Sports

Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship Winners Announced

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Free Throw Championship winners. Courtesy/Andie Trottier and Yvonne Gonzales
 
Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship competitors with coaches Gary Ahlers, left, and Roger Anaya. Courtesy/Andie Trottier and Yvonne Gonzales

K OF C News:

Sunday, Jan. 26, 22 boys and girls competed in the annual local Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. Four girls and four boys were named local champions and earned the right to compete in the district competition which will be held in late February. The state championships will be held in March.

Charles Steinkamp was the 10-year-old boys Read More

LAHS Seeks First Hall of Fame Class

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LAHS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT News:

Beginning with Homecoming of 2014, the Athletic Department will be inducting their first Hall of Fame Class.

Nomination forms can be found on the LAHS Athletic website here or picked up in the Athletic Office. Nomination form deadline is June 1, 2014 and nominees will be notified by Aug. 1, 2014. 

The first class will participate in the Homecoming Parade Friday, Sept. 19, be introduced at the football game and attend a banquet Saturday, Sept. 20.

There are three categories for nominations: 

Former Athlete;

Former Coach (head, assistant, volunteer Read More

LAHS Girls Soccer Coach Resigns

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LAHS News:

Los Alamos High School Girls Soccer Coach, Jiri Kubicek has announced his resignation effective, Feb. 1.

In his email to the LAHS Athletic Department, he sites his family and health as his reason for resigning. 

“Coach Kubicek has been a vital part of the development of the girl’s soccer program over his coaching tenure. He will be missed, but we wish him well in his future endeavors,” said Los Alamos High School Athletic/Activities Director Vicki T. Nelms. Read More

Larry Baca Inducted into NMTCCA Hall of Fame

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LAHS NEWS;

The New Mexico Track Cross Country Coaches Association (NMTCCCA) has announced that Lawrence “Larry” Baca was inducted into the NMTCCA Hall of Fame Saturday, Jan. 24.  Baca is the Boys Head Track Coach for Los Alamos High School.

“The Los Alamos Public Schools and Athletic Department are very proud of Coach Baca’s accomplishment and proud of what he has done as a head and assistant coach in the track program,” said Los Alamos High School Athletic/Activities Director Vicki T. Nelms. Read More

Boys and Girls Invited to Participate in Annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition Jan. 26

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Knights of Columbus Youth Coordinator Roger Anaya, left, and Grand Knight Ray Chavez with last year’s Free Throw State Champions EliIram-Bent and Alicia Gonzales and Runner-Up Champ Wilhelm Schmidt, right. Photo by Yvonne Gonzales

K of C News:

All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition is 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 at Los Alamos High School’s Griffith Gymnasium.

Registration is free of charge and will be held onsite beginning at 12:30 p.m. on the date of the Read More

Volunteers Invited to Los Alamos Little League Meeting 5:30 p.m. Today

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LALL News:

Anyone interested in volunteering with the Los Alamos Little League organization is invited to a 5:30 p.m. meeting today at Zia Realty Group, 1475 Ste. 150, at the corner of Central Avenue and 15th Street.

The organization is seeking volunteer coaches as well as board volunteers.

Los Alamos Little League Goal: Our goal is to provide children the opportunity to develop, both physically and socially, as well as learn skills specific to the game of baseball. Little League is an excellent avenue to building self-esteem, introducing and improving teamwork, and allowing all children Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Featured in ‘Wide Open Fairways’

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‘Wide Open Fairways’ by Bradley S. Klein includes the Los Alamos Municipal Golf Course. Courtesy photo

Staff Report:

The Los Alamos Golf Course is one of six courses featured in Bradley S. Klein’s “Wide Open Fairways: A Journey Across the landscapes of Modern Golf.”

Klein is architecture editor of “Golfweek” magazine and runs its national golf course rating system. In the course of writing the book, Klein visited courses in locales ranging from The Bronx to North Dakota.

Klein visited Los Alamos in 2011 just two days after residents were allowed to return to town following the Las Read More

Los Alamos Swimmer Breaks Long-standing Record

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From left, Coach Stu Corliss, record setter Sarah Lott, Coach Sarah Blom and Coach Richard Keyser. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Los Alamos High School sophomore Sarah Lott successfully claimed the longest standing record (almost 28 years) last weekend in the 100 butterfly race at the Academy Invitational meet in Albuquerque. 

Sarah Lott. Courtesy photo

Lott’s time of 59.27 seconds beat the previous record of 59.96 seconds held by Amy Henninger since 1986. Lott hopes to continue her streak next month by capturing both the 100 and 200 freestyle records at the New Mexico High School Read More