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Los Alamos High School Standout Jared Mang Named Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year!

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Jared Mang

CHICAGO — In its 30th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Jared Mang of Los Alamos High School as its 2014-15 Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year.

Mang is the first Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Los Alamos High School.

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Mang as New Mexico’s Read More

LAPD’s Special Olympics Torch Run Underway

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Members of the Los Alamos Police Department, family members and Special Olympics athletes gather near the police station this morning for the annual torch run to Jemez Springs. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Athletes Shaylene Stephens and Sam Zimmerly carrying the torch run with Cdr. Oliver Morris this morning on Trinity Drive. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

LAPD News:

Members of the Los Alamos Police Department joined Los Alamos Special Olympics athletes this morning in running the torch from LAPD to Jemez Springs to help raise awareness and support for Special Olympics. Read More

LA Sportsmen’s Club Hosts Junior Olympic Qualifier

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Medal winners in the Junior Olympic Qualifier, from left, Garit Graham, Chris Bond, and Josh Smith. Courtesy photo
 
Young women competing in the JO Qualifier, from left, Kes Luchini, Lauren Williams, Savannah Williams, Shauna Moss and Jourdyn Rino. Courtesy photo
 
LASC News:
 
Young athletes from across New Mexico shot International Bunker Trap in the cold and rain Saturday, May 16 at the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club to qualify for the Junior National Olympic Shotgun Competition in Colorado Springs July 20-26.
 
Los Alamos participants
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LA School Of Gymnastics Compete In Denver

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SPORTS News:
 
Los Alamos School of Gymnastics platinum and gold gymnasts, who will be competing in Regionals later this month, traveled to Denver this past weekend to compete against 12 Colorado teams at Encore Gymnastics.
 
In the senior platinum division Ashley Bustos took the gold in the all around with 37.15. Bustos also took gold on balance beam with 9.45, silver on floor with 9.50, and bronze on vault (9.40) and bars (8.80). Team mate Carley Stilwell was seventh all around with 35.45. Stilwell took the gold
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Brain Cancer Survivor BethAnn Telford Carries Hope With Her In Today’s Jemez Mountain Trail Races

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From left, marathon runners Michelle Hall, BethAnn Telford and Sarah Domnarski visit the Los Alamos Daily Post headquarters Friday to talk about the need to find a cure for pediatric brain cancer. The trio is running in today’s Jemez Mountain Trail Races. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Like hundreds of other competitors in today’s 10th annual Jemez Mountain Trail Races, BethAnn Telford got up this morning, put on her running shoes and hit the trail with a couple close friends. But there’s something special about Telford. She’s
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Jemez Mountain Trail Races Take Place May 23

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Runners on Canada Bonita Trail at Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Andrew Thien
 
Jemez Mountain trail race flags. Photo by Andrew Thien
 
JMTR News:
 
The Jemez Mountain Trail Races take place this Saturday, May 23.
 
These are a wonderful community event that starts and finishes at the Posse Lodge and take full advantage of our beautiful mountain running trails. 
 
The event includes a half marathon, 50 kilometer and 50 mile race. More than 600 runners have registered, with 400 from out of town. The Perimeter Trail in particular will be quite busy in the early
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LAMS 2014-2015 Hawk Student Athletes Of The Year!

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LAMS athletes, from left, Hunter Swavely, Elijah Velasquez, Paulina Burnside and Neha Sadasivan. Courtesy photo
 
LAMS News:
 
Los Alamos Middle School Announces its 2014-2015 Hawk Student Athletes of the Year.
 
LAMS would like to congratulate the following students for receiving the Hawk Athlete of the Year Award for the 2014-2015 School Year:
  • For 7th Grade Boys: Hunter Swavely (Cross Country, Basketball, Track)
  • For 8th Grade Boys: Elijah Velasquez (Cross Country, Basketball, Track)
  • For 7th Grade Girls: Neha Sadasivan (Cross Country, Track)
  • For 8th Grade Girls: Paulina
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Registration Open For Ed Griggs Memorial Golf Classic

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 A ‘lucky shot’ at last year’s Ed Griggs Memorial Golf Classic. Courtesy photo

YMCA News:

Community members and golf fans are asked to put a team of four together and register now to participate in the 6th Annual Ed Griggs Memorial Golf Classic set for 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13 at the Los Alamos Golf Course.

The tournament is a scholarship fundraiser for The Family YMCA.

The Griggs Memorial features a shot gun start/scramble that includes games of chance throughout the course. It is the final event of the year for the Y’s annual campaign that raises scholarship funds that Read More

Katie Gattiker Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Tuesday’s Pace Race gets underway at East Park. Courtesy photo

Two and four legged runners participate in Tuesday’s Pace Race at East Park. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Katie Gattiker was the top predictor in the weekly pace race Tuesday at East Park being only 3 seconds off her predicted time.

She was followed by Sam Crooks and David Kratzer who tied at a 5 second differential. Aurea Rojas recorded 10 seconds off her estimated time.

On the 1 mile course Mariela Saenz was the best finisher at 10:25. The top male participant was Brian Newnam with a time of 10:48.

Ted Romero finished the Read More