Sports

LAHS Basketball To Host Boys District First Round Game

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Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School cropped version. Courtesy/Ryan Utt/en.wikipedia

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School (LAHS) will host a First Round District Boys Basketball game on Monday, Feb. 24 in Griffith Gymnasium. Start time is 6 p.m. and doors will open at 5:15 p.m.

The Toppers will take on the Moriarty Pintos.

For this district game, there will be no cash sales and all sales are through GoFan. Passes will not be accepted for this game. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance, but may purchase at the door with a credit or debit card. No cash sales. Ticket prices are $7 for Read More

Toppers Fall To The Taos Tigers 39-54

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The Topper’s hosted the Taos Tigers in a conference game played in Griffith Gym Tuesday night. The Toppers came out strong and aggressive in the first quarter and led 15-13 and finished the half down 20-28. The Tigers took over the game for the second half wining 54-39. Pictured: Andrew Manzanares works his way through traffic as he brings the ball down court in the 4th quarter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Isaac Manzanares picks up a loose ball under the Tiger basket in the 1st quarter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Ben Brousseau sores to the basket for a layup in the 4th quarter. Read More

Hilltopper Swim & Dive Girls Are District Champs—Boys Hold On For Fourth

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Girls District 2 Swim Champions. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

The Hilltopper Swim/Dive team wrapped up the regular season at the District Championships in Santa Fe. The team went with high expectations after a grueling January schedule: Five meets in five weeks. Unfortunately, a rash of illnesses kept many swimmers home.

The larger and deeper girl’s team was able to handle their missing swimmers to win the District title. For the boys, many key swimmers were missing, yet they still managed to place fourth thanks to several exceptional performances.

The District 2 championship marks the season Read More

Los Alamos Atoms Team Win Against The Santa Fe Capitals At End-Of-Year Hockey Jamboree

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Los Alamos County Ice Rink with 25% loss of ice area in the afternoon due to excessive sun load. Courtesy/LAHA

SPORTS News:

After a tough opening loss to the Santa Fe Capitals, the Los Alamos Atoms (6U) team bounced back against the Capitals in their fourth game of the Los Alamos Hockey Association (LAHA) End-Of-Year Hockey Jamboree with an exciting win to even the record with our closest, friendly competition from Santa Fe. The Los Alamos Atoms team was comprised of 30-players divided into 3-separate sub-teams that also competed against the NMAHA Scorpions (Rio Rancho, NM) and NMICE Ice Wolves Read More

Los Alamos Basketball Falls To Española Sundevils 42-53

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Andrew Manzanares takes a short jump shot in the first quarter surrounded by Sundevil defenders. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Rocco Del Mauro breaks through the full-court press as he brings the ball down court. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Varsity Basketball Team traveled Saturday afternoon to Española to play a conference game against the Sundevils in the Edward Medina Gymnasium.

The Toppers played a hard fought game, but the Sundevils full court press kept the Toppers off balance the entire game.

The Toppers were only down 7 points Read More

This Week In Sports: Feb. 18-22, 2025

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This Week In Sports: Feb. 18-22, 2025

Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of John McHale and Nate Limback.

This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:

Feb. 18 Tuesday

  • Boys Basketball vs Taos Home – 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 19 Wednesday

  • Girls Basketball vs Taos Away – 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 21 Friday

  • Girls/Boys Swimming/Diving State Championships ABQ Academy
  • Girls/Boys Wrestling State Tournament Santa Ana Star Center – 9 a.m.
  • Boys Basketball vs Pojoaque Away – 7 p.m.

Feb. 22 Saturday

  • Girls/Boys Swimming/Diving State Championships ABQ Academy
  • Girls/Boys Wrestling
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High Flyers Gymnastics Dreamcatcher Invitational Feb. 21-23

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Abby Fu (Los Alamos High Flyers Level 7 gymnast) executes a beautiful wolf jump over the beam. Courtesy photo

Lily Baker (Los Alamos High Flyers Level 6 gymnast) demonstrates perfect balance on the beam. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Get ready for an exciting weekend! If you love women’s gymnastics but couldn’t make it to the Olympic Games, don’t miss the chance to catch amazing gymnasts—from beginners to advanced athletes—at this year’s Dreamcatcher Invitational, hosted by Los Alamos High Flyers Gymnastics. Happening this weekend, Feb. 21-23 at the Santa Fe Convention Center, Read More

LAHA End-Of Year Hockey Tournament And Jamboree

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The End -of-Year Hockey Tournament and Jamboree is under way at the county Ice rink this Saturday and Sunday. The tournament drew U6 and U8 youth hockey teams from Los Alamos, Taos and Santa Fe to participate in the two-day event. With three games being played at once there is lots of exciting action to watch. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Coach Joe Artnak gathers his U6 team together for last minute instructions and inspiration before the play the U6 team the Capitols from Santa Fe. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Atoms player Rylie Martin and a Capitol player skate to the Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 16, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The snowpack in Northern New Mexico is 39-percent of normal. Last week saw some snow in the mountains and the snowpack increased. Locally  the snowpack at the Hopewell measuring station is 55-percent of normal with a snow depth of 24 inches. 

The snowpack in Southern Colorado, including the headwaters of the Rio Grande, is also below normal. Northern and Central Colorado received heavy snow last week, but the storm bypassed Southern Colorado. That has been the weather pattern for most of the winter. 

Temperatures can still plunge Read More

Jemez Mountain Trail Runs: Race Director Laura Martinez

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Laura Martinez in the playground of the New Mexico Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Courtesy/JMTR

JMTR News:

Jemez Mountain Trail Runs (JMTR) introduces Laura (Musgrave) Martinez as the new JMTR Race Director (RD).

Martinez grew up in Los Alamos and has been a member of the JMTR organizing committee since 2019.  A competitive swimmer through college, she discovered trail running at the age of 29 when she moved back to Los Alamos at the end of 2016, after a decade spent living in California and NYC. The JMTR 15 mile in 2017 was her first trail race and first run over a half-marathon. From that point forward, Read More