On a very difficult scoring day due to the Scotland-like playing conditions, the Lady Dons ended the regular season as they started it, defeating their opponent at Contra Costa Country Club. Led by Junior Makena Chelemedos’s impressive 42, the Lady Dons finished the season with a 6-4 record, and ride into Friday’s league championships with momentum, winning their final two…
There are so many great quotes on losing: You can’t win unless you learn how to lose or Losing isn’t always the end, sometimes it becomes the beginning or I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. But losing by one little point, in the very intense end of the game , the only quote is Ouch! The Varsity…
On Saturday, October 9, the JV Girls’ Volleyball Team played hard with exceptional camaraderie throughout a 10-hour day to finish 5-1 and at second place! Congratulations to Junior Sofie Foster who was honored by being named to the All-Tournament Team! 16 schools participated in the highly competitive tournament. The Dons played 6 matches as follows: AHS vs. Windsor High School: 25-22 and…
The JV Don’s Football team was in action on Friday vs the Knights of Las Lomas. The 10 min car ride from Acalanes to the home team’s stadium in Walnut Creek took longer than it did for the Don’s to put away the Knights! Mason Zirkel took the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to start the game, and…
With key players out for the Dons, it was great to see other players step up and assume an expanded role. EITAN ROMICK filled in for KEEGAN GODDARD at running back and was spectacular. ROMICK ran effectively both between the tackles and outside on the option pitch for a total of 209 yards rushing. Wow! Awesome to see the offensive…
Monday, October 11 Varsity girls golf is released at 2:00. (addition) Girls golf v. Las Lomas HS at Contra Costa CC 3:30. Tuesday, October 12 Varsity girls tennis is release at 2:00. JV girls tennis does not have an early release. (deletion) Girls tennis at College Park HS 3:30. Girls volleyball host Northgate HS. Freshmen…
In Friday's action… The football team trailed Las Lomas HS 35-21 in the beginning of the 4th quarter. They rallied to bring the score to 35-34, but the 2-point conversion failed. They proceeded to recover the onside kick only to see their 45 yard field goal attempt fall short in a thriller for the ages. The jv team won 41-0.…
In Friday's action… The football team trailed Las Lomas HS 35-21 in the beginning of the 4th quarter. They rallied to bring the score to 35-34, but the 2-point conversion failed. They proceeded to recover the onside kick only to see their 45 yard field goal attempt fall short in a thriller for the ages. The jv team won 41-0.…
On Thursday 10/7, the JV Girls battled The Knights at Las Lomas and despite a raucous home crowd, the Dons demonstrated their grit and won in 2 sets: 25-19 and 25-22! Great team effort all around! Fear the BLUE!
In Thursday's action… The girls volleyball team defeated Las Lomas HS in 3 games 25-21, 25-16, 29-27. The jv team won in 2 games 25-19, 25-22. The freshman team won in 3 games. The girls tennis team was perfect defeating Northgate HS 9-0. The girls water polo team defeated Archie Williams HS 11-7. The boys water polo team was defeated by…
