The Don’s were back at home Wednesday evening facing the College Park Falcons in a game that was not for the faint of heart. Acalanes started with Zubin Acuna, Dominic Sarica, Nathan Bennett, Koleton Fenton and Ethan Torres on the floor. Acuna quickly took over the scoring making 5 of the 9 points scored in the quarter. Koleton won the…
Acalanes Freshmen basketball lost 37-33 on Wednesday to Oakland Tech, which leaned on strong inside play to wear out the Dons. Jordan Brown and Calvin Kotarba combined for 21 points from the floor in a losing effort. Trevor Carillo, Liam O’Keeffe, Cooper Edelman, and Liam Krackeler also scored for Acalanes.
With star shortstop Davis Diaz (sr) out with a hamstring injury, the Dons shuffled up their defense for the first of three games this week against Campo. Sam Heyman (sr) took the hill and was brilliant over four innings, giving up 3 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 4. Unfortunately, the defense wasn’t there to back him up…
The Acalanes JV Basketball team took on Oakland Tech Bulldogs on the road Tuesday evening. Once again the Dons got off to a slow start against a team that pressed on defense and hit open shots. Acalanes was down 9-20 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Acalanes outscored the Bulldogs 16 to 11 to close the …
Facing a very strong Spartans team stacked with NCAA D1 recruits, the Dons came up short on a beautiful day in Lathrop CA. At the beautiful multi-million dollar facility, Michael Castelli retired the first 6 Spartans he faced, while the Dons managed 5 baserunners in the first 2 innings vs DSL’s USC committed pitcher, Eli Gennis. Unfortunately the Dons came…
Behind Sophomore Jake Davis’s 19 points and 14 rebounds and Senior Scott Ruegg’s 17 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, the Dons cruised past the visiting Pirates 67-53 on Saturday night. Senior Graham Smith got the Dons going early with a basket off of the opening tip and followed it up with a three pointer as the Dons jumped to…
Varsity and JV have three games against Campo this week Varsity Games: Tuesday, May 11 4pm at Campo, Thursday, May 13 4pm at Home, Friday, May 14 at 4pm Away JV Games: Tuesday, May 11 4pm/Home , Thursday, May 13 4pm at Campo, Friday, May 14 at 4pm Home Frosh Doubleheader– This Saturday at noon against Miramonte
It was a back and forth high level basketball game. In the first quarter Pittsburg slashed and cut inside and showed they could also hit the outside shot. The Dons were slow off the mark and down 8-18 at the end of the quarter. Scoring highlights included Bennett Dodge, Nathan Bennett, and Koleton Fenton scoring on free throws after getting fouled driving…
The Lady Dons returned to the pool for a home game against the Mustangs of Monte Vista on Saturday afternoon. After the emotions of Senior night in their last game, the Dons looked relaxed as they warmed up in the afternoon sun. When the game began Monte Vista got off to a fast start winning the first sprint and scoring…
Game 1Dons got right to business in bottom 1st, and got the bases loaded with a single from Jack Giorgianni and a couple of walks. Aleksey Volobuev promptly cleared the bases with a scorching grounder through the middle, scoring 3 and ending up on 2nd. This was all the offense Dons would need, but plenty more came anyway. After another walk,…
