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Today's Sports

  • Kirk earns 3 end-of-year awards

    ALBUQUERQUE — Alex Kirk and Kendall Williams shared team Most Valuable Player honors, capping off the 2012-13 New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball end-of-season banquet Thursday night.
    The 7-foot Kirk took home three awards, including Outstanding Defensive Player and Comeback Player of the Year, an award he shared with Chad Adams.
    New Lobo head coach Craig Neal presented the awards.
    Kirk and Williams provided the inside-outside combination that on most nights opponents found tough to stop.
    Williams, who was the Mountain West MVP, led the team with a 13.3 points per game scoring average.  He also led the team with 166 assists, 153 free throws converted, and he was second in steals with 38.  
    Williams made national news with his 46-point, 10 3-pointer afternoon in a 91-82 win at Colorado State that served as the de facto Mountain West regular season championship game and ended CSU’s 27-game home winning streak, the third-longest in the nation at the time.
    Williams was an AP honorable mention All-American selection.  He also was one of 20 named to the Cousy Watch List at midseason as one of the nation’s top point guards.
    Kirk was third for the Lobos in scoring, dropping in 12.1 points per game. Kirk led the team in both rebounding (8.1 boards per game) and blocks (63).  

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  • Williams is top race predictor

    Joan Williams was the top predictor in this week’s Pace Race.
    Williams finished with just a 3-second error at Tuesday night’s Pace Race, which was held at Cañada del Buey Trail in White Rock. In all, 24 runners and walkers participated in the weekly event.
    The next Pace Race is scheduled for Tuesday starting at Brewer Arena on North Mesa. Race time is 6 p.m.
    This week, the two best predictions and three of the best four were made on the 1-mile course. Following Williams, Michelle Jones had a 12-second error. Tom Sandford had a 20-second error running the 3-mile course, and Georgia Pedicini finished 24 seconds off her predicted finish time.
    The fastest runner on the 3-mile course was Ted Romero (19 minutes, 30 seconds). Zack Jones was the fastest finisher on the 1-mile course (9 minutes, 46 seconds).
    For more information on next week’s Pace Race or about the Atomic City Roadrunners club, call 672-1639.

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  • Sports Briefs 04-18-13

    Aggies commit 6 errors in loss to Lobos Wednesday

    The University of New Mexico Lobo baseball team picked up a season split with the New Mexico State University Aggies, taking a 13-6 win Wednesday at Isotopes Park.
    The Aggies (19-18), who defeated the Lobos earlier this month in Las Cruces, committed six errors, four of those coming in the first four innings, as the Lobos jumped out to a 7-2 edge.
    The two teams combined to use 14 pitchers in the game.
    UNM’s Jake McCasland, the second Lobo pitcher of the ballgame, earned the victory on the hill.
    Offensively, UNM lead-off batter Chase Harris went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI and clean-up hitter Mitch Garver was 3-for-3 scoring a run and knocking in 2 runs.

    Albuquerque’s game against Storm Chasers postponed until June 19

    Wednesday night’s scheduled Pacific Coast League game between the Albuquerque Isotopes and the Omaha Storm Chasers was postponed due to inclement weather.
    The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader June 19.
    The Isotopes won Tuesday’s opener of the four-game series 3-1 in extra innings.
    Albuquerque will be at Omaha through Friday, then return to Isotopes Park for a quick four-game series against Oklahoma City before hitting the road again.

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  • LA tennis teams compete at pre-2...

    It’s getting down to the nitty-gritty in tennis across the state including for the Los Alamos boys and girls teams.
    The Hilltopper boys and girls will both compete at the pre-District 2-4A tournament. The tournament starts Friday and continues through Saturday in Santa Fe.
    This tournament is a big one for several reasons, not the least of which is that it determines the seeding of each team in the district tournament, which is slated for May 3.
    The top finishing teams and individuals at the 2-4A tournament will go on to compete in the state tournament the following week.
    Also, this will be the final tournament before state lineups are due. Teams must submit their top six individuals and top three doubles teams to the New Mexico Activities Association by Sunday.
    After lineups are submitted to the NMAA, teams must use those for the duals competitions at the district and state meets unless there is a documented injury or other extenuating circumstance that requires changes.

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  • Bernstein resigns his post as...

    Los Alamos High School announced Wednesday that Hilltopper swimming coach Rusty Bernstein has resigned.
    Bernstein, who was hired following the 2007-08 season, was in charge of both the boys and girls swimming program. An announcement for applications has already been posted on the Los Alamos Public Schools’ website.
    Initially, Bernstein was hired as co-head coach of the swimming program along with Cindy Black. The two coaches didn’t apply together, but the program’s swimmers at the time helped convinced the hiring committee co-head coaches were the way to go.
    Black vacated her half of the coaching position in 2010 and Bernstein took over as the sole head coach since that time.
    This season, Los Alamos advanced 10 boys and 8 girls to the state championship meet. Los Alamos’ girls finished in sixth place with 170.5 points and Los Alamos’ boys ended up in 10th place with 96.5 points.
    With Bernstein leading the program, the Hilltopper girls had a runner-up finish at state in 2010 and a third-place finish in 2009. Los Alamos’ boys were third at state in 2009 and fourth in 2010.
    Hilltopper athletic director Vicki Nelms was appreciative of the effort Bernstein had given to the program.

