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Mountaineers To Hold Second Knot Tying Class Wednesday

Students learn knot tying with the help of Mountaineer instructors at the first session of the knots class. Courtesy/Mountaineers

By WILLIAM PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

Have you always wanted to learn how to tie safe, efficient, and correct knots? Proper knots are essential to rock climbing at all levels. They are used for anchors, tying rope to a harness, rappelling, joining two pieces of rope, and dozens of other uses. They are also useful in everyday life, for safely and securely suspending things, tying things down, towing, and even tree cutting.

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Laura Woodroffe Is Top Predictor In Weekly Pace

Runners gather Tuesday for the ACRR weekly pace race held at East Park. Courtesy/ACRR

Runners take off Tuesday for the ACRR weekly pace race held at East Park. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News: 

Laura Woodroffe was the top predictor in the weekly pace race held at East Park with a 8 second differential off her predicted time. She was also the best female finisher in the 3 mile distance recording a 22:51. 

Other accurate predictors were: 

  • Elizabeth Atkins and Lynn Bjorklund tied at 9 seconds;
  • Ryan Smeltzer with a 10 second difference;
  • Travis Gibson at 17 seconds off; and
  • David Kinsberg with a 18 second differential. 
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Los Alamos Youth Soccer League Boys Have Excellent Showing At Durango Shootout

The U10 (2013/2014) LAFC Lions finished second in their group and won the final to be crowned champions in their group. From left: Jonas Whitton, Kyson Peterson, Armen Siranosian, Zaiden McClellan, Noah Mendez, Kaleb Wilhoit, Christian Carter, Brecken Hanson, Noah Yeamans, and Coach Antranik Siranosian. Not shown: Timothy Blair. Courtesy/Siranosian

By ANTRANIK SIRANOSIAN 
Los Alamos

The Los Alamos Youth Soccer League (LAYSL, www.laysl.org) sent five boy’s teams to the Durango Shootout over Mother’s Day weekend. The boys had an excellent showing, playing many hard-fought games,

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Weekly Fishing Report: May 23, 2023

View of Abiquiu Lake in 2020 showing lower water level. Photo by George Morse/ladailypost.com 

View of Abiquiu Lake Wednesday showing a higher water level. Photo by George Morse/ladailypost.com

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

Something is happening at Abiquiu Lake and it’s looking good.

After suffering from low water levels the last several years due to a prolonged drought, the reservoir on the Chama River in Northern New Mexico has finally been able to keep some water behind its dam and increase the size of the lake.

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LASG’s Eliana Rodriguez Takes 1st On Vault At Regionals

Eliana Rodriguez traveled to Houston last weekend to represent New Mexico and Los Alamos School of Gymnastics (LASG) in the Region 3 Gymnastics Championships. There were 1,600 Xcel Gold level gymnasts competing from the seven states in Region 3. Rodriguez, a freshman at Los Alamos High School, has been a gymnast at LASG for nearly a decade. Her accomplishments in Houston, she said, ‘Made all of the years of hard work worth it!’ She competed in the Gold Senior Division, and along with taking first place on the vault, she took sixth with a 9.475 on floor, eighth on beam, fourteenth on bars and tenth
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