Sports

Local Swim Team Hits Both Coasts this Summer

August 2, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

CAQ long-course state champions, top row from left, Kaan Unal, Connor Schultz, Maria Venneri, Sarah Lott and Sam Harris, middle row from left, Coach Beverly Leasure and Isabelle Runde and bottom row from left, Radhika Iyer, Takuma Shiina and Sara Shiina. Photo by Wendy Lott

By Wendy Lott

Qualifying swimmers from the Charger Aquatics team here in Los Alamos arrived in California Wednesday to compete in the 2012 Senior Zone Championship meet that begins today, Aug. 2, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 5.

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Maria Venneri, 15, Sam Harris, 16, Connor Schultz, Read More

Vargas is Top Predictor in Weekly Pace Race

August 2, 2012 by Submitted by Press Release-DailyPost

ATOMIC CITY ROAD RUNNERS News:

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Lisabeth Alfaro Vargas was the top predictor in the weekly pace race at 6 seconds off her predicted time.

The run started at Fireman Park at the junction of 45th Street and Arizona Avenue and ran through the Western Area including the Perimeter Trail.

Other top predictors were Bob Westervelt with a 18 second differential, Katie Gattiker recording 51 seconds off and Ted Romero 67 seconds off his estimate.

On the one mile course Daniel Romero was the first male at 5:27 and Isolina Viloma was the top

Registration for Fall YMCA Racquetball Starts Wednesday

July 31, 2012 by Submitted by Press Release-DailyPost

LOS ALAMOS FAMILY YMCA News:

The Fall Racquetball League has four skill level divisions. Registration is Aug. 1 to 29 and the season is Sept. 4 to Nov. 16.

Players will be matched against other players with similar experience levels and will have games scheduled each week in the 10-week season culminating in a tournament.

Cost is $30 for Y members and $45 just for the program.

Adult Co-ed Volleyball League will be a casual/recreational 4-on-4 season consisting of six weeks of games and final tournament at the YMCA.

Sundays 1-3 p.m. from Oct. 7 to Nov.

Kinkead and Kluegel Tie for Best Predictor in Weekly Pace Race

July 27, 2012 by Submitted by Press Release-DailyPost

ATOMIC CITY ROAD RUNNERS News:

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Six pace race participants tied for three top delta times in this week’s race held on American Springs Road in the Jemez Mountains.

Sue Kinkead and Lynn Kluegel tied for best prediction at 24 seconds off their predicted time.

Dara McKinney and Christie Kelly each had a 28 second differential and Katie Gattiker and Bob Edgar both came in at 33 seconds off.

Daniel Romero was the fastest male finisher on the one mile course at 6:24.

Holly Trellue was the top female with a time of 12:39.

County’s Next Quick Start Tennis Program Begins July 30

July 25, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

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By Billy Wilton

When Tanner Stewart grabbed around a child-sized tennis racket, he began to smile.

“The big rackets are really heavy,” said Tanner, who is in the 4 to 7 age group session of the Quick Start Tennis Program. “I like swinging the smaller rackets, I can hit the ball and it’s more fun.”

Tanner was among the 16 children in the 4 to 7 year olds who participated in the Los Alamos County tennis program that ran from July 9 to July 19 at the Canyon Tennis Courts.

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Following the younger group is an 8-11 year old session which had 14 participants. All equipment Read More

Inside the Inaugural Microbial Olympics

July 24, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

London prepares for the 2012 (human) Olympics. Photo: avail/Flickr

By Jeffrey Marlow

With global attention focusing on London for the Games of the 30^th Olympiad, a parallel competition of superlative ability has gone largely unnoticed.

I’m referring, of course, to the Microbial Olympics, a truth-based but (largely) fictional test of microbial abilities published in Nature Reviews Microbiology.

For the contributors, it’s an exercise in extreme – and occasionally cringe-inducing – punnery: Bacillus Bill and Salmonella Sam serve as announcers, and a spherical contestant is said to be Read More

Column: Tales From Italy’s Unicycle World Championships

July 23, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Maxwell Schulze of Los Alamos competing in the UNICON XVI world championships this week in the small mountain village of Lajen in northern Italy. Photo by Roland Schulze

Dear Los Alamos,

Some of you may know me as just a unicyclist around Los Alamos. My name is Maxwell Schulze and I grew up in Los Alamos and graduated high school in 2010.

I have been unicycling for around eight or nine years and in January 2010, I traveled to New Zealand for the 2010 15^th annual Unicycle World Championships known as UNICON XV.

There I competed in an event known as observed trials, which involves the navigation

Local Athletes Travel to Competitive Swim Camp

July 16, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Swimmers have fun in the aquarium at the L.L. Bean Flagship Store in Leweston, Maine from left, Connor Shcultz, Sarah Lott, Radhika Iyer and Isabelle Runde. Courtesy photo

By Wendy Lott

Eight swimmers from the Charger Aquatics – Los Alamos swim team attended a unique competitive swim camp June 16-24 at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

Swimmers include Maria Venneri, 15, Connor Schultz, 16, Sam Harris, 15, Sarah Lott, 14, Isabelle Runde, 14, Kaan Unal, 13, Radhika Iyer, 12 and Sara Shiina, 12.

The camp offered the swimmers the latest information in training, stroke technique,

Ribbon Cut on North Mesa Disc Golf Course

July 15, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Los Alamos County Parks and Trails Division Superintendant Jeff Humpton cuts the ribbon to the entrance of the North Mesa Disc Golf Course Saturday. The Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation Dvision held the ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the newly renovated North Mesa Disc Golf Course. A tournament was held after the ceremony with participants from Los Alamos, White Rock and a few non-locals. Visit https:////www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=4854&mode=ci for a course description and map. The course is free to the public and open year round. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More