Sports

Baseball All District Announced

1st Team All District

   

Adam Chavez

12

Bernalillo

Daniel Jaramillo

10

Bernalillo

Joshn Urban

12

Bernalillo

Elias Archuleta

10

Espanola Valley

Jesus Chavez

11

Espanola Valley

Elias Gonzales

10

Espanola Valley

Manny Otero

12

Espanola Valley

Jake Downs

12

Los Alamos

Colin Kitts

11

Los Alamos

Connor Mang

10

Los Alamos

Jared Mang

11

Los Alamos

Trevor Pacheco

11

Los Alamos

Hiram Lopez

10

Santa Fe

Korwin Mueller

11

Santa Fe

Gabe Valdez

10

Santa Fe

     

2nd Team All District

   

Christian Leon

12

Benalillo

Lorenzo Martinez

10

Benalillo

Dominik Duran

11

Capital

Alan

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Action from May 2 Topper Track and Field Meet

Liz Lockhart clears the bar in the girls pole vault during a multi-team track and field meet May 2 at Sullivan Field. Lockhart’s final height in the pole vault was 7 feet 6 inches. Photo by John Sarracino

Sydney Ellis, running the anchor leg, takes a handoff from Skyler McCall in the boys 4×100 meter relay during a multi-team track and field meet May 2 at Sullivan Field. Photo by John Sarracino
Seth Drop easily clears an opening height in the boys pole vault during a multi-team track and field meet at Sullivan Field May 2. Drop eventually cleared 12 feet 6 inches, which equaled his season’s
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LAHS Girls Golf Achieves Every Goal Set

Members of the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls golf team with their coaches after winning the district championship earlier this month. Courtesy photo
 
By Mike Lippiatt
LAHS Girls Golf Coach

Well, we didn’t quite throw the numbers up on the board that we had hope to but no teams really did. The weather, especially the second day, was absolutely brutal with high winds and very cold temps.

Tuesday morning our first tee-time was 7:50 and it was snowing … snowing in Albuquerque on May 13. That was something nobody thought would happen but we brought our rain suits just in case and were

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Tad Hughes Top Predictor in Pace Race Tuesday

ACR News:

Tad Hughes had the best prediction in Tuesday’s pace race, with a delta time adjusted to 3 miles of 7 seconds.  

The annual staggered-start pace-race/fun-run was held Tuesday on the White Rock bike path. The predictors with the slowest times started first from Piñon/Rocket Park. The ones with the fastest times (Heather Bjorklund and Tad Hughes for 1 mile, Ted Romero and Katie Gattikier for 3 miles) started last.

The best predictors (and the time that they were off their prediction) for the 1 mile were Tad Hughes (7 s) and Sue Elkins (63 s). For the 3 mile course, the best predictors Read More

Pain Free Athlete: How Fit Are You?

The Pain Free Athlete
By JESSICA KISIEL
 
How Fit Are You?

Can you … Bench press 1.5 times your body weight? Complete 50 abdominal crunches in one minute? Squat 2 times your body weight?

Feeling unfit right now, I am! These, however, are a few of the assessments that are commonly used to determine fitness level. If you analyze the components of these tests you’ll notice they are measuring your muscular development and ability to perform a specific movement against resistance or within a limited amount of time. How well do these skills translate into real life and fitness? Honestly, Read More

LA Slam 14U Boys Take Third at Rio Gande Shootout

The LA Slam 14U boys took third place in the Gold Division at the Rio Grande Shootout with a 43-40 victory over the Jr. Hawks-Navarette. The boys played strong the whole tournament, losing in overtime, to the eventual champs 44-39 in the semi-finals. Front row from left, Brandan Duran, Ramon Roybal, Kirk Peterson and Preston Brown. Back row from left, Sean Rau, Ivan Balakirev, Troy Hammock, Michael Naranjo and  Jack Stewart. Tristan Semelsberger is not pictured. Courtesy photo
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Learn About Upcoming Season Opportunities at Spring Football Meeting Wednesday

SPORTS News:
 
Parents and interested Los Alamos High School students are invited to the annual spring football meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 in the Lower Commons area at the high school. Parents are especially encouraged to attend to learn about all of the upcoming opportunities.  
 
Meeting Agenda:
  • Spring and Summer conditioning (May 19-30, after school)
  • Summer workouts
  • 7on7 tournaments
  • Fundraisers
  • Upcoming Season
  • Booster Club opportunities

“We hope you are all excited about the upcoming season. Please come help us get ready for it,” Hilltoppers Head Read More

Frisbee and Shuffleboard Results Announced for Los Alamos Senior Olympic Games

Los Alamos Senior Olympians Maria Mojica and Cy Jakubowski. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Frisbee Distance results for the Los Alamos Senior Olympic Games:

  • Ann ReVelle (65-69): 74′ 5 1/4″
  • Maria Mojica (60-64): 117′ 1/2″
  • Cy Jakubowski (70-74): 114′ 4 1/4″

Shuffleboard competition at the Los Alamos Senior Olympic Games concluded Friday:

  • Abel Castillo/Ann ReVelle singles and doubles
  • Helen Cake/Lilia Holcomb doubles
  • Lilia Holcomb singles
  • Don Dudziak singles
  • Margaret Ellis singles and doubles (sub)
Jackie Peckham, Susan Krohn and Lilia Holcomb.
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Sipapu Resort / Los Alamos County Partnership Pondered for Pajarito Ski Hill

Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort managing partner James Coleman, left, and Los Alamos County Administrator Harry Burgess at Wednesday’s public meeting at the Pajarito Mountain Ski Lodge where discussion of a partnership took place. Sipapu is a family friendly resort 20 miles southeast of Taos that offers year-round activities. Sipapu and Los Alamos County presented the possibility of partnering together to take over the struggling Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill. With Sipapu providing the majority of an estimated $5-7 million investment to secure water for snow making, improve lift infrastructure Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Schedules Set for 2014

Los Alamos Golf Course. Courtesy/LAGC

LAGC News:

The Los Alamos Golf Course has set schedules for a number of the most popular programs as well as new programs for the upcoming 2014 golf season. 

Get Golf Ready is designed to teach everything a person will need to play golf in just a few lessons. The professional staff at Los Alamos will show you that there are lots of ways to play by combining fun, friends and fitness. Each session will focus on the various golf skills you will use while playing. In addition to learning the basics, you will be guided onto the golf course to put your skills into action Read More