Sports

Rio Rancho Archer Takes Top Honors At National Contest

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Rio Rancho 5th grader Bell Savary wins elementary bullseye division at Western Nationals Championship. Courtesy/NMGF

NMGF News:

ALBUQUERQUE — In March, 85 New Mexico youth archers competing at the 2023 New Mexico National Archery in the School Program (NASP) State Championship qualified to participate in the Western Nationals Championship.

Almost 2,000 youth archers from 25 states competed for individual and team awards at the NASP Western Nationals Championship held April 28-29 at the Mountain America Center in Sandy, Utah.

Bell Savary, a fifth grader from Maggie Cordova Elementary Read More

Purgatory Ski Resort Bids Farewell To Winter 2022-2023

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The official end of ski season is Sunday, May 14 at Purgatory Ski Resort in Durango. Courtesy/Purgatory

PURGATORY News:

Purgatory Ski Resort has announced the official end of ski season is Sunday, May 14.

This season, Purgatory received more than 31 feet of snow, an amount only recorded three times since the Durango-area ski resort opened in 1965. As a result, Purgatory extended the ski season by three weeks, from April 23 to May 14, allowing for May skiing and riding for the second time in resort history.

Modified operations this weekend include rentals, retail and lifts 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bear Read More

Los Alamos Sports Lit Classes Tour Isotopes Park

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Scene of students from Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Teacher Lori Thompson’s Literature & Composition in Sports (Sports Lit) class on day 1 of a 2-day educational, behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium and culture of baseball Tuesday, May 9 at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque. Over the 2 days, 120 students and 12 chaperones also visited the press box and dugout among other nonpublic areas at the park. Isotopes Park offers free tours to students on non-game days. Courtesy/Lori Thompson

Scene of LAHS students from Sports Lit class on day 1 of a 2-day educational, behind-the-scenes tour Tuesday, Read More

AAU Basketball Team Hosts Fundraiser At Sullivan Saturday!

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SPORTS News:

The AAU Basketball Team “Game Day” is holding a fundraiser, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. this Saturday at Sullivan Field.

The fundraiser includes a Mother’s Day Car Wash and Bake Sale.

The team is hoping to raise money to pay for tournament fees for the upcoming season.

The community is encouraged to come out and support the team! Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: May 11, 2023

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

This week’s road trip went up to the beautiful Chama River Valley in Northern New Mexico. Thanks to the wet winter we just came out of the pastures along the river are a bright, shimmering green. The rivers are running bank-to-bank and even higher with spring runoff. Brazos Falls is running and the cattle already look fat and healthy.

One thing of note in the State Game and Fish Department’s stocking report was the stocking of Gila trout in Lake Roberts near Silver City and in Whitewater Creek. These fish averaged 17 inches in length.

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LAHS Athlete Teke Nieto Signs National Letter Of Intent

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Los Alamos High School senior Teke Nieto signs a National Letter of Intent today to play football and wrestle for Augustana College, a private Lutheran college in Rock Island, Ill. He intends to major in mechanical engineering. Photo By John McHale/ladailypost.com

At today’s letter signing event at LAHS, senior Teke Nieto is accompanied by his parents Joseph and Alyssa and brother Ty Nieto. Photo By John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Topper Men’s Volleyball Completes First Season

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The Topper Men’s Volleyball Team gather for a photo Saturday during a tournament at Manzano High School. This was the Toppers first season playing men’s volleyball and they finished 6th in the tournament. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Troy Makela and Andrew Johnson go up for the block from an Albuquerque High School player in a match played Saturday at Manzano High School. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Lenny Zhoa spikes the ball over the Albuquerque player. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Ben Siegler digs a ball. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Antoni Galassi Read More

Gattiker Is Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Scene from Tuesday’s ACRR Pace Race at Fireman’s Park at 45th Street and Arizona Ave. Courtesy/ACRR

Scene from Tuesday’s ACRR Pace Race at Fireman’s Park at 45th Street and Arizona Ave. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Katie Gattiker was the best predictor in the weekly pace held at Fireman’s Park at 45th Street and Arizona Avenue at 5 seconds off her predicted time.

Other accurate predictors were: 

  • Catherine Hensley with a 18 second differential;
  • Travis Gibson at 19 seconds off;
  • 11-year-old Luke Gibson recording a 21 second difference;
  • Cliff Stanley at 30 seconds off his predicted time.

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This Week In Sports: May 9-13, 2023

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This Week in Sports:

Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of Gene Mortensen (Voice of the Hilltoppers), Mike Cote, John McHale and Nate Limback.

The Hilltopper Sports Schedule for May 9-13:

May 9 Tuesday

  • Golf NMAA State Playoffs at Santa Anna Golf Course

May 12 Friday

  • Track & Field State Championship at UNM

May 13 Saturday

  • Track & Field State Championship at UNM
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