Today's Sports

ALBUQUERQUE – It’s still early in the season, but the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls track and field team may be starting to emerge as a serious contender.

The Hilltoppers won a decisive team victory at Friday’s Buddy Robertson Invitational, held Friday at Milne Stadium. The Hilltoppers grabbed 121.5 team points, easily outdistancing second-place Cibola and nearly doubling the point total of third place Albuquerque Academy.

Along the way Friday, Los Alamos had some big early season individual finishes and picked up eight state qualifying marks.

Heading into the final game of the 10-game Los Alamos Softball Tournament, second place was still up in the air.

With the Raton Tigers securing first place after going 4-0, the Santa Fe Indian School Braves and the Los Alamos Hilltoppers were tied 2-1 in the standings and facing off in Saturday’s finale at Overlook Park.

Golf enthusiasts will soon pay just a little more if they intend to use the Los Alamos County golf course.

During Tuesday night’s county council meeting held in White Rock, council approved golf course fee increases for the 2009-2010 season, which were sponsored by Community Services Director Stephani Johnson and Recreation Division Manager Randy Smith.

Councilors Ralph Phelps and Sharon Stover were not present for the weekly meeting.

The Los Alamos Hilltopper softball team hung with a very good Moriarty Pintos’ squad Tuesday for six innings.

The seventh inning, not as much.

The Pintos exploded for seven runs in the top of the seventh to break Tuesday’s game wide open at Overlook Park en route to a 13-3 victory.

Moriarty’s starting pitcher Morgan McWilliams hit a solo home run to lead-off the seventh Tuesday while the next five hitters following her reached base and came around in the inning.