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Today's Sports

  • LA guard Logan named top player...

    One of the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls basketball team’s top players was named one the top players in New Mexico by a statewide prep website.
    Amber Logan, a senior point guard, was tabbed as the top player of the week by NMPreps.com. The website’s “main purpose is to get our players in the state of New Mexico the national exposure they deserve,” according to founder Kyle Henderson.
    While Los Alamos had just one game last week, it was a big win for the team. The Hilltoppers downed the Artesia Bulldogs 64-29 at home Saturday for its third win in four chances against a Class 5A opponent.
    And Logan was at the forefront of that big game, as she has been for most of the past two seasons with the Hilltoppers. Logan finished with a double-double, scoring 12 points and finishing with 10 assists to lead Los Alamos to the big win.
    The season has gone swimmingly for the Hilltoppers so far with eight wins in nine tries. A sizeable chunk of their success has been due to the 1-2 punch of Logan and Ashlynn Trujillo.
    While Trujillo is one of the best players in the state off the dribble, she has had lots support from the outside. Logan has shot at or near the 50-percent mark from the 3-point arc in several games this season.

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  • UNM sweeps its rivalry series

    The University of New Mexico Lobo men’s basketball team pulled off a sweep of its in-state rival, New Mexico State University, with a 2-point win Saturday.
    The Lobos led by 10 points at the break and held on despite a second half comeback attempt to win 69-67 at the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces.
    The Lobos won the first contest handily between the two, that coming Dec. 3 in Albuquerque.
    Deshawn Delaney again led the Lobos with 17 points and Obij Aget put in 12 for the Lobos, who won their fifth straight contest, a streak that started with the win over NMSU earlier this month.
    NMSU, which is without three starters, including star point guard Daniel Mullings, slipped to 4-8 with the loss. It did bounce back for a win Monday, but that came against Northern New Mexico, which plays in the NAIA.
    The Lobos (8-3) will play Grand Canyon tonight in Phoenix.

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  • Ski Report 12-23-14

    Angel Fire

    26-inch base. 4 inches of new snow reported. 53 trails and 7 lifts open.

    Pajarito

    13-inch base. 4 inches of new snow reported. Will open when conditions permit.

    Red River

    20-inch base. 1 inch of new snow reported. 20 trails and 5 lifts open.

    Sandia Peak

    8-inch base. 2 inches of new snow reported. Will open when conditions permit.

    Sipapu

    29-inch base. 5 inches of new snow reported. 32 trails and 5 lifts open.

    Ski Apache

    25-inch base. No new snow reported. 4 trails and 3 lifts open.

    Ski Santa Fe

    41-inch base. 5 inches of new snow reported. 63 trails and 7 lifts open.

    Taos

    37-inch base. 2 inches of new snow reported. 60 trails and 14 lifts open.

    Angel Fire Nordic

    8-inch base. No new snow reported. 5 trails open.

    Chama XC

    25-inch base. No new snow reported.

    Enchanted Forest

    12-inch base. 2 inches of new snow reported. 28 trails open.

    Valles Caldera

    3-inch base. Will open when conditions permit.

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  • LA throttles Artesia at home, 64...

    It was a long way to go for the Artesia Bulldogs this weekend, and the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls basketball team made it a long bus ride home.
    Los Alamos trounced Artesia Saturday at Griffith Gymnasium, 64-29.
    Los Alamos broke open Saturday’s contest in the second quarter, outscoring Artesia 21-8 to spark the rout. Ashlynn Trujillo scored three buckets, while Makela Jones and Jordan Duran combined for 8 more points in the second quarter, giving the Hilltoppers a 32-13 edge at the break.
    The Hilltoppers never looked back.
    With Saturday’s win, Los Alamos improved to 8-1 on the season and, perhaps more importantly, improved to 3-1 against Class 5A opponents. It was Los Alamos’ third straight win since falling to Los Lunas in the opening round of a tournament at Albuquerque Academy the previous week. 
    Artesia, of course, is in the extreme southeastern corner of New Mexico, approximately 265 travel miles away from Los Alamos.
    The Bulldogs (4-3) wisely bundled two games in two days as they made the long trip north. They also faced Belen Friday night, but that game didn’t turn out any better than Saturday’s game at Los Alamos, with the Bulldogs falling 61-34 in Belen.

