Sports

Hilltopper Girls Cross Country Wins State Championship, Boys Runner-Up To Academy

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The State Champion Hilltopper Girls and Runner-Up Boys. Photo by Blake Wood

Junior Grace Montoya and freshman Elisabeth McNiff were the 3rd and 2nd Hilltopper girls, respectively, in 7th and 6th places overall. Photo by Blake Wood

By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Track and Field 

The Hilltopper Girls proved themselves the dominant XC program in New Mexico on Saturday, taking the Class 4A State Championship with 29 points, ahead of Albuquerque Academy’s 75 points. 

Although Academy put two of their runners ahead of the first Hilltopper, in a demonstration of the value of pack running, the Read More

This Week In Sports: Nov. 15, 2025

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SPORTS News:

This week the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Football Team has a quarterfinal game against Gadsden at home.

The Hilltopper sports games and events are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team, which includes John McHale, Mike Cote and Nate Limback.

This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:

Nov. 15 – Saturday

  • Football Quarterfinals vs Gadsden Home – 12 p.m.
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Barranca Students Complete ‘Let Me Run’ 5k Program

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Ahead of Saturday’s 5k, 11 boys from Barranca Mesa Elementary School gathered with Hilltopper cross country runners who participated and supported the boys throughout the entire event. Courtesy photo

Following Saturday’s 5k, the boys wear their medals and proudly show their time cards. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Eleven Barranca Mesa Elementary School boys in grades 3-6 ran their end-of-season Let Me Run 5k Saturday morning at the scenic Canyon Rim Trail.

Eddie Artnak, Alex Cardenas, Jace Ellison, Marlow Ellison, Levi Hornsby, Waylon Islas, Greyson Lowe, Gregory Maginot, Korbin Parton, Read More

Los Alamos High School Graduate Kelly Wetteland Wins 2025 NCAA National Triathlon Championship

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Los Alamos High School Graduate Kelly Wetteland, second from right, now a senior at the University of Arizona and shown here with her team and coach, on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., won the 2025 NCAA Triathlon Championship. Wetteland is also the national individual champion and led her team to its second-straight national title. Photo by Marison Bilagody/Arizona Athletics

SPORTS News:

TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona Triathlon won its second straight championship at the 2025 Women’s Collegiate National Championship in Tempe, Ariz. The Wildcats took first with 927 points and placed five finishers Read More

Topper Volleyball Closes Season With Win Against Elkettes

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Peyton Labonty goes head-to-head with Alexiyah Lopez at the net. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos Topper Volleyball team closed out its season with a win over the Pojoaque in a match played in Griffith Gym Thursday night. The Toppers swept the Elkettes 3-0 for the win which brings their record to 12-10 over all and 7-1 in district play for the season.

Erin Pompeo goes deep for this dig. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Allie Jackson blocks a spike attempt by Alexiyah Lopez in the first set. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Maya Graves makes a diving save Read More

County Ice Rink Opening Delayed Due To Faulty Motor

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The Los Alamos County Ice Rink. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Opening day for the Los Alamos County Ice Rink is delayed due to a faulty motor in the new chiller. The motor experienced an internal short circuit during performance testing conducted by Modern Mechanical Ices Systems (MMIS), the chiller designer-builder.

MMIS was onsite at the time of the incident, and although a fire was detected inside the motor frame, they were able to react quickly to prevent any damage to the chiller or the facility.

Repairs are anticipated within the week, allowing for an estimated new opening day of Nov. 28.

The Read More

Triathlon Athlete Liz Miller Of Los Alamos Makes Her Mark As First Female Finisher At Ironman California

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Los Alamos resident Liz Miller running Oct. 19 at Ironman California in Sacramento. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos resident Liz Miller triumphantly holds up the banner at the finish line of Ironman California. Miller was the first female finisher of the triathlon, which featured 2,300 competitors. Courtesy photo

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

When Los Alamos resident Liz Miller snatched and proudly held up the banner at the finish line of Ironman California, she said she had a strong sense of déjà vu.

She explained that she held a mental picture of being the overall Read More

Topper Girls Soccer Closes Out Season With Loss To Hope Christian Huskies

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Margaret Steinkamp works the ball past defender Samantha Eades in the first half. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Topper Girl’s soccer team suffered a loss in the hands of the Hope Christian Huskies in a State Semifinals game played on the soccer field at Bernalillo High School Tuesday night by a score of 0-4. The Toppers closed out their season as 4A-2 District Champions and a record of 14-6-2. The Huskies just proved to be the stronger of the two teams and controlled the game.

Maren Dixion picks up a loose ball between a pair of Huskie defenders. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Hilltopper Girls Soccer Advanced To State Semifinals

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All in. All together. The Hilltoppers unite moments before their quarterfinal victory. Photo by Dustin Sutherland

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Girls Soccer team moved on to the State Semifinals after a commanding 3-0 victory over the Artesia Bulldogs in last Friday’s quarterfinal match. The vistory extended the Hilltoppers’ winning streak to eight straight games – all shutouts with zero goals allowed.

The scoring opened with a goal by sophomore Rafa Rocha, who finished a ball that bounced around the box following a corner kick. The second goal came from senior Dayja Read More

Elementary School Mile Held At Los Alamos Golf Course

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And they’re off! The 2025 Elementary School Mile was held in conjunction with the Cross Country District Championship on Halloween at the Los Alamos Golf Course, having been postponed from the previous week’s Home Meet due to lightning. A total of 72 young athletes competed.  The top boy was Fynn Smith of Aspen Elementary School in a time of 6:34, and the top girl was Gracie Nichols of Pinon Elementary School in a time of 6:57. Photo by Blake Wood Read More