This Week In Sports: Nov. 15, 2025
SPORTS News:
This week the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Football Team has a quarterfinal game against Gadsden at home.
The Hilltopper sports games and events are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team, which includes John McHale, Mike Cote and Nate Limback.
This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:
Nov. 15 – Saturday
- Football Quarterfinals vs Gadsden Home – 12 p.m.
Barranca Students Complete ‘Let Me Run’ 5k Program
Ahead of Saturday’s 5k, 11 boys from Barranca Mesa Elementary School gathered with Hilltopper cross country runners who participated and supported the boys throughout the entire event. Courtesy photo
Following Saturday’s 5k, the boys wear their medals and proudly show their time cards. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
Eleven Barranca Mesa Elementary School boys in grades 3-6 ran their end-of-season Let Me Run 5k Saturday morning at the scenic Canyon Rim Trail.
Eddie Artnak, Alex Cardenas, Jace Ellison, Marlow Ellison, Levi Hornsby, Waylon Islas, Greyson Lowe, Gregory Maginot, Korbin Parton, Read More
Los Alamos High School Graduate Kelly Wetteland Wins 2025 NCAA National Triathlon Championship
Los Alamos High School Graduate Kelly Wetteland, second from right, now a senior at the University of Arizona and shown here with her team and coach, on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., won the 2025 NCAA Triathlon Championship. Wetteland is also the national individual champion and led her team to its second-straight national title. Photo by Marison Bilagody/Arizona Athletics
SPORTS News:
TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona Triathlon won its second straight championship at the 2025 Women’s Collegiate National Championship in Tempe, Ariz. The Wildcats took first with 927 points and placed five finishers Read More
New Mexico Department of Transportation Announces Land Of Enchantment Young Ambassadors
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Office of the Governor, has named 14 high school students as the 2025–2026 Land of Enchantment Young Ambassadors, a new statewide leadership program focused on preventing litter and graffiti while promoting community pride.
The Young Ambassadors initiative is part of NMDOT’s Que Linda program and the Governor’s youth-focused #KeepLitterOut campaign and aims to empower youth to lead local beautification efforts across New Mexico. More than 150 students applied for the inaugural program, which Read More
Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area Offers Workshops At Los Luceros On Making Traditional New Mexican Herbal Remedies
Herbal remedy preparation. Courtesy/NMDCA photo
NMDCA News:
The Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) is offering two hands-on herbal remedios, or remedy-making workshops at Los Luceros Historic Site.
Learn how to create locally sourced herbal remedies using traditional New Mexican healing practices. In part one of this two-part series, students will learn to identify, understand, and make remedios with the abundance of locally foraged herbs available at Los Luceros.
In part two students will continue to create locally sourced remedios including eye washes, salves, Read More
Explore Ancient Astronomy At PEEC’s Planetarium: Getting Oriented With Chaco Canyon Nov. 14
Community invited to discover how the Ancestral Puebloans incorporated the cycles of the Sun and Moon into the architecture of Chaco Canyon during the Getting Oriented with Chaco Canyon planetarium program, Nov. 14 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Discover how the Ancestral Puebloans incorporated the cycles of the Sun and Moon into the architecture of Chaco Canyon during the Getting Oriented with Chaco Canyon planetarium program at the Los Alamos Nature Center from 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14.
This immersive, full-dome planetarium experience allows participants Read More
Topper Volleyball Closes Season With Win Against Elkettes
Peyton Labonty goes head-to-head with Alexiyah Lopez at the net. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos Topper Volleyball team closed out its season with a win over the Pojoaque in a match played in Griffith Gym Thursday night. The Toppers swept the Elkettes 3-0 for the win which brings their record to 12-10 over all and 7-1 in district play for the season.
Erin Pompeo goes deep for this dig. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Allie Jackson blocks a spike attempt by Alexiyah Lopez in the first set. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Maya Graves makes a diving save Read More
UNM-LA To Host Business Scholar Luncheon Holiday Networking At SALA Event Dec. 10
Santa Fe Community College And Higher Education Center To Close For Fall Break Nov. 26-30
SFCC Campus in the fall. Courtesy photo
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), 6401 Richards Avenue, and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center (SFHEC), 1950 Siringo Road, will close for Fall Break from Wednesday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 30. All campus facilities will be closed. No classes, activities or student services will be available.
SFCC’s early childhood development center Kids Campus, and the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center also will be closed.
SFCC, SF Higher Education Center, and Kids Campus will reopen with regular hours Monday, Dec. 1. SFCC’s William Read More
SFCC Sculpture Union Will Present Holiday Sale Dec. 3-4
“Healing Machines,” a mixed media sculpture by Jeanne Walker. Courtesy photo
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) announces that the Sculpture Union (student club) will present its Holiday Sculpture $99.99 Sale from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Thursday, Dec. 4 in main entrance hallway at the SFCC campus, 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, 87508.
The SFCC Sculpture Holiday Sale will include sculptural objects and functional art. All work is priced at $99.99 or less. The work includes the use of a range of techniques and materials, such as welding, forging, clay, wood, Read More
Aspen K-Kids Make Library Of Over 1,000 Books For Uganda
Aspen’s K-Kids Club packs boxes of books to send to Uganda. Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
By SHARON ALLEN
Los Alamos
The amazing K-Kids Club at Aspen School just completed collecting, packing, and shipping of 20 boxes of over 1000 books to make a library for Innovation Primary Community Library in Uganda, Africa.