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  • FIFA will stick with Cup bids

    MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Defiantly declaring that FIFA is no longer in crisis, Sepp Blatter said Friday the decision to hold the next two World Cups in Russia and Qatar won’t be revoked and the governing body will publish a confidential probe into the process that picked those countries as hosts.
    The decision by the FIFA executive committee to publish ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s report, with witnesses’ names taken out, is aimed at lifting the cloud of suspicion that has dogged the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar and the December 2010 vote that sent the World Cup to those countries for the first time.
    Blatter said only if major new evidence of bidding irregularity comes to light could those votes be reconsidered.
    “There is no reason to say that our decisions were wrong. So we will go on sticking to our decisions,” Blatter said, speaking through a translator. “There must be huge upheaval, new elements must come to the fore, in order to change this.”
    The 78-year-old Blatter, who is seeking a fifth term as president, said the decisions by FIFA’s executive committee will allow the governing body to move on from the controversy.

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  • Friday's basketball scores

    Boys basketball

    Alamogordo 60, Deming 55
    Albuquerque High 55, Eldorado 39
    Artesia 79, Ruidoso 42
    Atrisco Heritage 69, La Cueva 64
    Carlsbad 54, Las Cruces 50
    Cleveland 74, Valley 47
    Clovis 71, Portales 63
    Del Norte 63, Valencia 59
    Española Valley 74, Robertson 57
    Gallup 75, Piedra Vista 50
    Goddard 70, Chaparral 37
    Hobbs 77, Lovington 63
    Santa Fe 60, St. Michael’s 58
    West Mesa 53, Manzano 36
    Wingate 73, Crownpoint 55
    Farmington 90, Navajo Pine 31

    Ben Lujan Invite

    Santa Fe Indian 59, Monte del Sol 55
    Socorro 65, Tularosa 61
    Laguna-Acoma 56, Silver 51
    Pojoaque 51, Mora 45

    Girls basketball

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  • LA outscored by 10 at home Friday

    Things are starting to improve for the Los Alamos Hilltopper boys basketball team, but there is still plenty that needs to be corrected.
    Los Alamos had some chances on the offensive end Friday night, hosting the Class 6A Rio Grande Ravens, but the team couldn’t get many makeable shots to drop.
    Except for a few defensive breakdowns, most of them occurring near the basket, Los Alamos contained Rio Grande’s offense and gave itself some chances on the other end. But Los Alamos missed out on converting too many of those chances and the Ravens held on for a 52-42 win at Griffith Gymnasium.
    The Hilltoppers, who appeared to get a shot of momentum off their first win of the year the previous weekend over East Mountain, got the ball inside near the hoop, taking advantage of its speed at the top of the key.
    Unfortunately, the Hilltoppers misfired too often from 8 feet and in, many of those shots missing off the front of the iron.
    “We couldn’t finish,” Los Alamos head coach Mike Kluk said. “We missed a lot of pretty easy shots. We had some problems executing our offense and we had some problems with turnovers.”
    Los Alamos lost the ball 25 times in the game, 14 of those coming in the first half.

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  • New Mexico Bowl outlook

    Utah State (9-4, 6-2 Mountain West) vs. UTEP (7-5, 5-3 C-USA), 2:20 p.m. ET, (ESPN)

    Line: Utah State by 10

    Series Record: Utah State, 2-0

    WHAT'S AT STAKE

    Utah State is a win away from notching its third straight bowl victory for the first time in school history. The Aggies are 3-5 in bowl games and have made the postseason for four straight years. The Miners are seeking their first bowl game victory since 1967 and are coming off their first winning season since 2005.

    KEY MATCHUP

    UTEP's rushing offense versus Utah State's rushing defense. The Miners have 2,552 yards rushing and 27 touchdowns on the ground this season and have rushed for an average of 212.7 yards per game. Utah State ranks 26th in the nation in rushing defense. The Aggies also have forced 29 turnovers in their last 12 games.

    PLAYERS TO WATCH

    Utah State: Brothers Zach and Nick Vigil, both linebackers, have combined for 181 tackles. Senior Zach Vigil is tied at 12th nationally in tackles for loss with 11.2 per game. Sophomore Nick Vigil is tied for fifth nationally in forced fumbles with .42 per game.

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  • Fishing Report 12-19-14

    Northwest

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  • Keeping Control

    Hilltopper Chris Romero works from off the top of his bout last week at Capital. Los Alamos’ wrestling team will be back in action Saturday when it heads to a tournament hosted by Piedra Vista. Piedra Vista is a top program in Class 5A.

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