OAKHURST – Yosemite High School’s Badger swim team went up against Bullard in a pre-season scrimmage on Friday, Mar. 21. YHS has two home meets this week: Tuesday, Mar. 25, they compete against Reedly High and on Thursday, Mar. 27, league begins as YHS takes on Sierra High. On Saturday, the team competes in a Sprint Meet at Sunnyside in ...

OAKHURST – “Yes, there will be a Sober Grad for seniors graduating this year!” So says the group of parents and teachers who have banded together to make certain that a Yosemite Unified School District tradition doesn’t strike out since the area lost its only bowling alley last year. New traditions are about to be established, and organizers are setting ...

O’NEALS – Three senior students from Minarets High School are hosting a special event on Saturday, Mar. 29, from 12 – 3 p.m. It’s Bingo for a Cure, and proceeds will go toward the Relay for Life team the girls have created to honor a local three-year-old living with a brain stem tumor. Admission to Bingo for a Cure is ...

AHWAHNEE – The PTA and kids of Coarsegold Elementary School invite duffers and others in the community to participate in the 5th Annual Cougar Classic Benefit Golf Tournament and dinner, on Saturday, Mar. 29, at Sierra Meadows Country Club. The tournament begins with a bang: “shotgun” start at 10 a.m. The entry fee is $75 per player with dinner included.

MADERA COUNTY – Coarsegold Elementary School won top honors at the 2014 7th grade Academic Pentathlon, with Ranchos Middle School winning the 8th grade competition. Nearly 400 students participated in this year’s five-event academic competition, held over two days. Math and essay tests were held on Friday, Mar. 14 at State Center Community College District Madera Center. Literature, Speech and ...

OAKHURST – Veteran Yosemite High School science teacher Gary Sconce has gone public about his decision to live as a woman. The popular teacher will return to YHS after spring break with a new gender identity and a new name – Karen Scot.

OAKHURST – Yosemite High School (YHS) Varsity swim coach Brandon Brokaw released the results of the three-school tri-meet competition held on Tuesday, Mar. 18, at Hoover High School with Sierra. “This was a really good meet for our boys,” said Coach Brokaw. “They had some good competition from Hoover but we were able to pull it out in the end ...

OAKHURST – “I am Travis Ma. My real name is Xiao Ma. But just forget about that. I know you guys cannot pronounce it. I am an exchange student from China. I am a junior in Yosemite High School now.” Yosemite High School is currently working with schools in China to create opportunities for students to come to the United ...

OAKHURST – Yosemite High School (YHS) Junior Varsity and Varsity swimmers and divers hosted Madera on Tuesday, Mar. 11, in a pre-season scrimmage. Next up for the YHS team is an away meet at Hoover High School on Tuesday, Mar. 18, followed by a home meet with Bullard High School at YHS on Friday, Mar. 21.

MADERA – Coarsegold Elementary School 7th grade and Oak Creek Intermediate School 8th grade teams won the Madera County Academic Pentathlon Math Tournament on Friday, Mar. 14. Oak Creek Intermediate School placed third in the 7th grade competition, and Wasuma Elementary School’s 8th grade team placed second. Coarsegold, Oak Creek and Wasuma brought home 10 of 18 awards, with 14 ...