Thanks to their hard work, an entire community will have access to books where there were none before!
Fundraising for this project started last year by selling See’s lollipops and having a bake sale, and this year the kids added to their funds by selling popcorn. Club treasurer, Read More
Discover Subtle Beauty Of Local Plants On PEEC’s Shrub & Tree ID Walk With Plant Expert Craig Martin Nov. 15
The community is invited to join PEEC and plant expert Craig Martin to explore the subtle beauty of Northern New Mexico’s shrubs and trees in their autumn and early winter forms, 1-3 Nov. 15. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Take a leisurely stroll with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and plant expert Craig Martin to explore the subtle beauty of Northern New Mexico’s shrubs and trees in their autumn and early winter forms. The Shrub and Tree ID Walk is 1-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15. Admission is free, and participants of all ages and experience levels are welcome.
Even without spring leaves Read More
2025 Election Results Are In … Voters Choose Jaurigue And Serrato For School Board, Hampton, Tharp And Fischer Wright For UNM-LA Advisory Board
School Board Member Antonio Jaurigue
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The results of the 2025 general election in Los Alamos County are in and some new and returning faces will be serving on the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Board and the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board.
The results reveal Margie Serrato won the seat for the LAPS Board District 1 and Antonio Jaurigue won the seat for District 2. Serrato earned 548 votes while Stephanie Galvez earned 413 votes. Jaurigue received 590 votes while Tamara Hinckley earned 474 and Jasmine Read More
Culture Of Brilliance Embraces Twice-Exceptional Learners
Julie Skolnick’s award-winning book ‘Gifted and Distractible’ offers compassionate guidance and durable strategies for the twice-exceptional (2e) community. Courtesy photo
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
In Los Alamos, where brilliance and curiosity are part of the community DNA, children who are both gifted and neurodivergent find rare understanding. However, their strengths and struggles can be easy to miss. A learning disability can obscure remarkable aptitude, while accelerated abilities can hide challenges that need support.
Recognizing Read More
UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board To Meet Nov. 10
UNM-LA campus courtyard. Courtesy photo
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board is holding a board meeting on Monday, Nov. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Building 2 Lecture Hall (Room 230) on the UNM-LA campus located at 4000 University Drive, Los Alamos, NM 87544.
Agenda items include a discussion of the operating agreement, public access to meetings via Zoom and presentations from the executive team.
The board generally meets on the Monday preceding the second Tuesday of each odd calendar month except in July, unless otherwise directed. The board advises The University of New Mexico Read More
Topper Girls Soccer Closes Out Season With Loss To Hope Christian Huskies
Margaret Steinkamp works the ball past defender Samantha Eades in the first half. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The Topper Girl’s soccer team suffered a loss in the hands of the Hope Christian Huskies in a State Semifinals game played on the soccer field at Bernalillo High School Tuesday night by a score of 0-4. The Toppers closed out their season as 4A-2 District Champions and a record of 14-6-2. The Huskies just proved to be the stronger of the two teams and controlled the game.
Maren Dixion picks up a loose ball between a pair of Huskie defenders. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
PEEC: Community Invited To Journey To The Edge Of The Solar System With NASA’s IMAP Mission Nov. 21
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Explore the frontier where the solar system meets the galaxy at the Los Alamos Nature Center during Exploring the Interstellar Boundary with NASA’s New IMAP Mission, 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21.
The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), launched in September 2025, is studying the heliosphere, a protective bubble carved out by the solar wind that shields Earth from galactic cosmic radiation. At the edge of this bubble lies the interstellar boundary, where the solar system ends and the galaxy begins. This mission will help scientists better understand Read More
LAPS Thanks Los Alamos County Voters
By JENNIFER GUY
Superintendent
Los Alamos Public Schools
On behalf of the Los Alamos Public Schools, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the voters of Los Alamos County for participating in the school board elections. Your engagement shows your commitment to building strong schools and ensuring student success.
Thank you to the candidates who stepped forward to serve in District 1 and District 2. Running for public office takes time, energy and dedication. Your willingness to contribute strengthens our district and our community. I appreciate your care for our schools.
Congratulations Read More
New Los Alamos Book Club Invites Public Participation
Book cover of ‘Industry of Lies: Media, Academia, and the Israeli-Arab Conflict’. Courtesy image
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos community is invited to join a book discussion group sponsored by Stand With Us, an international, nonpartisan Israel education organization that inspires and educates people of all ages and backgrounds, challenges misinformation, and fights antisemitism.
This is a follow-up to the movie and discussion at the SALA Los Alamos Event Center on Oct. 9, where we showed the film “October H8te”. The group intends to educate about antisemitism and the Israeli-Arab Read More
Serrato: My Sincerest Thanks
By MARGIE SERRATO
Elected To Los Alamos Public Schools Board
This election was never about me or about securing a seat on a board. It was about answering a calling that I was invited to follow; one that asked me to get involved, learn, connect, and trust.
My greatest concern, at the start, was that I didn’t know the mechanics of running a campaign. That concern was quickly eased by the caring guidance and generous support of so many people in our community. The behind-the-scenes work is far greater than one would fathom. But there are hundreds of unnamed members in this effort – including the voters, Read More
