Varsity Girls tennis had an epic run in NCS last week. The team made school history by becoming the only team EVER to reach an NCS Team Championship Finals!!! Seeded 9th going into the event, the Dons went on a 3 match winning streak taking out the 8th (Lick Wilmerding), 1st (Bishop O’Dowd), and 5th (College Prep) seeds en route…
The Girls Varsity Tennis Team is going on another notable and potentially historic run in the NCS Team Championships!! Tomorrow, the Dons will play against College Prep in the semi-finals at 9 am (Saturday, 11/13). Even though the team did a nice tour of the Bay Area playing in their first match against Lick Wilmerding in SF and then against the…
Acalanes is now in the championship game Saturday, November 13 at De La Salle HS, 12pm. In an exciting semi-final game on Wednesday, the Dons defeated Tamalpais HS 14-12 in 2 overtimes to move on to the NCS Division 1 finals game against Redwood HS.Come cheer on your Dons to an NCS championship win!!! PLEASE NOTE: Spectators must purchase tickets at gofan.co and present the tickets…
The JV Dons Football Team took on the Alhambra Bulldogs on Friday night and had an almost perfect game! There was some sort of transportation snafu with the Bulldogs bus, and they arrived 2 hours after they were supposed to be there, probably could have walked there in the amount of time we waited for them! After the JV team…
The Dons cross-country team had a spectacular finish to their league season on Saturday at the DAL championships at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez. Sophomore Olivia Williams again led the way for Acalanes with another decisive 1st-place finish in the Girls Varsity division. Olivia not only won the league championship but broke the all-time course record for the 3-mile trek,…
The Acalanes Dons Varsity Football Team took on the Alhambra Bulldogs on Friday night on our home as the community celebrated Senior Night! This event can be very emotional for both players and parents, and there was lots of tears flowing on Friday, not in pain in pure Dons love. Love for football, friends and Acalanes. The Senior Class has…
Friday FEARday, Nov 12: Acalanes will play in El Cerrito with kick off at 7pm. Tickets can NOT be purchased at the gate. Tickets MUST be purchased on www.gofan.com (El Cerrito High) School location: 540 Ashbury Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 To get your Parent, Student or Fan Tickets log on here: https://gofan.co/app/events/446912?schoolId=CA22907 FEAR THE BLUE!
Come out and support the Acalanes Cross Country team at the DAL Championship on Saturday at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez! Should be a nice day in the park to root on your Dons against all DAL schools – bring the dog and enjoy the afternoon in the sun. Both Boys and Girls Varsity teams are looking strong and hope…
Improving on last week’s Divisional Championship score by 18 strokes, the Lady Dons had a spectacular season ending performance at the NCS Championships on Monday. With a combined score of 438, the Lady Don’s finished 9th out of the 21 schools represented, and recorded the second best Acalanes NCS score since 2000 (maybe longer, we just can’t find the records!).…
The JV and Freshman Football Don’s took on Miramonte Frosh / Soph Team in Orinda on Friday Night – It is a testament to the strength of the Acalanes Football program when you can physically see just how any kids are in our program… vs. seeing a list of names on a roster – The Dons suited up around 75…
