This Week In Sports: Dec. 29, 2025 – Jan. 3, 2026
SPORTS News:
This week the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers have boys basketball and wrestling games. Topper girls have wrestling games this week at Cleveland.
The Topper 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:
Dec. 29 Monday
- Boys Basketball vs West Las Vegas at Stu Clark Tournament New Mexico Highlands University – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 30 Tuesday
- Boys Basketball at Stu Clark Tournament New Mexico Highlands University – TBD
Dec. 31 Wednesday
- Boys Basketball at Stu
LARSO Executive Director Ramon Garcia Speaks At Kiwanis
LARSO Executive Director Ramon Garcia speaks to Kiwanis on Dec. 16 at TOTH. Courtesy/Kiwanis
By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos was introduced to new Executive Director Ramon Garcia of the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) at the Dec. 16 meeting at Trinity on the Hill Church.
Originally from Mexico, Garcia attended high school and college in New Mexico, and was involved with the Pojoaque Boys and Girls Club.
Garcia expressed gratitude for the open and warm welcome he was given when he came to our community and admiration for the diligence, Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Political Rivals Have Easy Chances To Renew Democracy
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos
We live in strange times. Never in our country have political rivalries played out on so large a stage. Settings vary from city parks and plazas to nationwide TV and social media. Each rival, with its allies, rants against its opposition. We hear tell that one set stands for democracy and the other threatens it. Maybe so. I fear that we waste good chances…
Investigations have become “bigger” news than legislation. We hear about large numbers of truly bad immigrants and large numbers of truly good immigrants. We need lawmaking that is suitable for Read More
Daily Postcard: Dramatic Sunset Viewed From Meadow Lane
Daily Postcard: A dramatic sunset viewed Saturday evening from Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Western Bluebirds & Junco Gather Around Local Bird Bath
A small flock of Western Bluebirds and a lone Junco gather to sip water from a bird bath on the deck of a residence this morning in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Nancy Bartlit Read More
LANL Co-Design Summer School Trains Next Generation Of Interdisciplinary Scientists
Julien Loiseau designed the logo for the school himself, including a prickly pear and symbols for each of the main disciplines. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
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For graduate students interested in high-performance computing, few problems today can be solved in isolation. Modern scientific challenges demand collaboration across disciplines — researchers working together to design software and algorithms that run efficiently on the world’s most powerful machines.
That philosophy Read More
Christmas Cactus Stands Tall At Aster Street Residence
A bright Christmas Cactus is spotted standing tall outside a residence on Aster Street last week in the Pinon Trails neighborhood of White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Santa Fe Institute: Constructing A Science Of Stories
SFI Research News:
From Beowulf to Pride and Prejudice to the classic sitcom Friends, all stories share a common purpose: to convey knowledge about how to navigate the world.
“Stories are everywhere,” said SFI External Professor Peter Dodds, a systems scientist at the University of Vermont. “Even sports, or the differential equations that describe fluid dynamics, are kinds of storytellers. Stories that people tell and retell almost always involve characters and events that are connected and unfold over time, wrapped around essences of power, danger, and survival.”
Dodds has co-organized Read More
Still Awaiting Winter Weather At Pajarito Mountain Ski Area
Here’s the latest on where things stand at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area: there was some snow recently, but not nearly enough to build the solid base needed to open the ski season. These warmer conditions mean everyone is waiting together for colder temperatures and substantial natural snowfall to kick off the season. The team is watching the weather nonstop, and feel the anticipation. To open, they typically need several consecutive days of cold weather, paired with significant natural snowfall. Once winter finally settles in, things can shift fast – and the team will keep everyone informed Read More
NMDWS: Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing $160,000 In New Mexico Pandemic Benefits
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Texas man pleaded guilty last week to stealing more than $160,000 in federal unemployment relief funds issued by New Mexico during the pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the guilty plea by Marc Long — the result of continued work by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) to prosecute pandemic-era fraud.
The case underscores the NMDWS’ continued commitment to identifying, investigating, and prosecuting fraud involving unemployment benefit programs.
“The guilty plea in the Marc Long case sends a clear message: New Mexico has Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Cloud Floats In Morning Sky
Daily Postcard: A beautiful cloud floats in the morning sky Friday over Velarde. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
Obituary: Mary Elizabeth Lindberg April 2, 1941 – Dec. 25, 2025
MARY ELIZABETH LINDBERG April 2, 1941 – Dec. 25, 2025
“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” Mary Elizabeth Lindberg (née Bergerson) died at home in Los Alamos, surrounded by her family on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, following a six-year journey with pancreatic cancer, which she met with her trademark defiance, humor, courage, and indomitable spirit.
Mary did not fit, and never tried to. She was a mother and a wife, yes—but also a contrarian who relished debate and treated disagreement as a form of play (and, often, a form of proof). She traveled. She dreamed. She Read More
Minnesota Prevails Over UNM At 2025 Rate Bowl In Phoenix
Coach Eck Checks On Injured Lobo Player During Rate Bowl
Lobos Head Coach Jason Eck is on the field checking on an injured player during the Rate Bowl today in Phoenix. Photo by Ryn Hermann
Injured Lobo player is assisted off the field. Photo by Ryn Hermann Read More
UNM Vs. Minnesota 2025 Rate Bowl Goes Into Overtime!
Lobos Run For 1st Down; 2 Minute Warning In Rate Bowl!
The Lobos run for 1st down! 2 minute warning! Photo by Ryn Herrmann Read More
Lobos Make Touchdown To Tie Game Against Minnesota!
The UNM Lobos make a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown and 2 point conversion to tie the game! Photo by Ryn Herrmann Read More
No Score In 3rd Quarter; Minnesota Scores In 4th – Raising Score To 14-6 Over UNM Lobos
Minnesota scores in 4th quarter raising score to 14-6 over UNM Lobos in Rate Bowl underway in Phoenix. Photo by Ryn Herrmann Read More
Halftime Underway In 2025 Rate Bowl In Phoenix
Halftime is underway in the UNM Lobos Game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the 2025 Rate Bowl at Chase Field in Phoenix. Photo by Ryn Herrmann Read More
Score Is UNM 6, Minnesota 7 In First Half At Rate Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers Quarterback Drake Lindsey throws the ball for a touch down raising the score to UNM 6, Minnesota 7, with less than 2 minutes in the first half in the 2025 Rate Bowl underway now at Chase Field in Phoenix. Photo by Ryn Herrmann Read More
