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10th Annual Pajarito Trail Fest Saturday

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Pajarito Trail Fest runner. Photo by Jim Stein
 
PTF News:
 
The aspens are aflame on Pajarito Mountain this month. On October 15, trail runners converge on one of the most breathtaking courses to join the Pajarito Trail Fest, a popular nonprofit race.
 
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Trail Fest is hosted by Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, on the outskirts of Los Alamos in the Jemez Mountains. A 10k- and 15-mile race begin 9 a.m. on Saturday.
 
Runners take off from mountain’s base (9,200 feet), climbing 1200 vertical feet in a clockwise
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Los Alamos NJROTC Narrowly Defeats Granbury MCJROTC

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NJROTC News:
 
Los Alamos NJROTC edged out Granbury MCJROTC 1497 to 1494 last week in the National Air Rifle League.
 
Their second win in a row, Los Alamos NJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 2 – 0 record. Los Alamos NJROTC was led by Samantha Miller who shot a 376. The remaining contributing members were Holly Hayes, Jacob Torrez, and Stephanie Nielsen. Los Alamos NJROTC is from Los Alamos, NM, and is coached by Wes Shumaker.

Granbury MCJROTC dropped to 1 – 1 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Granbury MCJROTC was led by Kayla Hitshew

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Youth Football Night 2016

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Coaches: Katti Herring, Juanita McNiel, Tianna Perkins. Cheerleaders: Allison Harbert, Ariana Porter, Callie Goda, Celeste El-Darazi, Elizabeth Tafoya, Gabriella Gonzales, Harmony Vigil, Isabella McTeigue, Jenessa Sanchez, Jenna Larson, Judy Perez, Kaiylah Hernadez, Lauren Evenhus, Lillianna Aragon, Lydia Cardon, Mary Lou Sheppard, Natalie Cardon, Pamela Figueroa, Rebecca Moss, Samantha Ellard, Sareyah Borrego, Spohia Sisneros, Syana Sanchez, Taylor Bingham, Trinity Lucero. Courtesy photo
 
By MIKE MCNIEL
Los Alamos
 
Welcome home toppers! We are back home after
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Scenes And Results From LAHS XC At Northern New Mexico Challenge At San Ildefonso Pueblo

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The LAHS XC Boys C-Team ran up a level and won the JV race. Photo by Blake Wood

LAHS News:

 

While the LAHS XC Varsity and JV teams were in Colorado at the Titan Thunder Invitational, the C-Team Boys and Girls ran up in the JV races at the Northern New Mexico Challenge, held Saturday at the San Ildefonso Pueblo.
 
The athletes made the most of the beautiful fall day – the Boys won and the Girls took second to Pojoaque on the sandy three mile course.
 
Top ‘Toppers included Duncan Fuehne, who won the Boys JV race in a time of 17:22, and Anya Palmer who took sixth
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Chance Meeting Leads To Pro Basketball Player Alex Kirk’s Inspirational Speech To Coronado Students

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Pro basketball player Alex Kirk of Los Alamos
 
By Matt Kothe
Former Los Alamos Resident and Kirk Family Friend
 
Life has a funny way of presenting opportunities when you least expect them. For Sharon Stover and her husband Steve Girrens, such an opportunity arose one morning just a few months ago.
 
Sharon Stover of Los Alamos
 
After attending a parade in Cuba, (Stover is a Dist. 43 candiate and Girrens is seeking reelection on the Los Alamos County Council) the Los Alamos residents headed to nearby Gallina for lunch and found themselves at Papa
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Los Alamos U13 Boys U13 Tie Amarillo In Duke City Soccer Action

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LAFC News:
 
The LAFC Lasers U13 boys tied 2-2 Saturday, Oct. 1 in action against the Amarillo Lightning SC in Bernalillo at the State Soccer Complex. 
 
Down 2-0 at halftime, the Lasers mounted an exciting comeback, putting pressure on the Lightning defense all game with a great team effort. Stephen Boone scored with 5 minutes to play after winning the ball from the Amarillo defender inside the penalty box. 
 
Then, Westley Parker scored with no time left to tie the game after beating his defender and converting a nice shot from 10 yards out. Dan Chertkov
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LAFC: Northern Alliance Soccer Action

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SPORTS News:

In White Rock, the Girls U10 Sutherland Lasers won 3-2 against Santa Fe Martinez. Goals were scored by Gala Nelson, Kailey Thwaits and Tirryn Sutherland with great assists by Destiny Montoya and Kylee Lovato.
 
In Santa Fe, the Girls U10 Castille Lasers battled to a 3-3 tie. Margaret Steinkamp led the scoring with two goals and the third was scored by Isabel Atencio, who was also invaluable on defence. Molly Castille, Estella Remillieux, and Riley Rheinheimer helped their team with great performances
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Just Couldn’t Top ‘Em In Super Squad Matchup

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Kaitlin Bennett cheers on her teammates in hopes to rally for a win. Photo by Niccolo Snyder/ladailypost.com
 
By NICCOLO SNYDER
Student Intern
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
The super squad matchup between the Los Alamos and Del Norte high school Varsity Volleyball teams Sept. 28 at Griffith Gym had the Toppers going into the game with a record of 5-8 against Del Norte’s 6-2.
 
In Girl’s Varsity Volleyball, two teams play to 25, needing to win by two, and the team winning three games out of five gets the victory. In the first game, Del Norte served first with Los
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McClellan Top Predictor In Season’s Final Pace Race

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Runners on the Canyon Rim Trail during Tuesday’s final pace race of the 2016 season. Courtesy photo
 

Large and small dogs also participate in Tuesday’s Pace Race. Courtesy photo

 

ACRR News:
 
Laura McClellan was the best predictor in Atomic City Road Runner’s final pace race of the 2016 season held on the Canyon Rim Trail off East Road N.M. 502.
 
She recorded a 4 second differential off her predicted time. Other accurate predictors were: Chris Michel and Bob Weeks tied at 9 seconds off, Nick Parra-Vasquez and Jesse Woodroffe also tied at
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Los Alamos NJROTC Defeats Douglas MacArthur AJROTC

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SPORTS News:

Los Alamos NJROTC defeated Douglas MacArthur AJROTC 1508 to 1266 last week in the National Air Rifle League.

With the win, Los Alamos NJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1-0 record. Los Alamos NJROTC was led by Jacob Torrez who shot a 381. The remaining contributing members were Holly Hayes, Samantha Miller and Stephanie Nielsen. Los Alamos NJROTC is coached by Wes Shumaker.

Douglas MacArthur AJROTC dropped to 0-1 on the season. They are in seventh place in their division. Douglas MacArthur AJROTC was led by Joshua Wong who shot a 319. The remaining contributing members Read More

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