Sports

Los Alamos Tennis Club Team 4.0 Defeats Jerry Cline 5.0

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Bill Robertson of the Los Alamos Tennis Club drives a backhand ground stroke against the doubles team of Beltramo/Byrd of the Jerry Cline Tennis Club of Albuquerque during a match played Saturday, May 3, at Urban Park in Los Alamos.  Robertson and his partner John Charles defeated Beltramo/Byrd in straight sets 7-6, 6-4.  Photo by John Sarracino.

SPORTS News:
In matches played Saturday, May 3 at Urban Park, the Los Alamos Tennis Club (LATC) 4.0 team captained by Sergey Kurennoy defeated a tennis team from the Jerry Cline Tennis Club of Albuquerque by a score of 5-0. 
 
John
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8th Annual Caldera Runs Results Announced

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Half marathon and 10k course map. Courtesy/highaltitudeathletics.org

Marathon course map. Courtesy/highaltitudeathletics.org

SPORTS News:

The 8th Annual Caldera Runs took place Saturday. More than 300 runners turn out each year to tackle the challenging, hilly terrain of New Mexico’s Run the Caldera Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K.

The events take runners through the Valles Caldera National Preserve, a 12-mile-wide collapsed caldera volcano that lies a short drive west of Los Alamos and the nearby Bandelier National Monument, amidst the Jemez Mountains.

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Derby Season Opens with Regional Mashup

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The Los Alamos Roller Derby season opened Saturday when the Derby Dames hosted players from around the area in a Regional Mashup. Players were divided into black and and white teams.for a pick-up game. The first League match at the Ice Rick this season is 6 p.m., May 31 when M’atom Bombs face Derbal Remedy from Alamogordo. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The white jammer leads the pack. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The whites team up to block a black player. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Officials keep an eye on play. The Derby Dames are
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Los Alamos Ski Club Meetings Scheduled to Address Skiing Future

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LASC News:

  • Meeting to discuss and vote on a proposal to transfer club assets to a private/public partnership for continued operation and improvement of Pajarito Mountain Ski Area will be held May 15 with two informal informational meetings May 5 and May 10 with representatives from the partnership on hand to answer questions.

As a result of the recent drought years and changing skier demographics, the financial viability of Pajarito Mountain has been seriously challenged. In response to these challenges, the Los Alamos Ski Club (LASC) Board of Directors has worked for many years to identify Read More

LAHS Wrestler Brian Geyer Signs With University of Nebraska at Kearney

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Los Alamos High School wrestler Brian Geyer signed with the University of Nebraska at Kearney over his lunch hour today outside the athletic office as his family looks on. The University of Nebraska at Kearney is a NCAA Division II program, has one of the top Division II wrestling programs in the country and is part of the Mid-America Intercollegioate Athletics Association. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com.  Read More

LAHS Sophomore JoAnna O’Neill Earns Highest Score at State Shotgun Sports Competition

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Los Alamos Young Guns Team 1 competing in Raton last weekend. Photo by Kathryn J. Smith

Los Alamos Young Guns and coaches at the NRA Whittington Center last weekend. Front row from left, Mike O’Neill, Sam Stringfield, Josh Smith, David Smith and Quentin Brown. Second row from left, Kes Luchini, Alison Pimentel, Hannah Wilbanks and JoAnna O’Neill. Fourth row from left, Kathy Smith, Tom Hanlon, Chris Bond and Nick Greenfield. Back row from left, Alan Bond and Dave Smith. Courtesy photo

LAHS sophomore JoAnna O’Neill took first place in the State High Schools Shotgun Competition.

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McClellan Top Predictor in Ruth Demuth Memorial Pace Race

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Courtesy/ACR
 
ACR News:
 
Laura McClellan was 1 second off her predicted time in the weekly pace race held on North Mesa, which honored longtime Atomic City Roadrunner (ACR) member, the late Ruth Demuth. 
 
Other top predictors were Ted Williams at 3 seconds off, Nikol Strother recording a 5 second differential as well as the top finisher on the three mile course at 20:40, Ted Romero at 6 seconds off and the first male in the three mile distance with a time of 21:38, and Linda Vance recording 8 seconds off.
 
On the one mile course, Morela Vargas had the best time of 12:33.
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Los Alamos Tennis Club Team Defeats El Gancho Fitness Swim and Racquet Club Team

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Joel Williams of the Los Alamos Tennis Club team volleys a winning shot during a match against a doubles team of Sherman/Stewartt of the El Gancho Fitness Swim and Racquet Club. Sherman and Stewartt defeated the LATC team of Williams and Chris Lee 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 in a match played at El Gancho Saturday, April 19. Photo by John Sarracino.
 
Bob Nolen of the Los Alamos Tennis Club lofts a backhand lob against the doubles team of Fowleer/Harrington during a match played Saturday, April 19, at the El Gancho Fitness Swim and Racquet Club. Nolen and his partner Tom Kelly defeated Fowler/Harrington in
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