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LAFC U9 Boys Soccer Team All Smiles After Fun Season

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The LAFC U9 competitive boys soccer team including Ollie D, Lincoln D, Caleb H, Lorenzo G, Luke A, Ryker B, William N, Wayne L, Wyatt S, Levi H and James M. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

The LAFC U9 competitive boys soccer team was all smiles for their final game of the season! The team is made up of 2nd and 3rd graders from Los Alamos and White Rock, all attending local elementary schools.

The team finished the spring season undefeated outscoring their opponents 42-7. Most importantly, all the players exhibited incredible effort, teamwork and positive attitudes throughout the season!

The players Read More

This Week In Sports: May 7-10, 2025

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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 John McHale and Nate Limback.

This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:

May 7 Wednesday

  • Girls/Boys Tennis Individual State Championships

May 8 Thursday

  • Girls/Boys Tennis Individual State Championships

May 9 Friday

  • Baseball vs Goddard at Home 4:30 p.m.
  • Girls/Boys Track and Field District Championships in Moriarty
  • Girls/Boys Team Tennis State Championships

May 10 Saturday

  • Baseball vs Goddard Home 10 a.m.
  • Baseball vs Goddard Home 12 p.m.
  • Softball vs Bernalillo at Lovington
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Weekly Fishing Report: May 5, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post  

There was a nice, soaking rain Sunday in the Espanola Valley. More rain is forecast for the coming week temperatures are on the cool side for May and the higher elevations are still getting snow. 

The moisture is most-welcome after our dry winter and meager snowpack. 

Streamflow in the Rio Grande remains low. The streamflow at Cerro near the Colorado border was just 173 cubic-feet-per second. 

There will be no big spring runoff from Colorado. Snowpack in the Rio Grande headwaters is just 17-percent of normal. 

New Mexico’s snowpack remains Read More

Los Alamos High School Secret City Esports Wraps Up Another Successful Season

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Congratulations to the LAHS Secret City Esports team who placed second in the Class 4A Team State Championship. Courtesy/LAPS

Splatoon competitors N. Stringfellow, Virgil Szinger, Miles Iverson (Captain), Zane Kretz, Kaden Colson, Alice Thieme, Maira Finn and Quinbee Sintay (not pictured) placed 1st. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Congratulations to the Los Alamos High School Secret City Esports team took 2nd place overall in the Class 4A Team State Championship. The Rocket League, Splatoon and Mario Kart teams took first place, white Heathstone garnered a second-place finish.

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Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Registration Closes May 6

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Jemez Mountain Trail Runs News:

The Jemez Mountain Trail Runs races start and end in the Los Alamos townsite. Registration is open for all races until May 6.

The course is on technical trails with a substantial amount of elevation change. The 50k and 50-mile events include extremely steep climbs and descents on very technical terrain.

On the course, runners will experience high altitude (over 10,000 feet above sea level), scree fields, stream crossings, fallen trees and other obstacles.

Entry fees:

  • $140 for the 15-mile
  • $165 for the 50km
  • $190 for the 50-mile

Learn more about the race and register Read More

Los Alamos Youth Lacrosse U10 In Nail-Biting Win

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ALL players from the Championship game gather for a photo including Los Alamos Hilltoppers, Pueblo Heroes and Duke City Bears. Courtesy/by Megan Parton and Mike Hargather

K Parton eyes Komathy for a quick pass while under heavy pressure from the Santa Fe defense. Courtesy/Megan Parton and Mike Hargather

SPORTS News:

In the final April weekend at the Santa Fe youth lacrosse Jamboree, the U10 Hilltoppers played four intense games, three against previously unmet opponents, but also battled a fifth unforeseen yet just as challenging foe, the northern New Mexico wind in the spring.

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Topper Varsity Softball Vs. Belen Eagles

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Nakota Reed slides into home plate to score the 11th run for the Toppers in the 3rd inning in a game played on Hope Fired at overlook Park in White Rock Monday afternoon. The Eagles started out strong by putting up 3 runs in the 1st inning but the Toppers answered by scoring 10 runs and maintained a large led and winning the game 15-4. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com 

Abagail Deherrera eyes the ball before hitting it for a single and driving in an RBI in the 1st inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Kohynn Young playing 1st base scoops up a grounder and tags out the runner for the 2nd out in the Read More

County Continues Pondering Artificial Turf For Ball Fields

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The artificial turf at Sullivan Field. Los Alamos County is investigating whether or not to install artificial turf on some of its athletic fields. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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

The idea of replacing natural grass with artificial turf on selected Los Alamos County-owned athletic fields has been circulating around the community for some time.

The County first mentioned the idea to the public in September. After several more public hearings and a community survey, the final public meeting will be 5:30 p.m. May 15 Read More

Chadirji-Martinez Best Predictor In Tuesdays Pace Race

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ACRR News:

Results are in from the Atomic City Road Runners (ACRR) weekly Pace Race held April 29 held on the North Mesa trail by the rodeo arena. 

Kamil Chadirji-Martinez was the top predictor in the weekly pace race. He was 8 seconds off his predicted time. Other accurate predictors were: Zach Medin with a 13 second differential; Deana Tsang recording 22 seconds off; Jan Velechovsky with a 24 second differential; and Edith Acosta at 27 seconds off.

On the 1 mile course Teddy Atkins was the first finisher at 11:20 ant the top female was Adrienne Hetrick with a time of Read More