Sports

Season Passes Now On Sale At Pajarito Mountain Providing Access To More Than 5,000 Acres Of Skiing

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Guests can receive the guaranteed lowest price of the season now through May 5 at Pajarito. Courtesy/pajarito

Pajarito Mountain News:

Starting today, guests can lock in the guaranteed lowest price on 2023/2024 season passes at Pajarito and other Power Pass mountains, all while enjoying powder turns this spring and some of the best conditions in years.

Pajarito opened Jan. 21, and has received 114” of snow so far this season, with fantastic conditions all season long.

With products starting as low as $249 for adults (and FREE for kids ages 12 and younger), the Power Pass is the season pass for Read More

Los Alamos Bombshells And Nukes To Host Rugby Round Robin Saturday April 22 At Sullivan Field

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Claire Bullock establishes a ruck while Wendy Sheppard gets ready to receive the ball. Courtesy Photo

Gala Nelson, center, goes in for the tackle forcing a knock on by her opponent. Courtesy Photo

LA Rugby News:

The Los Alamos Bombshells and the Los Alamos Nukes rugby teams competed Saturday in Albuquerque against teams from around the state.

The teams will be hosting a Rugby Round Robin Saturday, April 22 at Sullivan Field.

The matches will run from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and attendance is free.

Emmeline Weaver, far left, and Heidi Sheppard, center, run to support Wendy Sheppard during Read More

Los Alamos High School NJROTC Has Big Week

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Topper Company’s 1st place female and 2nd place male PT teams. Courtesy/Miranda Lopez

Cadets with food drive donations before sending them to LA Cares. Courtesy/Miranda Lopez

By C/LTJG Miranda Lopez
Public Affairs Officer
LAHS NJROTC 

In the past Los Alamos NJROTC has held many events which in turn have afforded the program the opportunity to support our surrounding community.

Topper Company held their annual food drive for LA Cares Feb. 27 until March 10. Cadets managed to collect over 800 individual items last year with over 900 items gathered this year. These donations will be transported Read More

This Week in Sports: March 21 – March 25, 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 Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Sports Schedule for Tuesday, March 21 through Saturday, March 25:

March 21 Tuesday

  • Baseball vs St. Michael’s Home – 4 p.m. – Broadcast on Daily Post YouTube Channel

March 23 Thursday

  • Baseball vs Santa Fe Away – 3 p.m.
  • Softball at Rio Rancho TBA – TBA

March 24 Friday

  • Tennis at Española Quad III – 8 a.m.
  • Softball at Rio Rancho TBA – TBA
  • Track and Field at Bernalillo TBA
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Hilltoppers Varsity Baseball Falls To Albuquerque Academy

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Kyle Evenhus throws a strike for the Toppers. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

The Hilltoppers watching the Chargers warm up before the bottom of the 3rd inning. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Varsity Baseball team hosted the Albuquerque Academy Chargers Tuesday for a non-district game at Bomber Field.

The Chargers earned two runs in the first inning, but the Toppers gained momentum collecting four runs in the next five innings to take the lead.

The Chargers put up four additional runs in the 6th and 7th innings that the Toppers Read More

LAHS Track & Field Athletes Make Strong Statement March 10-11 At Fred Loya Invitational In El Paso

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Jaiya Daniels won the triple jump by nearly 3’  with a leap of 37’ 3.5”. Daniels was also part of the state qualifying 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams, and ran a state qualifying time in the 200 m. Photo by Blake Wood

Hailey McDowell placed 2nd in the 1600 m, with a state qualifying time of 5:35.2. Photo by Blake Wood

By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Cross Country

The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Boys and Girls Track & Field teams made a strong statement March 10-11 in their first out-of-state meet of the season, at the Fred Loya Invitational in El Paso, Texas.

The Hilltopper Girls won the Read More

Scenes From LAHS Track & Field JV Meet At Cleveland HS Where Hilltoppers Competed With Great Intensity

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Cyril Jaworski and JJ Diaz in the 110 m hurdles. Photo by Blake Wood

Xylin Patterson in the 100 m. Photo by Blake Wood

By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Cross Country

Nearly 80 Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Track & Field JV athletes traveled to Sue Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho to compete last Wednesday afternoon and evening against athletes from Cleveland, Rio Rancho, Albuquerque Academy, Los Lunas and Moriatry.

The Hilltopper JV Boy and Girls competed with an intensity and maturity that portend a bright future for LAHS Track & Field.

Nicolas Clark in the high jump. Photo by Blake Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: March 15, 2023

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

The ice-fishing season is likely over. Eagle Nest Lake, Fenton Lake and Lake Maloya all closed to ice fishing last week. The only lakes where they may still be ice fishing would be small, high-elevation lakes like Cabresto near Questa and Hopewell Lake between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarilla. Use extreme caution this time of year before venturing on to any ice.

Streams and rivers should soon start to rise with runoff from the melting snowpack. To get some idea of what to expect, check out conditions in Southwestern New Mexico. Spring runoff Read More

Los Alamos Clubs Compete Well At 2023 New Mexico State Short Course Swim Championships In Albuquerque

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Carson Hick included as top performers for the Aquatomics, who brought home six first place honors in the 15 and over age group. Courtesy photo

Fayrouz Mourad places fourth in the 1,650 freestyle. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Although the high school swim season wrapped up in February, the New Mexico State Short Course Swim Championships brought many of the same athletes back to Albuquerque Academy, along with a tier of fast swimmers who had not participated in high school swimming but were ready to show their stuff at a championship level.

From March 2 through March 5, 16 clubs brought more than Read More