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Scenes From 2023 Family YMCA Firecracker Fun Run

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From left, Josh Stone and Grant Martin were the first two to cross the finish line this morning during the Family YMCA 5K Firecracker Fun Run in downtown Los Alamos. Nearly 150 runners and walkers took part in the annual event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Vishal Yalamanchili was the third runner to cross the finish line this morning at the YMCA Firecracker Fun Run. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Samuel Gurarie crosses the finish line. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Ryan McNiff completes the 5K Firecracker Fun Run. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Los Alamos High School Athlete Jaiya Daniels Named Gatorade New Mexico Girls T&F 2022-23 Player Of The Year!

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LAHS athlete Jaiya Daniels has been named Gatorade New Mexico Girls Track & Field 2022-23 Player of the Year. Courtesy/ Luckie Daniels

LAHS award winning athlete Jaiya Daniels with Carl Lewis who has won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal and 10 World Championship medals during his Track & Field career. Courtesy/Luckie Daniels

LAHS athlete Jaiya Daniels with her medals won in track & field competition. Courtesy/ Luckie Daniels

SPORTS News:

CHICAGO — In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade announced Jaiya Daniels of Los Alamos Read More

Will Fisher Is Top Predictor & Best 5K Pace Race Finisher

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Runners take off in Tuesday’s Atomic City Road Runner’s pace race held in Quemazon. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Will Fisher was the best predictor as well as top 5K finisher in the Atomic City Road Runner’s (ACRR) race held Tuesday in Quemazon with a 15 second differential from his predicted time and a finish time of 23:10. 

Other accurate predictors were: 

  • Jan Velechovsky at 16 seconds off;
  • Anders Medin, 13, and father Zach Medin tied at a 36 second difference;
  • Eri Kardoulaki with a 48 second differential as well as the best female finisher in the 1 mile distance with a time of 11:04; and
  • Paul
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Purgatory Lift 1 Opens For Mountain Biking Thursday

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Courtesy/Purgatory

PURGATORY News:

Purgatory announces the long-awaited opening of Purgatory Express (Lift 1) for lift-served mountain biking Thursday, June 29.

After an epic snow year, the high country trails at Purgatory are ready to roll.

Next week, Purgatory will host the Big Mountain Enduro national race series and invites everyone to catch the high-speed, adrenaline-fueled action of all-mountain riding at its finest.

Purgatory caters to all types of riders, from the top professional mountain bikers and teams to newbies learning on the fun and flowy Shangri-La beginner trail. Read More

Location Change For Open Gym Volleyball Program In July

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COUNTY News:

Due to the Los Alamos Public School sports camps being held at the Los Alamos Middle School, Los Alamos County Community Services Department’s Open Gym Volleyball program will move to Pueblo Gym, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays, throughout the month of July.

Call or email any questions to the Recreation Division at 505.662.8170 or email at lacrec@lacnm.us. Read More

Scenes From LAHS Football Team Car Wash Fundraiser

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The Los Alamos High School Football Team sponsored a car wash Saturday in the parking lot of Sullivan Field to raise funds for the football program. The car wash crew posed for a group photo in front of a fire truck whose occupants stopped by to help out the team. Photo by Russ Mortensen

LAHS Football Team members Nate Larson and Matt Brousseau put the finishing touches on Voice of the Hilltoppers Gene Mortensen’s car during Saturday’s car wash fundraiser in the Sullivan Field parking lot. Photo by Russ Mortensen Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: June 28, 2023

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

Anglers who have been patiently waiting for spring runoff tosubside will soon be rewarded. Streamflows across Northern New Mexico are dropping rapidly. The Chama River above El Vado Lake is already at a level (less than 400 cubic-feet-per-second) where the fishing is good and the expectation of hooking a big fish is high. The Pecos River is running at near normal for this time of year and weekly reports of big trout being caught are coming in.

The Rio Grande is still running a little high but is approaching normal. Give it a try if you are skilled Read More

New Mexico Activities Association Member Schools Approve Bylaw On Crowd Control & Unsportsmanlike Conduct

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NMAA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Activities Association membership recently voted in favor of a proposed update to sportsmanship bylaws. 

NMAA high schools voted by nearly 80% in favor of Bylaw 7.7.4 – Crowd Control & Unsportsmanlike Conduct. The new policy will be enacted beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.

“We are glad to see our member schools approve this updated bylaw which coincides with our Compete with Class initiative and hope this will help eliminate much of the growing bad behavior,” NMAA Executive Director Sally Marquez said. 

The updated bylaw now specifies the Read More