Weekly Fishing Report: March 19, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Our neighbor to the North, Colorado, got absolutely hammered with snow last week. Some communities received 60 inches of snow and two feet and more were common throughout the Central Rocky Mountains.
It’s been a good year for snow in Colorado and New Mexico. This will likely result in a strong spring runoff with heavy currents and murky water. Fishing these swollen rivers and streets can be challenging. A good tactic is to fish the edges of the current. Dropping your bait or fly into pockets of slower water behind streamside rocks and boulders Read More
The Family YMCA Announces ‘Youth Basketball Open Gym’
A new program has started at The Family YMCA called ‘Youth Basketball Open Gym’. Youth ages K-6th grade can participate, learn basketball concepts and just have fun playing basketball with Coach Jason Romero and friends. This summer, the Y will also offer Open Gym for 7th-12th graders. Register now for Open Gym ages K-12th grade. Courtesy/YMCA Read More
Los Alamos Mountain Club Wins First Place In 2024 New Mexico Swimming Winter Finale
Courtesy/Anna Zhang
Courtesy/Anna Zhang
By ANNA ZHANG
Swimming Coach
Mountain Club
Mountain Club won the First Place at the New Mexico Swimming Short Course Winter Finale and finished 6th at the New Mexico Swimming Short Course State Championship.
Our swimmers earned 254 individual medals (top 8 finish), and 15 individual high point awards in these two meets.
The 2024 New Mexico Swimming Short Course State Championship was held by the Charger Aquatics from March 7-11 at the West Mesa Aquatics Center.
Mountain Club finished 6th overall among 16 teams from New Mexico.
Here are the top 12 teams: Read More
This Week In Sports: March 19-23, 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 19 through Saturday, March 23:
March 19 Tuesday
- Baseball vs Capital Home – 4 p.m.
- Tennis hosts Rio Rancho at Los Alamos – 4 p.m.
March 20 Wednesday
- Softball at APS Metro Tournament TBA
March 21 Thursday
- Softball at APS Metro Tournament TBA
- Baseball vs Deming at Artesia – 4 p.m.
March 22 Friday
- Softball at APS Metro Tournament TBA
- Baseball vs TBA at Artesia TBA
- B/G Track at Nike Rotary
Los Alamos High School Track & Field Shines In El Paso
Grafton Urbatsch, right, and Alex Pasulka went 1-3 in the 800 m in State Qualifying times of 1:59.7 and 2:00.3, respectively. Photo by Blake Wood
Jenna Montoya won the long jump with a leap of 16′ 8″. Photo by Blake Wood
By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Track & Field
The Los Alamos High School Track & Field teams traveled to El Paso, and impressed some big Texas schools last Friday and Saturday at the Fred Loya Invitational. The Hilltopper Girls won the meet over previously undefeated host Eastwood High School, and the Boys finished second to Eastwood.
The Girls added 10 new Read More