Los Alamos Police and Firefighters gather for a photo Saturday morning at the Los Alamos County Ice Rink where they played a ‘Battle of the Badges’ charity event of broom ball to benefit local Special Olympic Athletes. (Broomball is like ice hockey but without skates.) Firefighters took home the trophy with a score of 5-0. The charity event raised some $5,000 for Special Olympics. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Special Olympic athletes Addie Montoya and Micah McCown present the ‘Flame of Hope’ torch to open the event Saturday morning at the ice rink. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Michael Henry of the Shrine Pipe Band from Albuquerque played the National Anthem on his bag pipes. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com 

Fans turn out to cheer their team of choice. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Sgt. Chris Ross and Det. Matt Lyon try to get the ball past LAFD’s Christopher Mooney in front of the LAFD’s goal. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

LAFD goalie Joseph Defranco makes a great save. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

LAFD’s Justin King guards the goal as Sgt. Brent Hudspeth, down and Cmdr. Daniel Roberts try to score. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com