Sports

Hensley Is Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Scene from the ACRR weekly pace race Tuesday on the trail behind the Aquatic Center. Courtesy/ACRR

Scene from the ACRR weekly pace race Tuesday on the trail behind the Aquatic Center. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Catherine Hensley was the top predictor this the Atomic City Road Runner weekly pace race held on the trail behind the County Aquatic Center. She was 9 seconds off her predicted time as well as the first female finisher on the 1 mile paved course recording a 17:23. 

Other accurate predictors were: 

  • Ted Atkins, Senior with a 24 second differential;
  • Elizabeth Atkins recording a 30 second difference;
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Mountain Swim Club Earns Fourth And Team Spirit Award At 2024 New Mexico Long Course State Championships

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Mountain Club swimmers compete in the 2024 New Mexico Long Course State Championships. Courtesy/MSC

Swimmers who placed first in the boys 12 and younger 400M Free Relay with their mothers. Courtesy/MSC

MOUNTAIN SWIM CLUB News:

The 2024 New Mexico Swimming Long Course State Championships July 11-14 at New Mexico State University Outdoor Aquatic Center in Las Cruces.

For this season, Mountain club had 24 qualified swimmers for the championships. It entered 21 of them with 110 individual events and 21 team relays.

The club’s swimmers finished 4th place as a team with 456 points.

Here are results Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Aug. 20, 2024  

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

After a cool and wet start to August, the weather has changed to hot and dry. Now is a good time to do a little preseason scouting and learning of the Big Game hunting unit you plan on hunting this fall if you were lucky enough to draw a license.

Grouse season begins Sept. 1, so keep an eye out for these birds. They are great eating but can be hard to find. Spotting some before the season starts may help you find a good spot to look for them.

Streamflows have dropped and water temperatures are rising. It is best to limit fishing to early  mornings, evening Read More

This Week In Sports: Aug. 23-24, 2024

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This Week In Sports: Aug. 23-24, 2024

Los Alamos High School Hilltopper 2024-25 sports season begins Friday, Aug. 23.

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:

Aug. 23 Friday

  • Football vs Española Home – 7 p.m.
  • Boys/Girls Cross Country at Eastwood High in El Paso

Aug. 24 Saturday

  • Girls Soccer vs Albuquerque High Away (APS Soccer Complex) – 1 p.m.
  • Boys/Girls Cross Country at Eastwood High in El Paso
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Families & Workers Fund Selects NMDWS For $1.5M Grant

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Out of more than 450 applications, the Families and Workers Fund selected the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ Energy Transition Workforce Equity project to be one of 14 awardees of the Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers Challenge. 

The Energy Transition Workforce Equity project will support NMDWS’ efforts to develop and expand New Mexico’s qualified clean energy workforce capacity. The new project will include systemic, coordinated, and regular convenings of a diverse, comprehensive, representative partnership of employers, Read More

LAPS Fall Sports Season Passes & Tickets Available

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LAPS News:

Get ready to cheer for the Hawks and Hilltoppers! The Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Athletic Department has announced that all season passes and all tickets for fall athletic events are now available for sale.

Tickets and season passes can be purchased in advance either through the HomeTown Fan app or online through Hometown Ticketing. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate with a credit card. Tickets purchased in advance are not subject to an additional credit card fee; however, there is an additional fee for tickets purchased at the gate.

Cash will not be accepted at the gate. Read More

Topper Swimmers Remember Record-Setting Season

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From left, Pat Brug, Catherine Price, Chris Wetteland, Anna Wetteland and Sophia Pieck. Courtesy photo

Duncan Henderson dominating 2024 state in the 100 backstroke. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Last year’s Topper Swim/Dive team made a strong showing at State, with the Boys placing second to powerhouse Eldorado, and the girls placing fourth behind La Cueva, Eldorado and State champion Albuquerque Academy. A large part of that success was record-setting swims in both individual events and relays.

To remember that season, four 2023-2024 Topper swimmers (Emily McLaughlin, Sophia Pieck, Read More

Los Alamos Hilltopper Run Sunday Aug. 18

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Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation News:

There’s still time to register for the Hilltopper Run! This year the race is Sunday, Aug. 18 at Canyon Rim Trail beginning at the west end of the Canyon Rim Trail in the Smith’s Marketplace parking lot.

There will be:

  • 5 mile run (6:30 a.m. start);
  • 5K Run (8:15 a.m. start); and
  • Kids’ 1 mile run (9:30 a.m. start).

The race will be an out an;d back course along the paved trail. Packet pick-up is 3-7 p.m. Saturday at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op. To register for the race and see the course map, visit  https://tcrproductions.com/hr24reg.

Please note: Canyon Rim Trail Read More