Can’t explain it…but if you were a Don (or parent or a fan) on the Acalanes baseball field you could FEEL the homerun hit by Colin Norstad. There is not really anything else to talk about… what else happened in the game?!! Who can remember after that hit! Jake Boselli (pitched for four innings) and Miller Smith (closed it out)…
The Dons Varsity Water Polo squad played their last two games of the season on Friday and Saturday in the end of season tournament. Friday afternoon the Dons squared off against Campo for the third time this year. They got off to a strong start and were up 2-1 after the first quarter. Down 4-6 at the half and by…
In Monday's action… The baseball team plays Clayton Valley Charter HS at 4:00. Varsity is away and jv is home.
Coming off a 2-week home stand, Dons Freshmen baseball team traveled east to play a double-header at Northgate.Game 1 – After a crisp start, the game took a decidedly messy turn, with both offenses going strong and defenses unable to keep up. Dons scored a quick run in the 1st, when Everett Glass walked and scored on Jack Giorgianni’s single. …
The JV Dons fired up the offense in the first inning, when an error scored two runs for Acalanes. Acalanes Dons JV put up five runs in the fourth inning. Acalanes Dons JV big bats were led by Tyler Worthington, Aidan Beers, Colin Norstad, Mason Michlitsch, and Jake Boselli, all knocking in runs in the inning. Henry Souza was on…
It was a heartbreak of a final game for the Lady Dons as they fell just short against a strong Miramonte team. After winning a scrappy semi-final late on Friday evening against Davis High School the Dons returned to the pool on Saturday afternoon for the third matchup of the season with the well drilled and talented Miramonte Matadors. The…
On Thursday, May 20, the JV Women’s Volleyball team split sets with the Campolindo Cougars 15-25, 25-18 but barely lost on overall points in a near repeat of their season-opener where they beat Campolindo. Even though the Dons played the Cougs on their home court in Moraga, the Acalanes parents brought on enough noise in the stands to simulate the…
The Junior Varsity Dons brought home their 7th straight victory on Thursday, beating their cross-Carquinez opponents, the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins, 25-17 and 25-9. Dons hitters recorded 19 kills, including 5 each by Hanna Hageboeck and Sofie Foster, while the team’s 19 service aces put both sets out of reach. The Dons held off a valiant start by the 6-player…
Your Dons trekked to Moraga to take on the always-tough Campolindo Cougars on Thursday night. The Cougars are very deep and experienced, but the Dons gave them a fight. In set one, Campo raced out to a 6-10 lead, and the Dons cut it to 8-11 on a nice middle shot by Katelyn Olin. Then Annika Olson delivered a really…
Tuesday in Benicia, there was great weather and a great win for the Dons over the Benicia Panthers, 9 to 6. Thursday comes, the weather surprising changed quickly with innings played in the rain and even a 10 minute delay of game due to rain. Besides raindrops falling on the field, so were Panther runs. The Dons fell behind early…
