Los Alamos Little League District 1 Champion All-stars for the 9-11 Age Division, front row from left, Zack Stidham, Ian Swavely, Maddox Martines, Brandon Walker and Malachi Laskie. Middle row from left, JJ Chrobocinski, Gavin Mitchell, Raven Naranjo, Sal Crochet, Cohen McKown, Tanner Noakes, Zachary Moore and Wyatt Guffee. Back row from left, Coaches James Chrobocinski, Dave Swavely and Jason Martines. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos Little League District 1 Champion All-stars for the 9-11 Age Division wrapped up their season over the weekend in Carlsbad with a loss to Noon Optimist (Roswell), a win over the Dine’ Nation and a loss to LaPlaza LL (Las Vegas).

Highlights for the weekend were a big win over Dine’ (24-4) after a slow start and a hard-fought battle with LaPlaza in which Los Alamos battled back from a deficit of 6-0 and tied the game at 6 in the 4th inning before losing 13-7.

“Since their district win over Espanola in late June, these kids had a great opportunity to get several additional weeks of summer baseball in which they developed their skills and came together as a team as this past weekend proved,” Coach Dave Swavely said. “Anytime that you can get a win and play competitive games in state play, it is a positive for the LALL program.”

In addition to playing the games at a top rate facility (Bob Forrest Complex), the athletes enjoyed activities such as the Caverns and the newly built water park along the Pecos River.