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Alex Kirk Visits YMCA Youth Basketball Clinic Tuesday

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Alex Kirk

YMCA News:

The YMCA Youth Basketball Skills Clinic runs this week from Monday June 30 through Thursday July 3 in the Y Gymnasium on Iris Street.

Former Lobos basketball star Alex Kirk of Los Alamos will be at the Basketball Camp Tuesday July 1 at 10:30 a.m. and again at 4 p.m. for photos and signatures and to chat with players and parents about basketball.

YMCA Youth Basketball Skills Clinic hours:

  • 9-10:30 a.m. for K – 2nd grade
  • 2-4 p.m. for 3rd – 4th grade
  • 2-5 p.m. for 5th – 8th grade

Bring a water bottle, sturdy running shoes, comfortable clothing and a positive – Read More

‘EnduroFest’ Serves Up Bike Races & Rock-n-Roll

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SPORTS News:

Organizers of the newest cyclist-centric festival to hit Los Alamos – “Rock-n-Roll EnduroFest” – are hoping the event will gain speed among festival goers with many family-friendly activities for cyclists and non-cyclists alike, including guided rides, kids races, live music, microbreweries and bike races.

The event is scheduled for the weekend of Aug. 1-3.

“The trails surrounding Los Alamos and the Pajarito Mountain Ski Area trail system are mostly an undiscovered gem for all types of mountain biking,” organizer Steve Watts said. “We wanted to showcase our trails, our people, Read More

NBA Draft Prospect Alex Kirk Thanks Los Alamos

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2014 NBA Draft Prospect Alex Kirk expressed his appreciation to the people of Los Alamos during an interview today at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos native Alex Kirk, center, with former Lobos athlete Emmanuel Negedu and his father Los Alamos County Municipal Judge Alan Kirk today outside the Los Alamos Daily Post headquarters on Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 

Los Alamos Native Alex Kirk will go down in history as the first player ever to make it to the NBA Draft

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Lady Silver Bullets Take First in LT Invitational Basketball Tournament!

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The Lady Silver Bullets, front row, Destiny Valdez. Middle row from left, Ana Abeyta, Nikki Cole, Erin Vigil and Samantha Archuleta. Back row from left, Reyna Morales, Hannah Sanchez, Erica Medina and Kaitlyn Gonzales. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

The New Mexico Lady Silver Bullets took first place in the LT Invitational Basketball Tournament in Albuquerque last weekend.

The sixth grade team won the tournament after playing hard all weekend and winning all four games played. 

The team consists of girls from the Los Alamos, Pojoaque and the Espanola Valley areas. They are coached by Head Read More

Mariela Saenz Best Predictor in Tuesday’s Pace Race

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Tuesday’s Atomic City Roadrunners Pace Race in the Quemazon and Pipeline Road areas. Courtesy photo

ACR News:

Tuesday night’s Atomic City Roadrunners Pace Race was held in the Quemazon and Pipeline Road areas on steep 1, 3 and 3.2 mile courses. With all 33 predicted and actual runner times adjusted to the 3.2 mile course, the best predictions were by Mariela Saenz (13 sec.), Meera Nadige (22 sec.), Linda Vance (23 sec.) and Katie Gattiker (41 sec.).

Fastest on the one mile course were Patricia Burnside (9:30) and Rao Garimella (10:39). Fastest on the 3 mile course was Zach Medin (37:27) Read More

Los Alamos Hockey Players Skate at Regional Camp

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Emma Martens. Courtesy photo

 

Evan Oro. Courtesy photo

 

SPORTS News:

 

Three players from the Los Alamos Hockey Association recently participated in the Rocky Mountain District Player Development Camp held May 7-11 at the Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

Margaret Doebling, Emma Martens, and Evan Oro were among those chosen from each age group in New Mexico to represent the state at the camp.

The camp provides boys and girls ages 14 thru 17 from around the Rocky Mountain District an opportunity to train with high level coaches. The District encompasses seven states:

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LAHS’s Kathy and Rob Hipwood Selected ‘National Coach of the Year’ in Girls’ Cross Country!

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National Coach of the Year Kathy Hipwood

SPORTS News:

It is with great pleasure that the National High School Athletic Coaches Association recognizes Kathy and Rob Hipwood of Los Alamos High School as the National Coach of the Year in the sport of Girls’ Cross Country.

Eight finalists from across the nation were honored during the National Coach of the Year Awards Banquet at the NHSACA’s national convention held June 18 at the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The highlight of the banquet was the naming of the NHSACA National Coach of the Year in 19 recognized sports categories.

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