This Week in Sports:
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of Mike Cote, John McHale and Nate Limback.
The Hilltopper Sports Schedule for Nov. 16-18, 2023:
Nov. 16 Thursday
Nov. 17 Friday
Nov. 18 Saturday
The State Champion Hilltopper Boys Cross Country Team! From left, Benjamin Sanchez, Mikey Bane, Gus Ovaska, Eddie Gartz, Brayden Allen, Grafton Urbatsch and Armando Inbody. Photo by Blake Wood
The Hilltopper Cross Country varsity athletes and coaches. Photo by Blake Wood
By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
Hilltopper XC
It was two close, hard-fought races between the Los Alamos Hilltoppers and the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at Saturday’s Class 4A Cross Country State Championship at the Academy campus. When it was over, the ‘Topper Boys had won their third State Championship Read More
Tj Stukes works with kids at the 2023 NNMC Eagle Youth Skills Camp. Courtesy/NNMC
Tj Stukes works with kids at the 2023 NNMC Eagle Youth Skills Camp. Courtesy/NNMC
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) Men’s/Women’s Assistant Basketball Coach Tj Stukes is no stranger to the entertainment industry.
Stukes played more than 1,300 games as a pro for the Harlem Wizards for 12 years. He has been a contestant on “The Cube”, appeared in “Hustle”, “Valentine’s Date”, “Chicago PD” and in commercials for Lowe’s, Verizon and Adidas. But being a contestant on the Netflix reality show, Read More
Los Alamos High School NJROTC Cadets gather with their trophies after scoring gold at the 29th Annual Military Skills Competition in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NJROTC
Male color guard from left, Joshua Danforth, Hayden Kim (Commander), Jayden Kim and Caleb Moss. Courtesy/NJROTC
Female color guard from left, Eleanor Joggerst, Sofia West (Commander), Evelyn Drake and Emily Baca. Courtesy/NJROTC
By c/ENS Alana Hinojosa
LAHS NJROTC
Public Affairs Officer
This past weekend Los Alamos NJROTC traveled to Del Norte High School and West Mesa High School to compete in the 29th Annual Duke City Invitational Read More
The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers burst onto Mack Chase Field for their quarterfinal round contest against the Bulldogs Saturday at Artesia. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Hilltopper receiver Seth Cowan pulls down a pass from Kyle Evenhus at the goal line in the second quarter for Los Alamos’ first score of the game. Cowan had a huge showing in the playoffs for Los Alamos on both offense and defense. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Hilltopper Melaki Gutierrez goes up high to catch a pass in between a pair of Artesia defensive backs. Gutierrez ran 47 yards to score the second of Read More
The Topper Girls Soccer team gets a big sendoff as they leave for their State Semifinal Playoff match vs the Hope Christian Huskies played Wednesday afternoon on the Hope Christian Soccer Field in Albuquerque. The Huskies proved to live up to their number 1 girls soccer team in 4A as they defeated the Toppers 0-4. The Huskies defense dominated the Toppers offense to give them the win. The Toppers had an outstanding season finishing 6-0 in district and 11-8-2 overall. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Jayden Krupp and Ravee Jaramillo try to take control of the ball as it bounces down field. Read More
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Girls Varsity Volleyball Team celebrates after their District clinching victory Thursday evening in Griffith Gymnasium. Photo By Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Girls Varsity Volleyball Team hosted the Pojoaque Valley Elkettes Thursday night for their final home game of the season.
The match went five sets with both teams having late rallies, which made for an exciting matchup.
The Hilltoppers clinched the game with a dominating 5th set win of 15-3. Read More
Los Alamos High School senior football player Melaki Gutierrez poses with his mom, Jordan Archuleta after a game at Sullivan Field. Archuleta wanted to send her son a message through the Los Alamos Daily Post, ‘It’s your senior year kiddo! I’m so proud of how far you’ve come with school and sports! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you. I love you son.’. Courtesy/Jordan Archuleta Read More
Duncan Henderson and Anna Wetteland follow in their siblings’ (Orion Henderson and Kelly Wetteland) footsteps in receiving All-American Status! Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
For the second year in a row, The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Swim Team was the only team in the state to have athletes achieve the coveted All-American Status. However, this year, a new set of new first names hoisted the awards: Duncan Henderson and Anna Wetteland.
Following their older siblings’ footsteps (Orion Henderson and Kelly Wetteland), Duncan and Anna achieved the All-American times on their way to first-place Read More