Sports

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

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K OF C News:

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 will be held 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 from at Los Alamos High School’s Griffith Gymnasium.

Registration will be held onsite beginning at 12:30 p.m. and it’s free of charge.

Parental consent is required, so a parent/guardian must be present during registration. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation and winners from each age division and gender will be presented with a Read More

Hilltopper Girls Beat Sandia 46-43

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Kiana Zerr with shot for score. Photo by Alan Kirk

Erin Kirk with move to basket. Photo by Alan Kirk

Kiana Zerr posting in lane. Photo by Alan Kirk

McKenzie Logan with move to basket for score. Photo by Alan Kirk

Amber Logan open for shot. Photo by Alan Kirk

Alisonn Crane attempting to take charge. Photo by Alan Kirk

Swarming team defense Erin Kirk gets foul. Photo by Alan Kirk

Anna Scott hits game winning 3pt shot.Photo by Alan Kirk Read More

Stilwell Leads Way for Atomic Tumblers’ at Gold Cup Classic

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Caden Stilwell earns silver on parallel bars. Courtesy photo

Philo Shelton takes silver on still rings. Courtesy photo

LASG News:

The boys’ competitive team from Los Alamos School of Gymnastics competed in the Men’s Gold Cup Classic in Albuquerque on Jan. 5-6.

The Atomic Tumblers’ competed against 115 gymnasts from 11 teams from New Mexico and Texas.

The Atomic Tumblers’ highest scorer was Caden Stilwell, in the Level 4 Junior Division, who scored a 54.75 and earned fourth place in the all-around competition. Stilwell also earned silver on parallel bars (9.65), floor (9.35), and pommel horse Read More

White Rock Little League 2013 Registration Opens

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White Rock Little League. Courtesy photo
 
WRLL News:
 
The White Rock Little League 2013 Registration is now open.

Who: All interested boys and girls between the ages of 4 to 18 as of April 30, 2013 for baseball and Dec. 31, 2012 for softball.

Where: Time Out Pizza, 118 N.M. 4

When: 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 16-17 and 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 22-23. 

To Register Online or for more information visit: eteamz.com/wrll2
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‘Bicycle Dreams’ Documentary Premieres Jan. 24

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RAAM News:

Bicycle Dreams, the award-winning feature-length documentary about the Race Across America (RAAM), will premiere in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico’s Rodey Theatre at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24.

The screening is presented as a benefit by the Bicycle Coalition of New Mexico. Bike NM will host a second screening the following Thursday, Jan. 31 at The Screen in Santa Fe.

Guest speaker at the event will be Lisa Dougherty of Los Alamos, who will be competing in her first RAAM this summer.

The film, which has won numerous awards at film festivals all over the world, “is an up-close Read More

LAHS Head Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Resigns

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LAHS News:

Head Girls Varsity Basketball Coach, Tarah Logan, resigned her position at Los Alamos High School effective today, Jan. 14, for family reasons. 

Logan had been coaching the girl’s team at the high school since June 2008.

The interim girl’s varsity basketball coach, taking over immediately will be Ann Stewart. 

Coach Stewart, a graduate of Los Alamos High School, has been a head girls basketball coach at Bloomfield High School from 2004-07. 

She was the middle school girls basketball coach for Los Alamos Middle School in 1994-95 and has been an assistant girls’ Read More

Kirk Named Co-Mountain West Player of the Week!

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Lobos basketball star Alex Kirk, #53, of Los Alamos earned his second MW Player of the Week honor in the last three weeks. Courtesy photo

LOBOS News:

Colorado Springs, Colo. – For the second time in the last three weeks, Alex Kirk of Los Alamos has earned a Mountain West honor, being named Co-Player of the Week after leading UNM to a pair of home wins in its first 2-0 conference start in 11 years Sunday.

Kirk shared the award with Jamaal Franklin of San Diego State. It’s Kirk’s second time being honored this year, and it’s the second in the last three weeks.

Kirk was honored two Read More

UNM Lobos Beat Fresno State 72-45!

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Cameron Bairstow (#41) with basket. Photo by Alan Kirk

Los Alamos High School graduate Alex Kirk (#53) with hook shot for score. Photo by Alan Kirk

Clevland Thomas (#1) with layup. Photo by Alan Kirk

Tony Snell (#21) with layup through contact. Photo by Alan Kirk

Tony Snell with blocked shot. Photo by Alan Kirk Read More

LAHS Finishes 2nd at Wrestling Invitational

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LAHS WRESTLING News:

 

On Saturday, Jan. 12, the Los Alamos High School wrestling team finished in second place behind 5A Eldorado at the Academy High School Wrestling Invitational.

 

Teams participating in Saturday’s invitational included Albuquerque Academy High, Albuquerque High, Bernalillo, Eldorado, Grants, La Cueva, LAHS, Rio Grande and West Mesa.

 

Placing in their weight classes were:

  • Cory Geyer 1st;
  • Brian Geyer 1st;
  • Arnoldo Ortiz 1st in his second overtime match;
  • Chandler Lauritzen 2nd;
  • Lane Saunders 2nd;
  • Peter Brewer 4th; and
  • Diego Madrid 4th.

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