Sports

North Mesa Gymnasium Discussed At Jan. 26 Work Session

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Interior rendering of the proposed North Mesa mixed-use gymnasium near LAMS. Screenshot/ladailypost.com

Exterior rendering of the proposed North Mesa mixed-use gymnasium near LAMS. Screenshot/ladailypost.com

From left, Acting Superintendent Jennifer Guy, Board President Antonio Jaurigue, Vice President Ellen Specter, Secretary Christine Bernstein and members Melanie Colgan and Sondra Wyman at a work session Thursday at Aspen Elementary School. Screenshot/ladailypost.com

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

The main business discussed at Read More

TWST Big Mountain Team Competes At Wolf Creek

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TWST Big Mountain Team athletes pose in the fresh snow early Saturday morning in Wolf Creek. Courtesy photo

Lauren Mueller, top right, celebrates her 1st place finish. Courtesy photo

By Coach JIMMY LODER
PAULA KNEPPER
TWST

The Taos Winter Sports Team (TWST) traveled to their first International Free Skiers Association (IFSA) event of the season in Wolf Creek on Saturday Jan. 21. More than 100 athletes competed on either skis or snowboards in U12 (athletes 10-11 years of age) and 12-14 age divisions.

It was an early start for the competitors with an 8 a.m. lift load. The venue start was perched on Read More

Topper Company Comes Out On Top At LAHS NJROTC Area Manager Inspection

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Topper Company in formation. Photo by John McHale/ladaiypost.com

NJROTC saluting the flag during the presentation of colors. Photo by John McHale/ladaiypost.com

By C/LTJG Miranda Lopez
Public Affairs Officer
LAHS NJROTC 

The Los Alamos High School Navy Junior ROTC (NJROTC) completed its annual Area Manager’s Inspection the morning of Friday, Jan. 20.

During the event, cadets were under strict review of personal grooming requirements and military bearing, as individuals and as a unit.

“AMI went very well and I am beyond proud of Topper Company for showcasing all their hard work and dedication. Read More

Toppers Swim & Dive To First Place In Hobbs

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LAHS News:

Strong individual performances combined with team depth in relay events led the Topper swimmers and divers to a first-place finish at the Hobbs Reid Eagle Invitational meet Jan. 20-21.

“We saw great efforts by the entire team,” Coach Chris Wetteland said. “I’m happy that we had everyone compete so well. This shows the last month of hard work is paying off.” 

The Topper swimmers placed swimmers in the top five in 22 of the 24 events. 

Sophia Pieck, Ming Lo and Anna Wetteland swam to first place finishes in their individual events. William Borovina, Nikolai Nelson and Hayden Sutton took Read More

Los Alamos High School’s Kathy Hipwood Named 2022 Girls High School XC Coach Of The Year For New Mexico!

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LAHS Girls Cross Country Coach Kathy Hipwood for the third time has been named 2022 Girls High School Cross Country Coach of the Year for New Mexico. Photo by Blake Wood

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

  • ‘Coach Hipwood has earned more championships than any other cross country coach in New Mexico history.’

Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Cross Country Coach Kathy Hipwood has been selected as the 2022 Girls High School Cross Country Coach of the Year for the state of New Mexico by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

This Read More

Topper Basketball Team Picks Up Big Road Win

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GG Romero takes a short jump shot; she scored 15 points for the game. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Abigail Martinez shoots for 2 points; she had 8 points for the game. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By MIKE COTE
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post

It was a tough contest, but the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls basketball team picked up a big road win Tuesday.

Los Alamos didn’t put up the big numbers as it had in recent contests, but found a way to battle through against a motivated Española Valley Sundevils team, winning 52-39 at Edward Medina Gymnasium.

That game was broadcast on the Los Alamos Read More

TWST Sweeps Podium At Giant Slalom In Purgatory

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Aksel Boukhalfa in 2nd place, Isaac Olson in 1st place, Sasho McDowell (8th grader Los Alamos Middle School) in 3rd place celebrate as TWST athletes sweep the podium in U16 male category. Courtesy photo

Cullen McLean gets in his tuck early winning him a spot on the podium. Photo by Michelle Mosby

By PAULA KNEPPER
Coach
Los Alamos Youth Mountain Bike Team

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) Southern Series of the Rocky Mountain division first Giant Slalom (GS) race was held Jan. 21-22, 2022 at Purgatory Mountain Resort. Nearly 200 youth athletes from across Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona Read More

TWST Competes In SuperG At Purgatory Mountain Resort

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Cullen McLean (6th grader at Mountain Elementary School) earns a 2nd place finish missing the top of the podium by three hundredths of a second. Teammates Axel Vaskas earns the 4th place finish and Malik Boukahlfa earns the 10th place finish. Courtesy photo 


Isaac Olson takes the top spot on the podium followed by Aksel Boukhalfa in 2nd place, and Sasho McDowell (8th grader Los Alamos Middle School) earns 4th place in the Super G. Courtesy photo

By PAULA KNEPPER
Coach
Los Alamos Youth Mountain Bike Team

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) Southern Series of the Rocky Mountain division Read More