Sports & Rec

Los Alamos Tennis Club Hosts Williams Tournament

The Los Alamos Tennis Club hosted the 3rd annual Joel Williams Tournament this past weekend at Urban Park Tennis Courts. The tournament has been played continually for almost 60 years and draws some of the best players from Northern New Mexico. Thirty-two players signed up to participate in this year’s event including high school, adults and both male and female. The tournament offers a full slate of events for the participants. Alan Williams was the winner in the Mens A Singles over David Rutherford 6-4, 6-7 and 6-2. The match took 3 hours and was characterized by high-level points. Photo Read More

LAHS Girls Varsity Soccer 2019 Season Kicks Off

Varsity Assistant Coach Erika Leibrecht made an open pass upfield to teamate Hannah Gram. The Los Alamos High School Girls Varsity Soccer kicked of the 2019 season with a scrimmage between the Varsity and JV teams, followed by the annual alumni game. The Varsity Team is lead by Head Coach Ann Cernicek and Assistant Coach Erika Leibrecht. The JV team is lead by Coach Jessica Kubicek-Sutherland. Dustin Sutherland is the fitness coach and John Whitton is the goalie coach for both teams. Photo by Nate Limback
 
JV Coach Jessica Kubicek-Sutherland makes a defensive run as Charlie Ulrich sprints
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Marr Is Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

Runners prepare for the weekly pace race Tuesday at the North Mesa Picnic Grounds. Courtesy/ACRR

Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News: 

Duane Marr was the top predictor at 12 seconds off his predicted time in the Atomic City Road Runners weekly pace race Tuesday at the North Mesa Picnic Grounds on North Mesa.

Other accurate predictors are:
  • Cliff Stanley with a 27 second differential;
  • Mary Snow at 36 seconds off;
  • Jackie Marr recording a 39 second difference;
  • Ted Atkins at 51 seconds off;
  • Levi Gibson, 8, is the first finisher in the 1 mile distance with a time of 7:48;
  • Anna Ferenbaugh, 10, the best female
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Great American Duck Race Aug. 22-25

 
DNM News:
 
The 40th annual Great American Duck Race begins tonight and runs throough Sunday, Aug. 25 at Luna County Courthouse Park in Deming.
 
There will be food, arts and crafts vendors, live music and of course, the best duck racing action on wet and dry tracks in the United States.
 
“Racing through the Stars” is already racing through the Internet space as the 2019 theme and official logo with many events that share the “space” theme in 2019.
 
This year’s theme was the work of Jerran Duty. This year’s logo features a space duck blasting through the galaxy and racing
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The Family YMCA Announces New Sports, Youth & Family Director Espinoza

Sharleen Espinoza

Y News:

The Los Alamos Family YMCA announced that Sharleen Espinoza has accepted the position of Sports, Youth & Family director; she will begin her new position immediately.

Espinoza has worked for The Family YMCA since 2012, first as a Welcome Center representative and then as the Member Services coordinator before leaving last year to continue her education.

The Y said that she is passionate about coaching youth sports and has extensive coaching experience working with elementary-aged children through young adults. Adding that she believes that children introduced Read More

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