Sports

Results For Third Annual Wolf Creek Ski Area Fun Race

by

Scene from the Fun Race Sunday at Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colo. Courtesy/Wolf Creek Ski Area

SKI News:

Wolf Creek Ski Area hosted its third Fun Race for the season Sunday, Jan. 22. The modified grand slalom course was held on Lower Charisma with a nicely groomed course. The race brought with it an amazing  turnout of 63 racers, with racers traveling in from Oklahoma, North Carolina and Arizona.

The overall winner for the day was once again Corbin Horrocks, of South Fork, with the fastest time of 25.29 seconds – a nearly two second improvement from his last winning race on Jan. 8, 2023. Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Jan. 24, 2023

by

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

The weather this coming week threw us a curve with a strong winter storm focusing on Southern New Mexico. It can get pretty nasty on the Southeastern plains of our state when blizzard conditions can exist due to heavy snow and strong winds. Better postpone any plans for a trip to Southeastern New Mexico until later this winter.

On the plus side, it will bring much-needed moisture to this part of New Mexico. Sierra Blanca should be beautiful with a fresh coat of snow.

Here in the north, a series of storms have raised our snowpack to above normal Read More

This Week In Sports: Jan. 24-29, 2023

by

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, Jan. 24 through Saturday, Jan. 29:

Jan. 24 Tuesday

  • Girls Basketball vs Espanola Away – 7 p.m. – Broadcast on Daily Post YouTube Channel

Jan. 26 Thursday

  • Boys Basketball vs Espanola Home – 7 p.m. – Broadcast on Daily Post YouTube Channel

Jan. 27 Friday

  • Girls Basketball vs Taos Home – 7 p.m. – Broadcast on Daily Post YouTube Channel
  • Wrestling
Read More

Spartans Pour It On In 3rd Quarter To Top LA At Home

by

Josiah Fresquez drives in for a layup in the third quarter. He had 17 points for the night. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Kyle Evenhus dribbles the ball down court past Raymond Aragon in the first quarter. Photo by John McHale/ladaiypost.com

By MIKE COTE
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post

Things looked very good for the Los Alamos Hilltopper boys’ basketball team in the first half of Saturday’s nondistrict game against the Bernalillo Spartans.

But the tables quickly turned in the second half.

Los Alamos gave Bernalillo, a very good Class 4A team, a lot of fits early, and held the Spartans Read More

USTFCCCA Names LAHS Coach Kathy Hipwood 2022 Girls High School Cross Country Coach Of The Year For New Mexico!

by

LAHS Girls XC Coach Kathy Hipwood at the 2022 New Mexico State XC Championships. Photo by Blake Wood

LAHS News:

Los Alamos High School (LAH) 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 is the second year in a row, and third time in the last four years that Coach Hipwood has received this recognition.

“This honor is based upon your leadership and the success of the cross country team throughout the season,” CEO USTFCCCA Read More

Toppers Blow Out Moriarty In District Hoops Opener

by

The Toppers run onto the court to face the Moriarty Pintos in a district game Thursday night in Griffith Gymnasium. Photo by John Mchale/ladailypost.com

GG Romero takes a shot at the basket in the fist quarter. She had 16 points to be the high point player of the game. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By MIKE COTE
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post

In the first District 2-4A game of its season, the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls basketball team unveiled a new tactic, and it paid big dividends.

On Thursday, Los Alamos came out with full-court pressure against the Moriarty Pintos and that pressure took Read More

Los Alamos Hockey Association Announces High School Hockey Team Wins Mid-Year Tournament In Amarillo

by

The Los Alamos hockey team won the Mid-Year Tournament played earlier this month in Amarillo. Courtesy/LAHA

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos Hockey Association (LAHA) has announced that the high school hockey team won the Mid-Year Tournament played earlier this month in Amarillo. 

They won by beating 3 teams and losing to 1:

  • Game 2: Albuquerque Bears, LA Won 6 to 3;
  • Game 3: Amarillo Wranglers, LA Won 7 to 5;
  • Championship: Cibola Cougars, LA Won on a shutout; and
  • Game 1: Cibola Cougars, LA Lost 4 to 3 in overtime.

About LAHS:

The Los Alamos Hockey Association (LAHA) is the largest youth hockey association Read More

UNM Lobos Take Down Boise State In Overtime At The Pit

by

Morris Udeze lines up for the tip off Friday night at The Pit in Albuquerque. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

The Lobos pre-game warm up with 14,560 fans in attendance. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The UNM Lobos men’s basketball team hosted the Boise State Broncos – the number one ranked team in the Mountain West Conference – Friday night at The Pit in Albuquerque.

The Lobo’s started the match slow but gradually gained momentum ending the first half trailing 31-37. The second half was a different story with the Lobos leading 72-69 with seconds remaining.

With four Read More

Pajarito Opens This Saturday!

by

Pajarito Mountain opens Saturday, Jan. 21. Courtesy/PajaritoMountain

From the Team at Pajarito Mountain:

Pajarito opens this Saturday, Jan. 21.

With more than two feet of snow over the past week, Mother Nature finally showed up, and the mountain conditions are incredible. The mountain will be open Saturday and Sunday and Friday-Sunday next week.

Officials will be evaluating options for opening more during the week in the coming days.

The mountain operations team has worked tirelessly to get the slopes ready, and have been hiring as quickly as possible to become fully staffed this season. Read More