Last night, your Dons returned home to take on the Las Lomas Knights in their last match of this abbreviated 2021 campaign. It was Senior Night, which of course had been postponed once already, and the eleven senior Dons showed their Acalanes Blue and White with pride, poise and class. As a bonus, there was an invitation-only, or pretty much,…
The Dons Varsity Boys Basketball team finished its season with a nail-biter loss to the Los Lomas Knights, as an explosive second quarter was not enough to overcome a second-half scoring doldrums. The Dons started the game emphatically, as sophomore Jake Davis finished a pick and roll with a one-hand jam on the Dons’ second possession, followed by a three…
What a difference a day makes! Whereas Monday’s Acalanes-Clayton Valley Charter varsity baseball game was a battle of the bats, Tuesday’s game was a pitcher’s duel Coming off a complete game last week, Benjy Braunstein (jr) got the start for the Dons, while Clayton Valley handed the ball to their own crafty pitcher. Clayton Valley drew first blood in the…
On Tuesday May 25th, at the Acalanes Freshman Lady Dons’ “End of Season” Banquet, Coach Roman quipped: “This team…has swagger… And swag…is a good thing to have.” The following day, the Lady Dons swaggered into the Foothill Middle School gym where they would face a Northgate Bronco team that looked eerily similar to themselves: cool, confident, intimidating, graceful, hard-hitting, tenacious,…
In the last home game of the 2021 season, the Dons Varsity Boys Basketball team celebrated Senior Night and faced a tough Miramonte Matadors team Wednesday night. After an exciting first half that saw the teams knotted 29-29 at the half, the Mats proved too tough on the glass and pulled away for a 72-63 victory. The night started off…
The JV Women’s Volleyball team fought head-to-head with the Miramonte Matadors on Wednesday night, May 26, with each team winning one set (25-14, 18-25). The Dons claimed victory by scoring four more points overall, beating the Mats on their home turf in Orinda. The Dons remain tied with Campolindo for first place in the league with one match remaining in…
Your Dons traveled to Orinda for their last road match of the season on Wednesday. The Matadome was rocking on Senior Night for the Mats. The Dons were looking for a little bit of revenge after dropping one to Miramonte in the opening week of the season. Here we go. In set one, Katelyn Olin helped create the tone with…
The Dons began the evening by honoring their five beloved Seniors, Emily Keeler, Lue Van Handel, Maddie Rogers, Olivia Parnell and Sami Hansen, in a moving pre-game ceremony, with family, friends and many Dons soccer alumni in attendance. Spirits were high at the beginning of the match, with the Dons coming out of the gate with a strong, aggressive start.…
The Dons came ready to play after a five day break and started firing right from the tip. Starting guard Zubin Acuna quickly found Jack Bayless cutting through the lane for the opening bucket. Hardly before the net could stop swinging Zubin hit a three pointer to tie the score. Jack Bayless got loose and finished a soaring layup with…
Thank you to all the parents and local businesses who supported Acalanes Sports Boosters for this ‘covid sports season’ and we are gearing up for Acalanes Sports for Summer 2021 and Acalanes school year 2021-2022!
