Takeda/The Madera TribuneThe Madera Coyotes stunt team after finishing their Competitive Sport Cheer game at Liberty High School on Friday.About three years ago, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body of high school sports, introduced a new sport to high schools in the state — Competitive Sport Cheer — or Stunt Cheer. Its goal was to give girls a chance to get scholarships in college with more and more colleges also introducing...
Each team is made up of a roster of no more than 30 players. Players can participate in all three categories — partner stunts, pyramids and jumps and tumbling. The fourth quarter is a combination of all three. The two teams are going head-to-head, at the same time and doing the same exact routine. Judges are in the stands watching, and deciding which team does better, and a point is awarded for each routine. Before the game, a coin is flipped by the referee to determine possession, which team...
Erika Cass is lucky. She has a wonderful husband named Jason who is a good provider and makes terrible puns, a 14-year-old daughter named Hannah who tests her patience, and a 16-year-old son named Liam who is well, he’s perfect. She hates to admit it, but Liam is her favorite. However, she worries about Liam more than she does about either Hannah or her hard-working husband.Although Liam is a top student at his high school, star of the debate team, and member of the track team, he’s had some...
Cat Campbell/For The Madera TribuneCelebrate Spring with a hearty pasta dish featuring smoked salmon and fresh asparagus.This time of year, we see an abundance of many veggies that we associate with the Spring season. Asparagus is one great example, even though we can manage to find it in stores during most of the year.I must admit that while I have a lot of recipes in which asparagus is an ingredient, I am more of a purist when it comes to my favorite way to prepare it. I wash it, snap off any
For The Madera TribuneEva Fridley Garner.Eva Fridley and John Garner were married in Modesto and moved to Madera in 1890. She was 16, and he was 21.In 1892, they had two children, and by 1900 ominous clouds of disharmony began to gather — clouds that would in time turn a storm into murder.In 1901, Eva determined to leave John. She would take their two boys and move to Los Angeles where her mother lived. There she would file for a divorce. Before she could depart, however, John took the children
For The Madera TribuneMatilda Torres girl’s soccer champions and coaches pose for pictures at Tuesday’s school board meeting.As this writer approached the Madera Unified School District Board Room last week, it looked like a protest was taking place.There was standing room only, and the crowd was desperately attempting to reach the school board meeting.A second look, however, showed jubilation flowing through the assembly. They were there to celebrate the girls soccer team from Matilda Torres...