Today's Sports

Although the Los Alamos Hilltoppers scored a lopsided road win Saturday night, it won’t have much opportunity to savor the flavor, for a variety of reasons.

Los Alamos throttled the cellar-dwelling Bernalillo Spartans Saturday at Bernalillo, 58-24, but it has much bigger fish to fry this week.

Many coaches around the state, including more than a few from Los Alamos High School, have bemoaned teams from small districts which sometimes seem to qualify for postseason events by default.

Guess who might now be in one of those loathsome districts?

In the newly revised New Mexico Activities Association’s Alignment and Classification Proposal, District 2AAAA, which Los Alamos competes in, could be down to just four teams for the four-year block of 2010-2014.

Coming up, Pajarito Mountain Ski Area will greet skiers and snowboarders with more than just snow-packed slopes and scenic views; they will be given an opportunity to receive national recognition for their skills.

For the first time, the ski area will host the Terrian Park Slope Style/Snowboard competition, which being presented by the U.S. Amateur Snowboard Association (USASA).

The slope style competition will be held Saturday in the new terrain park.

With the 2008-09 swimming and diving season is coming down the wire, the Los Alamos Hilltopper boys and girls clubs scored big wins in their final home meet.

The Hilltopper girls more than doubled-up their nearest opponents Saturday at the Los Alamos Open, grabbing 917 total points at the Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center. Los Alamos’ boys, meanwhile, held off the Socorro Warriors to win Saturday, picking up 518 team points.

Despite being the final regular season event, only four other teams on either side showed up for the meet.