Los Alamos School Of Gymnastics Director Loui Janecky Marks 40th Year Leading Award Winning Organization
LASG families gather to celebrate Loui Janecky’s 20th year as director in 2001. Courtesy/LASG
LASG Director Loui Janecky
LASG News:
Friday Aug. 20, Loui Janecky will celebrate her 40th year as director of Los Alamos School of Gymnastics (LASG) – the long-running competitive gymnastics and summer sports camp programs.
Scenes from past decadal celebrations showcase the warm, family environment Janecky has created for the children of Los Alamos since her arrival in 1981. Across the decades, she has nurtured hundreds of girls and boys to find significant athletic success at state and regional Read More
Brian Newnam Is Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race
ACRR News:
Brian Newnam is the best predictor at 3 seconds off his predicted time in the Atomic City Road Runners weekly pace race held Tuesday evening at Dinosaur Park on Barranca Mesa.
Other accurate predictors include:
- Mark Bjorklund with a 9 second differential
- Matthew Kerr at 15 seconds off as well as the best finisher in the 3 mile distance with a time of 20:15;
- Elizabeth Atkins with a 21 second difference; and
- Lynn Bjorklund at 16 seconds off and the top female finisher on the 3 mile course recording a 23:33.
On the 1 mile course William Strother, 12, was first at 7:47 and Anna Ferenbaugh, 12, was Read More
Six Named To LAHS Athletics Hall Of Fame For 2021
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS Athletic Department will induct its 7th LAHS Athletics Hall of Fame event during the 2021 Homecoming Weekend Sept. 17-18.
Class of 2021 Inductees:
- Kristen (Hemphill) Nichols;
- Ashley Bonner;
- Brian Cocking;
- Barry Kiess;
- Bradley Skidmore; and
- Diane Wood-Gordon.
The inductees will be invited to participate in the Homecoming Parade Friday, Sept. 17 and introduced at the football game that evening.
A banquet will be held in their honor at 1 p.m. Saturday Sept. 18 at LAHS. This event is open to the public. Tickets are $25 and will be available at the LAHS Read More
LAHS Senior Orion Henderson Named Swimming High School All-America In 200 Individual Medley, 500 Freestyle
LAHS senior Orion Henderson
By STU CORLISS
LAHS Swimming Coach
Los Alamos High School senior Orion Henderson was named High School All-America for swimming by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) for his 200 individual medley and 500 free performances at the New Mexico state high school meet on May 15.
Henderson’s times of 1:50.69 for the 200 IM and 4:35.37 for the 500 freestyle handily bested the state meet field.
His two individual wins helped propel the Hilltopper boys to their second straight state team title this past season.
Less than one percent of the 300,000 Read More
Los Alamos High School’s Kelly And Anna Wetteland Named To High School Swimming All-America List
Los Alamos High School senior Kelly Wetteland, left, and sister, sophomore Anna Wetteland. Courtesy photo
By STU CORLISS
LAHS Swimming Coach
Los Alamos High School senior Kelly Wetteland and her sister, sophomore Anna Wetteland, who recently moved here from Maryville, Tenn., were named High School All-America by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) for their performances at the TISCA Tennessee state high school meet held April 24-25 in Knoxville.
Kelly finished second at the meet in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.14) to earn All-America status.
The Wetteland Read More
