Sports

Still Time To Register For 70th Atomic City Invitational

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SPORTS News:

There are still a few spots remaining for the 70th Atomic City Invitational (ACI).

This is the longest running match play event in the Southwest. Dates are July 1 through July 4. Go to www.lagolfassociation.org to view the event schedule and to register.

The cost is $275 per player and includes three days of match play, kick-off reception, dinners, contests, prizes and more.

Invite friends and family to join in the fun either by registering to play or attending the festivities. Read More

Thrive Community Charter School Teaching Kids How To Ride A Bike In Eight Lessons

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Courtesy/AllKidsBike

EDUCATION News:

SANTA FE — The All Kids Bike Kindergarten Learn-to-Ride Program is a fleet of 24 bikes, pedal conversion kits, helmets, one teacher instruction bike and certified curriculum teacher training, which is everything needed to teach kids how to progress from balance to riding a bike in 8 lessons at Thrive Community Charter School.

Lisa Weyer, Executive Director of the Strider Education Foundation explains, “The ability to ride a bike develops physical and mental well-being and instills confidence which can lead to better focus in the classroom. Kindergarten Read More

The Family YMCA Hosts TJ Stukes For Basketball Campers

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Professional basketball player and now Assistant Coach at Northern New Mexico College TJ Stukes visited campers at the Y gym last week and is shown here teaching Elizabeth Morris to spin a basketball on her finger. Courtesy/Y

TJ Stukes talking to youth about working hard and never giving up on their dreams during a visit last week to the Y Gym. Courtesy/Y

The Family YMCA News:

It’s summer and that means Summer Camps and The Family YMCA is offering a number of different camps for the Summer of 2023. There will be a Summer Camp at Mountain Elementary School and a Summer Sports Camp at various locations Read More

NM-WT Amateur Championship At Black Mesa June 26-28

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2022 Champion Aidan Thomas

GOLF News:

ESPANOLA – The 2023 New Mexico-West Texas (NM-WT) Amateur Championship is set to take place June 26-28 at Black Mesa Golf Club. This will be a 54-hole stroke play event that will feature some of the best amateur golfers from New Mexico and West Texas.

Defending champion and current New Mexico State Aggie Aidan Thomas will return to the 2023 field two days after competing in the Northeast Amateur in Rhode Island. Thomas will tee off  round one at 8:10 a.m. off the first tee, playing alongside teammate and 2021 SCAGA Men’s Player of the Year River Smalley.

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New Mexico Sports Hall Of Fame Board President Theo Barela Has Died

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Theo Barela

NMS News:

The New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors are sad to announce the passing of Board President Theo Barela Wednesday morning. He was serving his second year as president.

Barela went the extra mile to make the Hall of Fame events special for the honorees. He also positively impacted the community in a variety of ways. Barela was a Menual School (1970) and UNM (1975) graduate who was in hotel management since 1975 across the country. He was the director of the lodging committee of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. 

Barela was active in supporting high school and college Read More

LAHS Athlete Melaki Gutierrez Competes At Nike Outdoor Nationals Track & Field Championships In Oregon

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Los Alamos High School (LAHS) athlete Melaki Gutierrez, left, competed June 15-18, 2023, at the Nike Outdoor Nationals Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Melaki was part of the NM Elite 4 by 100 where they brought home a Silver Medal with a time of 41.44. Courtesy photo Read More

Local Athletes Represent Team New Mexico At Wrestling Competition

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From left, Los Alamos High School Women’s Head Wrestling Coach Emily Tew, Gala Nelson, Jackson Blair and LAHS Boy’s Head Wrestling Coach Paul Wilson take part in the Turf Wars held this week in Farmington, Utah. Nelson and Blair wrestled for Team New Mexico at Turf Wars. The boys team went 2-3 in Greco and 2-2 in Freestyle, finishing 6th and 7th respectively. The girls team went 0-5 in Greco and 2-3 in Freestyle.  ‘Nelson and Blair represented the state of New Mexico and the town of Los Alamos well,’ Coach Tew said. ‘This girls team made history by being the first
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David Kunsberg Is Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Runners line up at Tuesday’s pace race in White Rock on the Blue Dot/White Rock Canyon Rim Trails. Courtesy/ACRR
Runners take off at Tuesday’s pace race held in White Rock on the Blue Dot /White Rock Canyon Rim Trails. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

David Kunsberg was the top predictor in the weekly pace race held in White Rock on the Blue Dot /White Rock Canyon Rim Trails with a 1 second differential off his predicted time. 

Other accurate predictors were: 

  • Paul Geimer with 2 second difference as well as the best finisher in the 3 mile distance recording a 19:02;
  • Valerio Pinchetti at 16 seconds off;
  • Cliff
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Mountain Club Wins 1st Place At New Mexico Games 2023

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Courtesy/Anna Zhang

Courtesy/Anna Zhang

By ANNA ZHANG
Swimming Coach
Mountain Club

The New Mexico Games 2023 was held Sunday, June 18 at West Mesa Aquatic Center in Albuquerque.

Mountain club won first place with 2,234 points; Duke City Barracuda finished in second place with 1,722 points; and Kraken earned third place with 1,137 points.

Mountain Club had 44 swimmers with 13 relays during the meet. The age groups are 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, and Masters age groups in 5 year increments.

Placement Mountain Swimmers Achieved By Age Group:

  1. Leandre Capolungo (8)*: 1st in 25 Fly,
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Weekly Fishing Report: June 20, 2023

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

The heat will be on soon as New Mexico enters a dry and hot stretch of weather. Stream flows continue to fall and will soon be back to normal in several drainages

The water level at Abiquiu Reservoir has reached near record levels. Picnic shelters that once stood on dry land are now standing in water. Access to the main boat ramp is open, but much of the parking area is now under water. Fishing for now will be challenging as the fish will be scattered. Boaters need to keep an eye out for debris in the water. Lots of green trees are being flooded and rocks Read More