LA volleyball team advances to state semifinals

The Los Alamos Hilltopper volleyball team advanced to the semifinal iround of the Class 4A state tournament with a 3-1 win Friday against Roswell.

The Toppers will take on St. Pius X at 4:45 p.m. today in the semifinals. St. Pius has knocked the Hilltoppers out of the playoffs the past four years. .
Los Alamos, which finished second in pool A Thursday morning, swept the No. 11 seed, Farmington, 25-16, 26-24, 25-10 to advance to the quarterfinals against Roswell Friday morning.