Los Alamos soccer teams open state tournament this week

LOS ALAMOS - Both Los Alamos High School soccer teams open the New Mexico Activities Association's Class 4A state tournament this week, according to the 2026 brackets linked from the association's championship page.

The boys, seeded 16th, play at top-seeded St. Pius X on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the first round. The Hilltoppers are 5-12 overall and 1-3 in district play, and St. Pius X is 16-3-1, according to MaxPreps team listings.

The girls, seeded third, face No. 14 Valley on Thursday, Oct. 29. Los Alamos is 14-4-1 and finished first in 4A District 2 at 4-0, while Valley is 10-10, the listings show. First-round through semifinal games are played at host school sites, according to the NMAA schedule.

Quarterfinals are Oct. 30 for the boys and Oct. 31 for the girls. The 4A finals are set for 3:30 p.m. Nov. 5 for boys and Nov. 6 for girls at the UNM Soccer Complex, according to the NMAA schedule.

Also this week, the volleyball team plays a district match at Taos at 5 p.m. Tuesday, and the football team hosts Miyamura at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, according to the teams' MaxPreps schedules. The National Weather Service forecasts a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night.