Sports & Rec

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, AZ is the Spring Training home for the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The beautiful facility opened in 2011 and consists of club houses for each team, 12 practice fields, and the stadium shown where all of the team’s home Spring Training games are held. Photo by Gary Warren

By Gary Warren

When baseball players gather in Florida and Arizona each year, there is a feeling of hope that the long winter months are passing and the spring season is just around the corner.

Spring brings with it the hope for renewal as trees and vegetation come

Ari Larkin slides into third. Photo by Alan Kirk

Ashley Flores blocks homeplate to prevent run. Photo by Alan Kirk

Kianna Zerr makes catch in Center Field. Photo by Alan Kirk

Coach Anaya congratulates Kristin Christensen for homerun hit. Photo by Alan Kirk

Atomic Tumblers Ramya Stevens, Jenna Weatherbie, Katya Skurikhin, Elyse Phillips and Elizabeth Lockhart, foreground, cheer on their teammates at the State Championships. Courtesy/LASG

Los Alamos School of Gymnastics’ three optional gymnasts gave a solid finish to their season at the New Mexico State Championships March 17, held at Sandia Prep in Albuquerque.

Forty-one of New Mexico’s top Level 7 gymnasts competed in the morning session. 

LASG Level 8 gymnast Annika Bronkhorst finishes up a tumbling pass with a full twist layout, while coach Loui Janecky looks on. Bronkhorst

Kristin Christensen trys to avoid tag by leaping over catcher. Photo by Alan Kirk

Kiana Zerr safe at third. Photo by Alan Kirk

Micala Christensen gets hit by pitch. Photo by Alan Kirk

Ari Larkin hits a double. Photo by Alan Kirk

Erin Kirk gets a hit to drive in two runs. Photo by Alan Kirk

Alyssa Mojica gets one of her two hits driving in three runs. Photo by Alan Kirk

Monica Teter picthing on her way to striking out 17 batters. Photo by Alan Kirk

Emilee Jones sliding into second base. Photo by Alan Kirk

Danci Smith gets batting. Photo by Alan Kirk

Emilee Jones pitches shutout win. Photo by Alan Kirk

Alyssa Mojica crosses home plate after homerun hit. Photo by Alan Kirk

Topper fans enjoy nice weather at softball game in White Rock. Photo by Alan Kirk

Rachel Anaya makes a catch. Photo by Alan Kirk

Krista Salazar avoids an inside pitch. Photo by Alan Kirk

Kiana Zerr slides into 3rd. Photo by Alan Kirk

Alyssa VanAnne jumps for home plate after home run. Photo by Alan Kirk

Micaela Christensen Blocks the plate for an out during Wednesday’s game. Photo by Alan Kirk

Photo by Alan Kirk

Photo by Alan Kirk

Monica Teter pitches shut out. Photo by Alan Kirk

Amy Gutierrez hits a double to score 3 runs. Photo by Alan Kirk

Micaela Christensen congratulated at home plate after home run hit. Photo by Alan Kirk
 

Krista Salazar makes a catch in Center Field during the game held in Santa Fe. Photo by Alan Kirk

Erin Kirk hits a home run. Photo by Alan Kirk

Monica Teter pitching her third District win. Photo by Alan Kirk

Kristen Christiansen gets a hit. Photo by Alan Kirk

Staff Report

Los Alamos High Schools girls took first place Saturday at the Los Alamos Classic Invitational with 164 points..  Hope Christian was second with 148 points.  The Topper boys took first with 171 1/2 points while Hope Christian had 124 1/2 points.

The weather was wonderful for the Saturday track meet. Photo by Topper’s PA Announcer, Morrie Pongratz

It was a very successful day for the Toppers as several Los Alamos High School students qualified for the state meet.

Sean Readon qualified in the 800 m with a time of 2:01.81. 

Jacob Brown qualified in the Triple Jump

By Greg Kendall

Logo courtesy Los Alamos Derby Dames

What do Thumper, Bampf!, Makeup Artist, Flashover, Lil’ Hoawatha, Princess Leia Hurtonya and Strawberry Tuffcake all have in common, besides their intriguing names? They are all part of the new Los Alamos Derby Dames Roller Derby League.

The Derby Dames plan to make high energy women’s roller derby a staple of excitement for local fans and participants alike. The Derby Dames invite all women of every skill level from never having skated to seasoned pro jammers to join the league. The league has training for “newbies”