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NMAA Foundation To Award $75,000 In Student Scholarships

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NMAA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Activities Association has announced  the recipients of the 2023-2024 NMAA Foundation Scholarships.   

The NMAA Foundation will recognize most of the students receiving these scholarships during the Nusenda Credit Union State Basketball Championships. Some will also be honored during the NMAA State Spirit or Spring Championships.   

Approximately 450 students submitted applications, with a total of $76,000 being distributed through 68 different scholarships. There were 22 scholarship categories, with one being the special Together We Read More

Hilltopper Girls Varsity Basketball Heads To District Finals!

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Jenae Velarde makes a layup for the Toppers after an offensive turnover by the Sundevils. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

GG Romero drives the lane for a 2-point layup. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltopper varsity girls basketball team hosted the Española Valley Sundevils Thursday night at Griffith Gymnasium for the district semifinals.

The Sundevils came out aggressively taking an early lead in the first quarter, but the Toppers battled back winning the matchup 51-40.

The Toppers will take on the Pojoaque Elkettes in the district Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 29, 2024

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

There are several fishing areas in Northeast New Mexico that will open Friday (March 1) for the 2024 season.

Morphy Lake State Park, Clayton Lake State Park and the Charette Lakes will open for fishing. The Charette Lakes should be good for some nice, holdover trout. There should also be some holdover trout at Morphy Lake.

Clayton Lake will also open. Clayton Lake was stocked Feb. 21 with 3,200 rainbow trout  in preparation for it’s opening Friday for the 2024 season. The state-record walleye was caught here. Clayton Lake is a designated Read More

Los Alamos Hilltoppers Top Moriarty Pintos 56-43 As Josiah Fresquez Scores 1000th Career Point!

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The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers had little trouble beating the Moriarty Pintos in the District 2-4A Tournament Quarterfinal game played Tuesday night in Griffith Gymnasium. The game was all Toppers as they won 56-43. Josiah Fresquez shown here scores his 1000th career point during this game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Niko Garcia was hot, scoring 27 points to lead the Toppers to victory.  Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Hilltopper Jade Blackhart Caps Off Perfect Season Making History As First LAHS Female Wrestler To Win State Title!

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Jade Blackhart makes history as first LAHS female wrestler to win state championship. Courtesy/Vigil Photography

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos High School Junior Jade Blackhart has accomplished something no other student has done in Los Alamos Public Schools’ history: earned a state championship first place finish in girls wrestling.

Blackhart and two of her teammates: Wendy Sheppard and Gala Nelson competed at the state championship held Feb. 23-24 at Rio Rancho Events Center.

Sheppard earned third place in her division and Nelson was just Read More

Topper Girls Wrestling Stands Out At State Competition

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The Los Alamos High School Topper girls wrestling program qualified three wrestlers to compete in the State wrestling competition held last Friday and Saturday in the Rio Rancho Event Center. Coach Emily Tew said, ‘We are incredibly proud of all the girls this season. The three that competed at State went above and beyond, putting things together that we had worked on all season.’ Jade Blackhart capped off her perfect season with a win in the 145-weight class defeating Olivia Hovey of Cleveland High School to claim the State Title. Photo by Coach Emily Tew

Jade Blackhart pinned her opponent from Read More

Topper Boys Wrestling Does Well At State Competition

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The Topper boys wrestling qualified six wrestlers to compete in the State Wrestling Competition last Friday and Saturday in the Rio Rancho Event Center. Here, Cooper Beaver wrestles Joel Rodriguez from Valencia High School in the 114-weight class and lost by a pin. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Nathan Duffield wrestles Pablo Guel from Chaparral High School in the 133-weight class and lost by a pin. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Jimmy Wilson wrestles Kameron Simpson of Ship Rock in the 152-weight class and won by a pin. He progressed to wrestle Mateo Ramirez of Artesia and won Read More

Los Alamos Hilltoppers Varsity Volleyball Team Wins 2023-2024 NMAA District 2-4A Title!

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The Los Alamos Hilltoppers Varsity Volleyball team gather for a photo at the LAHS Volleyball Awards Banquet. Front row from left, Deeanna Foster, Katelyn Alarid, Hannah Bergemann, Cadence Key, Angelina Passalacqua, Breanna Winegar and Manager Madison Banks. Not pictured: Madelyn Owen. Back row from left, Mairen Hoch, Priya Gardner, Simran Preet Khalsa, Paula Marti-Arce, Danielle Trellue, Keira Battle and Gianna Benelli. Courtesy photo

The Los Alamos Hilltoppers Varsity Volleyball team after winning the 2023-2024 NMAA District 2-4A Title. Front row from left, Manager Madison Banks, Read More