The Dons’ first away league game ended in disappointment, as Clayton Valley’s shooting accuracy from the 3-point line overwhelmed our Dons. The Ugly Eagles nailed a total of 15 3-pointers, helping them rack up 78 points to the Dons’ 48. The Dons were able to match the Ugly Eagles point for point the first quarter. The Dons posted two 3-pointers…
The Clayton Valley Eagles team colors are red, white and blue. The Freshman Dons team colors are now blue, white and ‘rad’. Why not?! The Frosh team is a loyal, hardworking, cohesive, talented, fun, winning crew. Yes! they are ‘rad’ . The Statue of Liberty is 111 feet, 6 inches. Bennett Dodge is not that tall, but he takes the liberty at each game…
It’s a BLUE-tiful feeling to be a Don! Come out and support your Dons! Friday, Jan 10 at Clayton Valley– 4pm Freshman –530pm JV –7pm Varsity Saturday, Jan 11 at HOME against the Piedmont Highlanders –3pm Freshman–430pm JV –6pm Varsity Dons Show Up! Thank you!
The Varsity Girls Soccer team traveled to Concord on Wednesday night to face off against winless Mt. Diablo for their second league game. Several of our JV players were able to play as Mt. Diablo does not have a JV team, and this enabled some Varsity players to rest and heal in order to prepare for Friday’s highly anticipated game…
Opening their season’s league play at home on Tuesday evening, the Acalanes JV Boys basketball team was overwhelmed by Miramonte High School from virtually start to finish and ultimately came away with a disappointing 70 to 52 loss. After hanging relatively close throughout the first quarter, Acalanes eventually went into the halftime break down by 11, 37 -28. Unfortunately for the…
The Boys Varsity Soccer had a great start to the New Year shutting out Mt. Diablo 2-0. It started out in the first ten minutes of the game with Charlie Peacock with a corner kick to Owen Hanson with a header goal! 1-0 Midway in the second half of the game Nick Geannacopulos stole the ball and ran it alone…
Miramonte 46, Acalanes 20 The Dons had a difficult game against the Matadors, falling behind in the second and third quarters after enjoying a 7-6 lead in the first quarter. In the fourth quarter they kept pace with Miramonte, with each team scoring 7 points. Nikki McCarthy was the lead scorer with 8 points, followed by Rebecca Christie with and…
Dons Nation Showed Up and energized the house, helping the Dons tie the Mats 50-50 at the end of regulation, but the intensity of the game took its toll. The Dons fell short in overtime, losing to Miramonte, 54-64. In the first quarter, the Dons and Mats traded leads 10 times. Fans were delighted by 3-pointers by Jackson Aris-Dumas, Graham…
Peace Love and HOOP-iness for the Frosh Dons as they Make Baskets, Not War! Check it out… The Dons scored 60 in their Saturday game and did it again Tuesday night with 60 again! They love those 60 point games! It was a hard day’s night for Miramonte, as the Dons were feeling groovy on their home turf. The Dons…
Acalanes 46, Benicia 45 The JV Lady Dons won a nail-biter after the teams were within 2 to 3 points of each other most of the game, sealed by a clutch free throw by Emily Lau with less than a minute remaining. This was the last pre-season, non-league game for this primarily freshman team, which has markedly improved from their…