Sports

Los Alamos Pony Club’s Horsemasters Group Hosts International Coach

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Los Alamos riders learning mounted games techniques from international coach Robert Taylor. From left, Laura Johnstone on Azizah, guest instructor Robert Taylor, Joanna Casson on Strawberry, Ruth Schulte on Rohan, and Dorothy Brown on Wildfire Trailprincess. Courtesy/Los Alamos Horsemasters
 
LA PONY CLUB News:
 
Robert Taylor, equestrian coach of national and international mounted games teams, national-level eventing rider and instructor of carriage driving, came to teach in Los Alamos April 13.
 
“It always amazes me that such top-ranked instructors are
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Los Alamos Tennis Club Extends Winning Streak to 4-0

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Chris Lee of the Los Alamos Tennis Club (LATC) serves during a doubles match against the team of Jojola/Wall of the Jim Cline Tennis Club of Albuquerque. Lee and his partner Gordon Medford defeated JojolaWall 6-1, 6-2 in a match played at Urban Park Sunday, April 13. Photo by John Sarracino
Shuh-Rong Chen of the Los Alamos Tennis Club (LATC) drives a backhand ground stroke in a singles match against his opponent Mark Howard of a team from the Jim Cline Tennis Club of Albuquerque. Chen won his match in two sets 6-2, 6-2. The match was played at Urban Park Sunday, April 13. Photo by John Sarracino
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Laura McClellan Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Courtesy photo

Courtesy photo

ACR News:

Good running weather accompanied 32 runners and walkers on Tuesday night’s pace race that started and ended at the Los Alamos County Ice Rink. 

Five runners achieved estimated running times with an error under 25 seconds. Best predictor was Laura McClellan (9 sec.), followed by Heidi Bjorklund (18 sec.), Liz Mcdonald (21 sec.), Nikol Strother (22 sec.) and Roy Cope (24 sec.).

Fastest female and male runners on the one mile course were Patricia Burnside (8:59) and Paul Elkins (14:12). Fastest female and male runners on the 3 mile course were Read More

Dr. Rebecca Hammon From Los Alamos Running Boston Marathon to Raise Funds for Her Hospital

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Rebecca Hammon and her dad, Duncan Hammon, at the Los Alamos Dog Jog last summer in White Rock. Courtesy photo
 
Rebecca Hammon, left, and a Team Eye and Ear teammate posed with Bill, the Heartbreak Hill Gorilla, during a 20-mile training run.Courtesy photo
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Rebecca Hammon grew up in Los Alamos watching her dad, Duncan Hammon, run marathons. As a bored kid, she swore she’d never be a runner. That changed in the summer of 2012 when Hammon took up running as a way to get some exercise. Now she’s slated to run the Boston Marathon April 21 as part Read More

Lobos’ Alex Kirk Declares For NBA Draft!

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Alex Kirk

SPORTS News:

The Kirk Family of Los Alamos just told the Los Alamos Daily Post that Lobos basketball player Alex Kirk will forgo his senior season and declare for the NBA Draft.

is a graduate of Los Alamos High School and will graduate from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque in May with a business degree.

His father Alan Kirk, a longtime Los Alamos coach, addressed his son’s decision to go pro.

“Alex has an opportunity to pursue a dream and we support him in his decision,” Kirk said.

Kirk will begin tryouts for NBA this summer. Read More

LAHS Annual Spring Invite Tees Off Monday

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SPORTS News:

Los Alamos High School Golf’s annual Spring Invite is set with a 9 a.m. shotgun Monday, April 14.

Coach Mike Lippiatt said there is a pretty light field this year.

“We had a bunch of teams signed up over one month ago but now this week a lot of the coaches are emailing me, telling me they forgot next week was their schools spring break … so they’re dropping out,” he said. “I’m pretty sure some spring breaks changed this year because we’ve had our spring invite on the same Monday for the past four years and we’ve never had this conflict.”

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Senior Olympics Registration Deadline Extended

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SENIOR OLYMPICS News:

The 2014 Los Alamos Senior Olympics has extended the registration deadline. Register at the Family YMCA.

The Olympics begin April 11 with the basketball free throw, three point shot, and Frisbee accuracy and end May 10 with the softball throw, soccer kick, and Frisbee distance with a number of events held in the one month period in between.

Sport rules are available through the State Games website: https:////nmseniorolympics.org/rules/

Athletes must be 50+ by Dec. 31, 2014 to compete. Call local coordinator Ann ReVelle for information at 505.662.3526 or e-mail Read More

Krohn and Kratzer Tie For Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Runners, walkers and riders in last spring’s weekly Pace Race. File photo
 
ACR News:
 
This week’s Pace Race was held on the Lower Bayo Canyon Road near the Route 4 and 502 junction and Susan Krohn and David Kratzer were the top predictors at 18 seconds off their estimated time. 
 
They were followed by Erik Leonard with a 20 second differential with Bill Rice and Bob Reedy next tied at 24 seconds off.
 
Ted Romero was the fastest finisher in the 1 mile run with a time of 6:25 with Isolina Viloria the top female at 10:06. In the 3 mile run Nikol Strother had the best
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Los Alamos Tennis Club Defeats Alto Park For Third Straight Win

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Jerry Morzinski of the Los Alamos Tennis Club doubles team Jerry Morzinski/Bob Nolan returns serve against the Alto Park Tennis Club team of Talbot/Weems in a match won by Morzinski/Nolan 7-6, 6-1 April 6 at Urban Park. Photo by John Sarracino

Bob Nolen of the Los Alamos Tennis Club doubles team Morzinski/Nolan returns a backhand against the Alto Park Tennis Club team of Talbot/Weems in a match won by Morzinski/Nolan 7-6, 6-1 April 6 at Urban Park. Photo by John Sarracino

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos Tennis Club (LATC) defeated the Alto Park Tennis Club (APTC) 3-2 in matches played Sunday, April Read More

Los Alamos Tennis Club Defeats Sierra Vista

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Bob Benjamin of the Los Alamos Tennis Club returns service against the team of Nasi/Reyes of the Sierra Vista Tennis Club during a match Saturday at Urban Park. Benjamin and his partner Joel Williams beat Nasi/Reyes 6-2, 7-5. Photo by John Sarracino

Geoff Mills of the Los Alamos Tennis Club hits the winning ground stroke against his opponent from the Sierra Vista Tennis Club of Albuquerque. Photo by John Sarracino

Joel Williams of the Los Alamos Tennis Club volleys the winning point against Nasi/Reyes in a doubles match against a team from the Sierra Vista Tennis Club of Albuquerque. Los Alamos
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