Sports

Youth Soccer League Extends Last Minute Registration

Courtesy/NMSL

SPORTS News:

Los Alamos Youth Soccer League announces an extension of its last minute registration drive! Get your kids signed up for “The Beautiful Game!”

Youth ages 5-13 who have not registered for recreational soccer for the coming year are urged to sign up this week.

The deadline for registration is 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, but the sooner the better.

Follow this link: LAYSL Recreational Registration to register today.

Direct questions to registrar@laysl.org. Read More

Volunteers Sought For Los Alamos Triathlon Aug. 16

Scene from 2013 Los Alamos Triathlon. Courtesy/LAC

Scene from 2013 Los Alamos Triathlon. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The 40th annual Los Alamos Triathlon is in need of volunteers for the event set for Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center, 2760 Canyon Road.

All volunteers get a long sleeve Los Alamos Triathlon staff shirt as well as a lunch after the event.

Hours are 5:30-9:30 a.m. and volunteer opportunities include the following:

  • Traffic Control
  • Food Preparation
  • Water Stations
  • Course Marking
  • Transition Zones

To volunteer, contact Joseph Harris at 505.663.1794, Read More

NMAA Launches ‘Compete With Class’ Sportsmanship Initiative

NMAA News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) is excited to announce that a new sportsmanship initiative has been launched with the start of the 2014-2015 school year. 

The “Compete with Class” initiative was introduced during the NMAA’s annual back to school athletic directors’ meeting July 29. 

“Compete with Class” was developed through a collaboration process involving athletic directors, coaches and school administrators as well as input from student and adult communities with the purpose of restoring the placement of interscholastic Read More

Community Members Meet Basketball Star Alex Kirk

Basketball star and Los Alamos native Alex Kirk shakes hands and signs autographs this morning at Chili Works on Trinity Dirve. He will be there until noon today. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Community members line up to have items autographed by basketball star Alex Kirk this morning at Chili Works on Trinity Dirve. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Basketball star Alex Kirk poses for photos with local kids this morning at Chili Works on Trinity Dirve. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More

Youth Soccer League Last Minute Registration

SPORTS News:

Los Alamos Youth Soccer League announces a last minute registration drive!

Youth ages 5-13 who have not registered for recreational soccer for the coming year are urged to sign up this weekend.

Deadline for registration is Sunday, Aug. 3.

Follow this link: LAYSL Recreational Registration to register today.

Direct questions about this process to registrar@laysl.org. Read More

Alex Kirk Signing Autographs at Chili Works Saturday

Alex Kirk. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Former Lobos basketball star Alex Kirk will be at Chili Works on Trinity Drive 10 a.m. to noon Saturday to meet the public and sign autographs.

Kirk told the Los Alamos Daily Post a few minutes ago that he will be happy to autograph hats, shirts, basketballs and other items at Chili Works Saturday.

Kirk is a native of Los Alamos and graduate of Los Alamos High School headed to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers later this month. He has been in town recently visiting his family and conducting basketball camps with local kids and presenting talks to service organizations. Read More

Strother is Top Predictor and Female Finisher Again

Runners in Tuesday’s race. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Nikol Strother repeated her achievement of three weeks ago by being the top predictor of once second off her predicted time and being the top female finisher in the three-mile race with a time of 19:41 at Pinon (Rocket) Park in White Rock. 

Ted Romero followed suit by being the next best predictor with a five second differential and recording a 19:27 for best three-mile finisher.

Other top predictors were Roy Cope at six seconds off, Heather Hughes with a 19 second difference, and Duane Marr recording a 21 second differential. Tad Read More

Los Alamos Pony Club’s Erin Kober Wins Charles Owen Technical Merit Award

Erin Kober of Los Alamos riding Dakota Night in a competition earlier this year at the Las Cruces Horse Trials in the cross country phase. Photo by Cristie Cumberworth.

LAPC News:

Los Alamos Pony Club member Erin Kober, 17, won the Charles Owen Technical Merit Award July 26 in the Cobblestone Farms Horse Trials in Dexter, Mich.

Kober, riding her horse Dakota Night, an 18-year-old Morgan/Arab cross (aka Cody), is a HB/C3 Traditional rider in the USPC certifications. Her plans for Pony Club advancement include HA/B Traditional testing within the next two years. She is a rising senior at Los Alamos Read More