Thursday marked the last game of the season for the Varsity Dons Baseball team. It also happened to be Senior Night and the rubber match of a 3-game series with the 1st place Clayton Valley Charter school. With finals over and the last time we’d get to see Ben Burleigh, Michael Castelli, Davis Diaz, Sam Heyman, Brady Huchingson, and Sam Winkles…
On a chilly Saturday that may have set the record for the coldest season-ending game, Freshmen Dons were hosting a familiar opponent: this was the third DH against Northgate Broncos this season. Game 1The game started off with the bats being quiet on both sides, the cold weather likely having an impact on the hitters. Dons got on the board…
The Dons end the season with two shutout victories vs Miramonte The varsity boys volleyball team, with several guest JV players in tow, traveled to Miramonte to face the Matadors on their home court. The Dons took all three games convincingly and showed their synergy on the court. Several serving runs from Erik Moen, Austin Kinnear, Harry Mannering, Tommy Bieker…
The Junior Varsity Dons scored a razor-thin victory against the much-improved Las Lomas Knights on Thursday, splitting the sets at 25-21 and 22-25. The one-point edge was much tighter than the 32-point drubbing the Dons delivered to the Knights when the teams met on May 5. Thursday’s game held the crowd in suspense with many cheers and oohs, with both…
Last two games of the 2021 season were back to back with Senior Night on Wednesday. The Lady Dons took on Miramonte at home. Tied early in the second half, the Mats went on a 9-0 scoring running that was hard to overcome. Great effort from Sophomore Emily Du and Freshman Natalie Lyon each scoring 12 points and Senior Grace…
Last night, your Dons returned home to take on the Las Lomas Knights in their last match of this abbreviated 2021 campaign. It was Senior Night, which of course had been postponed once already, and the eleven senior Dons showed their Acalanes Blue and White with pride, poise and class. As a bonus, there was an invitation-only, or pretty much,…
The Dons Varsity Boys Basketball team finished its season with a nail-biter loss to the Los Lomas Knights, as an explosive second quarter was not enough to overcome a second-half scoring doldrums. The Dons started the game emphatically, as sophomore Jake Davis finished a pick and roll with a one-hand jam on the Dons’ second possession, followed by a three…
What a difference a day makes! Whereas Monday’s Acalanes-Clayton Valley Charter varsity baseball game was a battle of the bats, Tuesday’s game was a pitcher’s duel Coming off a complete game last week, Benjy Braunstein (jr) got the start for the Dons, while Clayton Valley handed the ball to their own crafty pitcher. Clayton Valley drew first blood in the…
On Tuesday May 25th, at the Acalanes Freshman Lady Dons’ “End of Season” Banquet, Coach Roman quipped: “This team…has swagger… And swag…is a good thing to have.” The following day, the Lady Dons swaggered into the Foothill Middle School gym where they would face a Northgate Bronco team that looked eerily similar to themselves: cool, confident, intimidating, graceful, hard-hitting, tenacious,…
In the last home game of the 2021 season, the Dons Varsity Boys Basketball team celebrated Senior Night and faced a tough Miramonte Matadors team Wednesday night. After an exciting first half that saw the teams knotted 29-29 at the half, the Mats proved too tough on the glass and pulled away for a 72-63 victory. The night started off…
