Sports

YMCA Little Youth Soccer Registration Opens Tuesday

Local athletes and their coaches. Courtesy/YMCA

Y News:

Registration for the developmental youth soccer program starts March 1 at the YMCA.

This is a volunteer parent/coach lead program for youth ages 4-5 and 6-7 to learn the fundamentals of soccer, develop social skills through teamwork, and have fun playing a few games during the week in Los Alamos and White Rock.

Teams will be divided by age and preferred practice location/ days of the week. Practices and games are 5:30-6:30 p.m., 2x per week for six weeks. Players get to keep their team jersey.

Cost is $62 / $41 for Y Members

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NM State Basketball Championships Tip Off Friday

SPORTS News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Activities Association would like to advise the public of important information pertaining to the 2016 U.S. Bank State Basketball Championships.

The first round of the tournament will be played on Friday, March 4 (Girls) and Saturday, March 5 (Boys) at the home sites of the higher seeded teams.  Tickets for the first round games will be $5.00.

The Class A-6A seeding meetings were held on Sunday, February 28; brackets are now posted on the NMAA website at www.nmact.org.

First Round winners will advance to the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals, Read More

Los Alamos High Flyers Gymnasts To Compete At Pojoaque Dreamcatcher Gymnastics Invitational

High Flyers. Courtesy photo
 
LAHFG News:
 
Watch exciting live women’s gymnastics this weekend in Pojoaque. More than 350 New Mexico and Texas gymnasts are expected to compete Feb. 27-28 at Buffalo Thunder Resort in the first ever Pojoaque Dreamcatcher Gymnastics Invitational.
 
The two-day event is hosted by Los Alamos High Flyers Gymnastics and will feature gymnasts competing in Levels 2 through 10 and three Xcel levels. Sixteen different teams are registered to attend with athletes ranging in age from 5 through 18.
 
The
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LA Slam Tryouts At Griffith Gymnasium Sunday

SPORTS News:

Sponsored by Hilltopper Basketball Academy, LA Slam Tryouts are set for Sunday, Feb. 28 at Griffith Gymnasium and is

  • Boys in grades 3-8 — noon to 1:30 p.m.; and
  • Girls in grades 3-8 — 1:30-3 p.m.

Los Alamos Slam is a competitive basketball feeder program for LAHS. Players will be expected to practice 1-2 hours, 2-3 times weekly and play in 3-4 tournaments during the spring. Some teams may play more depending on player availability. Read More

2016 K Of C District Free Throw Contest Results

District competitors and K of C members. Courtesy photo
 
K OF C News:
 
The Knights of Columbus District free throw contest was held Sunday, Feb. 21 at Los Alamos High School Griffith Gymnasium.
 
The Los Alamos Sacred Heart council #3137 champions competed against three other northern New Mexico Knights of Columbus councils: Taos, Espanola, and Penasco. At the end of the competition, three local champions won their respective divisions and will be advancing to the state championships which will be held Sunday, March 20, at Manzano High School.
 
Mika Stanfield won
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