Saturday’s sports

In Friday's action… The varsity girls basketball team was defeated by St. Ignatius HS in the Marin Catholic Invitational. The jv boys team defeated Cardinal Newman HS 69-64 in the John Rhodes Memorial tournament. In Saturday's action… The boys soccer team hosts De La Salle HS.  Freshmen at 12:00, jv at 2:00 and varsity at 4:00. The varsity girls basketball…

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JV Hoops: Dons Win A Thriller Over Cardinal Newman

JV Hoops: Dons Win A Thriller Over Cardinal Newman

Acalanes defeated Cardinal Newman 69-64 in their second game of the Rhodes Memorial Tournament Friday evening in Lafayette. Jaden McClane and Joe Reidenbach combined for 43 points and 21 rebounds to lead the way. The game was neck-and-neck the whole way, with Newman’s three-point assault keeping pace with Acalanes low post game. Xavier Vigil from the opposing team lit it…

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Varsity Girls Fall to Saint Ignatius

The Lady Dons suffered their first loss of the season to the highly regarded Saint Ignatius Wildcats in the semifinals of the Marin Catholic Invitational by a score of 61 to 41.  Coming into the game the Wildcats were state ranked and regarded as one of the top teams in Northern California.  The Dons fell behind early and fought hard…

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Lady Dons JV Basketball Falls to El Cerrito

The JV lady basketball Dons led for the majority and of the game, but could not fend off a fourth quarter run by El Cerrito, losing 28-34.  The lady Dons worked hard on their full court press and several girls contributed to the scoring efforts. This tournament is providing the lady Dons invaluable experience at a high level of play.…

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Varsity Hoopsters Battle in loss to Alhambra

Varsity Hoopsters Battle in loss to Alhambra

Aided by some quick points led by Theo Stoll, the Dons opened up the game with a 4-0 lead. Midway through the first period the Dons were holding a lead at 6-5 but it was a grinder. The Dons had open shots that weren’t falling, the defense held strong against Alhambra but by the end of the period the Bulldogs…

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Lady JV basketball team falls to Bishop O’ Dowd

The lady JV Dons battled an uber tough Bishop O’ Dowd team in the first round of the Pittsburgh tournament. Despite injuries and very few subs, the JV lady Dons were scrappy and tenacious throughout the entire game and garnered scoring and defensive efforts from all players. Sophomore Katherine Leamy led the team with 9 points. The Dons trailed 17-32…

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Friday’s sports

In Thursday's action… The varsity girls basketball team defeated Capuchino HS 53-46 in the Marin Catholic Invitational. The jv girls basketball team was defeated by Bishop O'Dowd HS in the Pittsburg tournament. The varsity boys basketball team was defeated by Alhambra HS in the Alhambra Invitational. The jv boys basketball team was defeated by San Rafael HS in the John…

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WELL PLAYED! FROSH BOYS TAKE ON NAPA AND CRUSH IT 59-35

WELL PLAYED!  FROSH BOYS TAKE ON NAPA AND CRUSH IT 59-35

The Freshman Boys enjoyed a victory Tuesday against the Vintage High Crushers with a score of 59-35. But when the game started and throughout the first quarter, it didn’t look like the Dons would “crush” it, as it took some time for them to find their rhythm. The Dons remained competitive though – with Braedon Christie and Drew McKenzie dominating…

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