Sports

Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort Opens For 2025-2026 Season

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SKI News:

VADITO — Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort welcomed guests as winter made its first appearance in Northern New Mexico. The resort opened Lift 2 and welcomed skiers and riders to experience their first tracks of the winter.

The snowmaking team worked hard to get the run open on Friday and hopes to make more snow throughout the week, opening up more terrain.

About Sipapu Ski Resort

Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort is New Mexico’s fastest-growing ski resort. Located just 20 miles southeast of Taos and two hours north of Albuquerque, Sipapu offers family-friendly fun for all levels of skiers and Read More

LAFC Competitive Girls Soccer Teams Excel At Tournament In Albuquerque

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LAFC 2013/2014 girls’ competitive soccer team. Courtesy/LAFC

SPORTS News:

The LAFC 2013/2014 girls’ competitive soccer team capped off a fun fall season with smiles and an excellent third-place finish at the Gaylord Sheppard Tournament, the largest soccer tournament in New Mexico and an event that draws teams to Albuquerque from across the Southwest.

During its regular season this fall, the team competed in the Duke City Soccer League, the state’s premier youth league, where it posted a winning record, outscored its opponents by nearly a two-to-one margin, recorded shutouts in Read More

Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders To Participate In 84th Annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade Dec. 7 In Hawaii

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Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders, top row from left, Genesis Fernandez, Kestrel Laesar, Sara Gordon, Alessandra Valencia, Kailea Kobayashi, Angelica Montoya, Madeline Morris. Bottom row from left, Angelee Abeyta, Sophia Sisneros, Jasmine Grey, Faith Archuleta, Allyson Harbert and Holly Martinez. Courtesy photo

TOPPERS News:

The Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders will participate in the 84th annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on Dec. 7, 2025, in Waikiki, Hawaii.

The parade and associated events commemorate the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during the Second World Read More

Topper Football Closes 2025 Season With 31-13 Loss

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The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers football team lost Saturday’s home playoff game against Gadsden by a score of 31-13. The Toppers controlled the Panthers’ running game, but the Panthers’ passing game was the winning combination that won the game for the Panthers. The Toppers had a very good season with records of 10-1 overall and 7-0 in district, with a District 5A-1 championship. Here, the Toppers charge onto Sullivan Field. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Ben Brousseau breaks up a pass play to Armando Ramirez in the first quarter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

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LAHS Gridiron Booster Club Paints Rock With Team Spirit

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LAHS Gridiron Booster Club members paint the rock in White Rock with team spirit ahead of today’s Quarterfinals State Tournament between the Toppers and Gadsden, 11 a.m. at Sullivan Field. Go Toppers! Courtesy photo

LAHS Gridiron Booster Club paints the rock in White Rock with team spirit ahead of today’s Quarterfinals State Tournament between the Toppers and Gadsden, 11 a.m. at Sullivan Field. Courtesy photo

LAHS Gridiron Booster Club paints the rock in White Rock with team spirit ahead of today’s Quarterfinals State Tournament between the Toppers and Gadsden, 11 a.m. at Sullivan Field. Read More

Get Tickets For Quarterfinals State Tournament Game: Toppers Host Gadsden Saturday

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TOPPER News:

Come out to cheer as the #3 ranked Los Alamos High School Football team hosts #6 Gadsden High School in the quarterfinals of the NMAA State Football Tournament Saturday, Nov. 15, at Sullivan Field. Gates will open at 11 a.m., game time is noon.

All tickets should be purchased in advance through GoFan. Go to https://gofan.co/event/5335165?schoolId=NM13898 to purchase tickets, or search for Los Alamos High School on the GoFan app. Tickets will not be sold at the gate.

No regular season passes (including student and staff passes) will be accepted for this game. Tickets are $12 for adults, Read More

Still Time To Submit Nominations For Los Alamos High School 2026 Athletic Hall Of Fame

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LAPS News:

There is still time to submit nominations for the Los Alamos High School (LAHS) 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame. All submissions are due no later than Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.

Since its inception in 2014, there have been 60 LAHS Hall of Fame members. Nominees may be former student-athletes who graduated from LAHS, former coaches or any individual who has made an outstanding contribution to or has had a significant impact on the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) athletic program.

Nomination forms are available on the Athletics webpage or at this link: Hall of Fame Nomination Form.

New inductees Read More

County Has Plan For Improving Athletic Ball Fields

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These images show how the North Mesa and White Rock athletic fields look now versus how an artificial turf feasibility study proposes they could look in the future. Click here for more detailed images. Courtesy/LAC

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post 
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Turf that is neatly trimmed, perfectly leveled and colored a single shade of green could be in the future for several athletic fields on North Mesa and in Overlook Park. Not because of some breakthrough in sod botany but because Los Alamos County installs artificial turf.

If the County follows through on this project, Read More

Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort First In New Mexico To Kick Off 2025-26 Season … Opening Nov. 21

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SIPAPU News:

VADITO — Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort is scheduled to kick off New Mexico’s 2025-26 ski season Friday, Nov. 21, marking the state’s first resort opening of the winter. Located in the scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the family-friendly resort will welcome guests just in time for Thanksgiving week skiing and snowboarding.

“We’ve used this extended window of good weather to continue construction on our new Lift 3 project,” said John Paul Bradley, General Manager. “We’ve made excellent progress on Lift 3, and while we’re Read More

LAHS Football Hosts Quarterfinals State Tournament Game

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The Los Alamos High School Football team will play Gadsden High School in the quarterfinals of the NMAA State Football Tournament this Saturday at Sullivan Field. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

The #3 ranked Los Alamos High School Football team will host #6 Gadsden High School in the quarterfinals of the NMAA State Football Tournament this Saturday, Nov. 15, at Sullivan Field. The Game time is noon. Gates will open at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The Hilltoppers finished the regular season with a 10-0 record and were repeat District Champions.

Tickets are $12 for adults, and $8 for students (K-12), military Read More