LeBron James says, “Being a mother—it’s the toughest job in the world. It’s tougher than being a professional athlete or being the president. It’s a powerful thing. It should not be Mother’s Day, it should Mother’s week.” Dons moms are a rare breed. We eat, sleep, and bleed blue. We value competition, we love a good win just as much as…
Northgate Broncos 52, Acalanes Dons 25 The Dons got off to a good start against the Broncos, with an 8-6 lead in the first quarter, in which they had good success in breaking the Broncos press. (This showed a great improvement over the last match up against Northgate in January, when the Broncos ended the first quarter with a 22-5…
The JV Boys basketball team saw its five-game win streak end Monday night in a see-saw battle with visiting Northgate High School which narrowly edged out the Dons, 54 – 51, in overtime. The game was extremely close throughout as the Dons took a 23 – 22 advantage into the half, fell behind by two to close out the third quarter and…
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The Varsity Boys Basketball team sprang into action early in Monday night’s home game against Northgate. The Dons opened the game with a commanding lead; the Falcons closed in, but the Dons took control, ultimately defeating Northgate 72-61. The Dons were in rhythm and played great team ball throughout the night. Aidan Bodner led the Dons’ aggressive defense with awesome steals and…
Smith tosses in a 3 pointer in the last 2 second of the game, still not enough to take down the Broncos. Northgate prepped for this game. Last time the Dons beat the Broncos by three points. And, Monday the Dons lost by a one tiny, little, small, teeny-weeny, wee, minuscule one point. Basketball is sometimes called a non-contact sport.…
Friday night brought beautiful weather for soccer and the fans showed up in force. The Dons set the tone with a “first to the ball” aggressiveness. Early on Ella Alpert gathered the ball in midfield and made a great pass to a flying Lauren Yee on the right wing who shot it low and hard to the far post…
Acalanes 63 Clayton Valley 52 The Lady Dons went on the road and beat the 2nd place Ugly Eagles in a key conference match-up Friday night. The girls started fast scoring 20 in the first quarter and taking a 10 point lead into the locker room. Lauren Kobashigawa came out on fire scoring 20 1st half points and finishing with…
The Dons matched up against league-leading Northgate on Friday night in a highly anticipated game. Northgate had won their last 6 in a row, and the Dons were hoping to spoil their win streak. In the first half, both teams were playing extremely well. Fast-paced play mixed with aggressiveness. At around the 30-minute mark, a breakdown by the defense led…
Varsity boys were unable to overcome Clayton Valley’s press defense Friday night. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 8-22. The Dons then got their offense going. They kept pace with the Ugly Eagles the last three quarters, scoring 50 points to the Ugly Eagles’ 52. But the first quarter deficit handcuffed the Dons, who ultimately lost 58-74. Second…
