Sports
Topper Varsity Volleyball Falls To Albuquerque Academy
Raina Passalacqua digs a Charger serve. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Keira Battle sets the ball for Priya Gardner. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Varsity Volleyball Team hosted Albuquerque Academy Chargers Tuesday night at Griffith Gymnasium for a non-district matchup.
The Toppers fought hard in the match but the Chargers’ relentless offense was too much.
The Chargers clinched the match in 3 sets to Toppers 0.
Layla Warner digs the ball from a Charger spike attempt. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Priya Gardner Read More
Los Alamos-Based UbiQD Is Runner Up At Japan’s CFS Open Innovation Pitch 2024
UbiQD, Inc. investor Takeshi Kato of Sonar Advisors receives the second-place award of 1 million yen in Tokyo on July 26, 2024. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.
The award, which included 1 million yen, New Mexico-based UbiQD garnered at the CFS Open Innovation Pitch 2024 held July 26, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.
International Business News:
- New Mexico-based UbiQD achieves second place prize for its quantum dot cleantech pitch
UbiQD, Inc., the New Mexico-based leader in quantum dot (QD) technology and manufacturing, announced today its runner-up finish at the CFS Open Innovation Read More
Los Alamos Elks Lodge To Host Charity Golf Tournament
Elks Lodge News:
The Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083 is hosting the 2024 Annual Elks Charity Golf Tournament starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at the Los Alamos Golf Course followed by a luncheon and other festivities at the Elks Lodge at 1601 Trinity Drive.
This will be one of the first opportunities to play on some of the renovated holes. The partial golf course opening means it can only support a reduced field of golfers. The luncheon will offer several opportunities for attendees to donate funds to this year’s causes. All levels of sponsorship include luncheon admittance as well as advertising Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 11, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily
As the days get a little shorter and mornings seem a bit cooler it will soon be time to hop in your truck or car and cruise through our beautiful mountains as the aspen trees turn golden. Fall is arguably the most best time of the year to be outdoors.
It is a great time to be out fishing. Fishing pressure eases as kids return to school and football season begins.
The cooler temperatures r s will have the trout feeding more actively. Brown trout and brook trout will get ready to spawn. Their colors will deepen and males will develop hooked jaws.
This Read More
Denish: Removing Tax On Tipped Wages
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
The policy debate in the presidential election has a new focus: removing taxes on tips for tipped wage earners.
Both candidates announced their proposals to eliminate taxes on tips in Nevada, which has the highest workforce percentage of tipped workers at 5%. New Mexico’s percentage of tipped workers is 3.5%.
Harris’s announcement was different because it also included a pledge to raise the federal minimum wage.
This is a great sound bite for rallies and commercials, but behind the scenes it is more complicated.
A tipped wage earner Read More
Topper Soccer Picks Up Big Win Over Santa Fe Demons
The Topper Varsity Soccer Team traveled to Santa Fe Saturday afternoon to play a match against the Demons at Santa Fe High School. Neither team scored in regulation play and the score was 0-0 so the game continued in overtime. The Demons defense held the Toppers to only 8 shots on goal but in the second overtime the Toppers made the goal that won the match 1-0. James Ito kicks in the winning goal in the second overtime period. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Goalie Kenny Linn had a very busy afternoon as the Demons took 23 shots on goal. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Ty Gartz steals the ball Read More
LAFC U9 Competitive Boys Soccer Wins PowerFord Tourney
The LAFC U9 competitive boys soccer team took 1st Place in the Rio Rapids PowerFord Tournament! They scored 13 goals by 6 different players and only allowed 2 goals as they went 3-0 in their first tournament! The team, composed of 2nd and 3rd graders from Los Alamos and White Rock, played great team soccer against teams from across New Mexico. The team includes, Zac R, Luke A, Wayne L, James M, William N, Ollie D, Lorenzo G, Levi H, Wyatt S, Ryker B, Lincoln D and Caleb H. To find out more about Los Alamos Youth Soccer, visit laysl.org! Courtesy photo Read More
Topper Varsity Football Falls To Pojoaque Elks
The Los Alamos High School Topper Varsity Football Team runs onto the field making a grand entrance, before falling to the Pojoaque Elks 13-14 in a non-district game played on the PVS Football Field in Pojoaque Friday night. The teams were evenly matched with the Toppers scoring first in the 1st quarter and the Elks answered in the 2nd with a score and a 2-point conversion making the score 7-8. Both teams scored in the 4th quarter, but each team missed the extra point. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Akim Leija finds an opening and runs for extra yards in the 2nd quarter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
This Week In Sports: Sept. 10-14, 2024
This Week In Sports: Sept. 10-14, 2024
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper 2024-25 sports season is underway.
The Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of John McHale and Nate Limback.
This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:
Sept. 10 Tuesday
- Volleyball vs ABQ Academy Home – 6 p.m.
- Girls Soccer vs Santa Fe Home – 6 p.m.
Sept. 12 Thursday
- Boys Soccer vs Piedra Vista at ABQ Academy – 12 p.m.
- Girls Soccer vs Cleveland at ABQ Academy – 4 p.m.
Sept. 13 Friday
- Football vs Highland Home – 7 p.m.
- Boys/Girls Soccer at ABQ Academy
- Volleyball at Goddard Tournament
Sept. 14 Saturday Read More