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  • Sports Briefs 04-17-13

    LAHS seeks “Rally4Reward” votes

    Los Alamos High School, along with other schools in the state, is taking part in the New Mexico Activities Association’s “Rally4Rewards” program.
    In the NMAA program, one school from each of the state’s classifications will receive part of a $15,000 donation from U.S. Bank.
    Winners of the donation will be determined by an online or drop-off vote.
    Voters can place their votes online at facebook.com/usbank/app_471367646245378 or in any U.S. Bank branch office.
    Schools will earn more points for drop-off votes than for online votes.

    Nukes take on Volcano Vista

    The Los Alamos Nukes U19 rugby team will host a home game Saturday at Sullivan Field.
    The Nukes will take on Volcano Vista. Game time is noon Saturday.
    Admission to all Nuke home games is free. 

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  • Isotopes rally to win, 3-1

    Tuesday was a busy day for the Albuquerque Isotopes.
    Along with making two big roster moves, the Isotopes went into extra innings to defeat Omaha.
    Albuquerque trailed 1-0 after seven innings in Omaha, but a solo home run from right fielder Alex Castellanos tied the game. In the top of the 10th, Tim Federowicz and Rusty Ryal came through with RBI hits to give Albuquerque a 3-1 win.
    Matt Magill started the game for the Isotopes (8-5), going six strong innings before being replaced by Steve Smith. Smith (1-0) set down all nine batters he faced to earn the win.
    Earlier Tuesday, it was announced that relief pitcher Josh Wall, who led the PCL in saves last season, was called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Replacing him on the pitching staff is lefty Kelvin De La Cruz, who hadn’t been scored upon this season pitching for Double-A Chattanooga.

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  • Arriba Sol qualifies for...

    A local club volleyball team earned a trip to the Amateur Athletic Union’s national championship tournament this summer.
    The Arriba Sol 17 volleyball team topped Synergy of Oakland, Calif., in the championship match of the Grand Prix Tournament, hosted by the AAU in Las Vegas, Nev.
    The Arriba Sol team is made up of players from Los Alamos and Española. Los Alamos players include Samantha Melton and Brianna Montaño.
    The Grand Prix tournament included pool play and bracket play competition. In pool play, Arriba Sol defeated Juno (Phoenix), LVVBC (Las Vegas, Nev.) and defending tournament champion SUVA (St. George, Utah).
    Arriba Sol went 4-2 in the tournament’s pool play, losing the two sets it played against SUVA, but qualified for the gold bracket with the second-place pool play finish.
    In the championship bracket, however, Arriba Sol bounced back to top SUVA in the semifinal, winning in two sets.
    In the final, Arriba Sol topped Synergy 2-1 to take the tournament title and qualify for the national AAU tournament.
    The national championship will be in Orlando, Fla., in June.
    Other Arriba Sol players include Celina Naranjo, Victoria Valdez, Samantha Fredricks, Elana Salazar, Christina Naranjo and Jackie Avitia, all from Española.

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  • Romero, Pope win Run For Her...

    More than 60 competitors took part in a benefit fundraiser for breast cancer research Sunday at East Park.
    The local chapter of Hadassah and the Atomic City Roadrunners sponsored Sunday’s Run For Her Life, a 5K and 10K race. All proceeds from the race went to organizations conducting breast cancer research.
    In the event, Ted Romero and Alicia Pope were the top finishers in the 10K and Paul Daw and Jill Mauldin were the top 5K finishers.
    Romero won the 10K with his time of 42 minutes, 28 seconds. Pope was the top women’s finisher with her time of 57:47.
    Daw was the first to cross the finish line in the 5K race. Daw posted a time of 28:14. Mauldin was the top women’s finisher in the 5K, crossing in 29:32.
    Here are the results from Sunday’s Run For Her Life. Runners are from Los Alamos unless otherwise noted.

    Women’s 10K

    19 and under
    1. Analicia Ronquillo, Española, 1:42:40; 2. Erin Kirk, 1:42:41.

    20-29
    1. Jacqueline Shen, 1:09:10.

    30-39
    1. Alicia Pope, 57:47; 2. Carene Larmat, 1:00:35; 3. Lesilie Schenk, Santa Fe, 1:12:22.

    50-59
    1. Ruth Doyle, 1:26:53.

    Men’s 10K

    30-39
    1. Roland Koeskerg, Santa Fe, 52:20.

    40-49
    1. Will Dearholt, 55:59.

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  • Bruins and Celtics alter...

    A few hours after the Boston Marathon bombings, and more than 1,000 miles away, a police officer with a German shepherd patrolled near an entrance to the baseball stadium where Miami hosted Washington on Monday evening — an unusual sight at Marlins Park.
    Inside, on the field, two Marlins officials gave a security supervisor a briefing about the ballpark's layout.
    "We are taking additional precautions and have intensified our security efforts in and around the ballpark to ensure everyone's safety," Marlins spokesman P.J. Loyello said.
    The postponement of Monday night's NHL game between the Bruins and Ottawa Senators, and the cancellation of Tuesday's NBA game between the Celtics and Indiana Pacers — both events to be held in Boston — were the most tangible reactions by sports officials to the explosions at the marathon finish line that killed at least three people and injured more than 140 others.
    A makeup date for Bruins-Senators was not announced; no other events from top professional leagues around the country were immediately called off.

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