Toppers Close Out 2024 Season With Strong Finish
The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers played their final game of 2024 with a strong finish against #1 seed Highland Hornets in the Hornets gymnasium in Albuquerque. The Toppers were awarded the #16 seed and came very close in upsetting the Hornets in the playoff games as part of the 4A State Championships. The Toppers led at the end of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters but the Hornets pulled ahead in the 4th quarter and won the game 57-51. It was a very exciting and clean game to watch and broadcast live on the Los Alamos Daily Post YouTube channel with Mike Cote calling the play-by -play. Josiah Fresquez Read More
This Week In Sports: March 12-16, 2024
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of Mike Cote, John McHale and Nate Limback.
Hilltopper Sports Schedule for Wednesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 16:
Tuesday, March 12
- Baseball vs Robertson Home – 4 p.m.
Thursday, March 14
- Baseball vs Sandia Prep Home – 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 16
- B/G Track at Rio Rancho Rust Buster
- Softball vs Sandia Prep Away – 10 a.m.
- Softball vs Sandia Prep Away – 12 p.m.
Weekly Fishing Report: March 12, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
In this week’s stocking report there are several stockings of small rainbow trout that number in the tens-of-thousands.
These stockings are done primarily in the larger lakes and rivers of New Mexico that are big enough for the small fish to survive, fertile enough for the fish to thrive and grow Io a catchable-size and have cooler temperatures so the fish can survive year-around. Smaller lakes that do not have these qualities but that experience heavy fishing pressure are stocked with catchable-size trout (9-12 inches) for immediate Read More
Denish: Cheers For Title IX And Women’s Sports
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
For me, one of the most exciting sports events in New Mexico is about to get underway – the high school basketball tournament! Prep basketball has long been a community event across New Mexico, from Dulce to Eunice to Belen to Taos to neighborhoods in Albuquerque.
I grew up in Hobbs, where boys basketball was legendary. Coach Ralph Tasker was himself a legend and the first high school basketball coach nationwide to win 1,000 games. It was a family activity, a teenage activity, and eventually an adult activity for me. I have attended every Read More
Los Alamos County Swim Lessons Begin In April
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Recreation Division has announced that beginning in April 2024, Los Alamos County Aquatic Center staff will be offering swim lessons, in addition to contract instructors, 505 Swimming and Anna Zhang.
The mission of the Los Alamos County Swim Lessons is to promote independence and confidence for every student. Learning to swim is an essential skill that all children should eventually learn. This program is designed to be taken progressively. Each level is a stepping stone to the next level. When a child achieves a certain level of comfort in the water, it Read More
