A spoonful of sugar really does make the medicine go down…and a spoonful of the Dons really makes their opponents ‘go down’! College Park is the latest team to lose to the Dons! “First of all, I would like to make one thing quite clear… I never explain anything.”Mary Poppins stands strongly by her actions. She held to her convictions…
We are so proud of our Fall athletic teams! Each team enjoyed a fantastic Fall campaign, and either won the DAL title or placed in the NCS and/or CIF playoffs. As a result, we want to recognize and honor the players as a collective community. Tonight at halftime of the boys basketball game, we will hold a brief ceremony recognizing Fall…
Acalanes Baseball tryouts will be February 10 thru February 12 starting at 3:30 pm each day at the baseball field. All players are welcome and encouraged to come out for Freshman, JV or Varsity. PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH ANY POTENTIAL ACALANES BASEBALL PLAYERS! Note that you must have an athletic clearance to try out. If you don’t have an…
All potential tennis players are welcome, and encouraged to come out! PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ANY BOYS TENNIS PLAYERS YOU KNOW! Tryouts for Acalanes Boys Tennis will be as follows: Tue., 2/11. JV only- 3:30-5:00 pm, Varsity – 5:00-6:30pm Wed., 2/12. JV only- 3:30-4:30 pm, Varsity – 4:30-6:00pm Thur., 2/13. JV & Varsity – 3:30-5:00pm If you have any tennis related questions please contact: Drew Diefenbach,…
The Varsity Girls Soccer team got back to their winning ways on Wednesday night against their league opponent, Ygnacio Valley. The first goal of the night came around the 10-minute mark when Senior midfielder Beth Daughters led Freshman forward Tatum Zuber with a beautiful through ball and Tatum was able to get around the goalie to put the Dons ahead…
Campolindo Cougars 46, Acalanes Dons 28 After a very difficult first quarter, where the Cougars led 10-2, the Dons improved their performance by the fourth quarter where they outscored Campolindo 12-9. The Cougars had two significant scorers that together made 36 of their 46 points. Acalanes lead scorers were Nikki McCarthy and Rebecca Christie with 8 each.
In dramatic and exciting fashion, the Acalanes JV Boys basketball team found a grit and determination on Friday night in Moraga which had eluded them over the prior handful of games to pull off a nail biting come-from-behind victory over crosstown rival Campolindo by a final score of 40 to 37. After holding a slim 3 point to end the first quarter,…
The Dons hosted the Sir Francis Drake Pirates on a chilly Saturday afternoon for a non-conference game. It was very evenly matched from the start as the Pirates play a similar style game. Standouts for the Dons were Senior forward Ellie Meyer, and Freshman forward Tatum Zuber. Junior center back Aliye Wingate and Freshman outside back Jacque Peacock played superb…
Friday night didn’t go well for the varsity boys basketball team, who lost to Campo — last year’s Div. 2 State Champions. But varsity boys were thrilled that both frosh and JV boys beat Campo. Way to go! Varsity boys were grateful for the awesome support of Dons Nation. Regardless of the final score, our fans are the best. The Dons look…
Saturday afternoon sunshine brought some great play from the Dons who were hosting Sir Francis Drake from across the bay. First half action saw a towering free kick from Camryn Salazar slip under the bar. The second half was all Dons with the midfield controlling possession and keeping Drake off our half. Standouts included Camryn Salazar, Lue Van Handel…
