Los Alamos Clubs Compete Well At 2023 New Mexico State Short Course Swim Championships In Albuquerque
Carson Hick included as top performers for the Aquatomics, who brought home six first place honors in the 15 and over age group. Courtesy photo
Fayrouz Mourad places fourth in the 1,650 freestyle. Courtesy photo
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Although the high school swim season wrapped up in February, the New Mexico State Short Course Swim Championships brought many of the same athletes back to Albuquerque Academy, along with a tier of fast swimmers who had not participated in high school swimming but were ready to show their stuff at a championship level.
From March 2 through March 5, 16 clubs brought more than Read More
Los Alamos Diamondbacks Take First In 10-Team Field!
The 16U Los Alamos Premier Diamondbacks Volleyball Team competed March 12 in the New Mexico Cactus Mini-Series. The Diamondbacks took first place in a 10-team field comprising 17/18U teams from Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Colorado. It was strong play all around as they went 3-1 in pool play losing to Santa Fe Storm 17U and then going 3-0 in bracket play beating Santa Fe Storm 17U in the final match. Courtesy photo Read More
LAHS Tennis Teams Shine In Chapin El Paso Tournament
LAHS boys tennis team, back row from left, Leland Parker, Ryan Sood, Nick Witkowski, Michael Witkowski and Aditya Viswanathan. Front row from left, Jaden Kim, Lauryn Anaya, Cameron McDonald and Andres Iturregui. Courtesy/LAHS Tennis Coach Lauryn Anaya
LAHS girls tennis team, back row from left, Sasha Vinyard, Carlissa Epperson, Lola Roelofs and Alea Kretz. Center row from left, Sabrina Kelley, Sofia Parra and Tessa Lemke. Front row from left, Lauryn Anaya and Kate McDonald. Courtesy/LAHS Tennis Coach Lauryn Anaya
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The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) girls and boys tennis teams Read More
NMAA Announces Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023
Joe Butler
NMAA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Activities Association, in conjunction with the NMAA Hall of Fame Committee, announces the Class of 2023 for induction into the NMAA Hall of Fame. The NMAA Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon will take place July 22 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Albuquerque.
Joe Butler – St. Michael’s HS, Santa Fe HS, Moriarty HS, NMAA
Joe Butler is the 115th inductee into the NMAA Hall of Fame, with a career in education that spanned nearly 30 years. He devoted his career to serving the youth of New Mexico.
Butler graduated No. 4 in his class from St. Michael’s Read More
Legendary Coach Lenny Roybal At Long Last Is A Hit
Legendary Coach Lenny Roybal, 83, was a star for a few minutes Thursday as he played his original tune ‘Red or Green?’ for members of the House of Representatives in an effort to get lawmakers to adopt the tune as New Mexico’s official State Chile Song (link). Post screenshot
By ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Lenny Roybal was dreaming of stardom about the time Glen Campbell’s version of “By The Time I Get to Phoenix” hit the radio airwaves late in 1967.
It was a huge hit for Campbell, leaving Roybal’s version — recorded as a single on the Corby Records label around the same time — to languish in obscurity. Read More
