Dons Split Opening Week, Go 1-1 On what turned into an Icy Tuesday afternoon at Acalanes, the Spring campaign got off to a cold start. The Dons hosted a very tough squad from Marin Catholic who boasted a number of D1 commits. The bright spots were Dante Montgomery’s solid start as he held the visitors scoreless for 3 innings (pictured below),…
On Tuesday, Dons powered hard through an intense NCS Semi-final against Marin Academy. The boys played so hard and so well, truly showing the Dons spirit. They lost 0-1 in the last 60 seconds of the game which made the loss even tougher to swallow. But they should be incredibly proud of their ability to hold down the number one…
The Lady Dons outlasted a solid and well coached Alameda squad by a score of 53 to 42 to advance to the NCS D2 Title game. After a back-and-forth 1st quarter which ended with Alameda in the lead, the Lady Dons exploded in the 2nd quarter behind relentless full court pressure. The half time lead was 12, but Alameda quickly…
After a successful trip to Marin County, the JV Baseball Dons had the first regular season home game against Saint Pat’s. As baseball games go, this one was the exact opposite of a nail-biter. The Dons were simply a much stronger team, and dominated on both sides of the ball. The Dons sent 9 batters to the plate in the…
We BLUEieve! Congratulations to our Varsity Girls Basketball team to making to the NCS CHAMPIONSHIP game this Friday night at Acalanes! Acalanes will meet up with the Northgate Broncos at 7pm on our home turf. The Dons have two days to get their minds right and their souls right, their feet are planted on the court, then get ready to…
The Dons hosted Archie Williams Wednesday evening for the NCS semifinal match. Going into the game, the Dons knew that Archie Williams would put up a good fight, but the Dons were determined to win. With each move that the Falcons made, the Dons had the answer. The first 28 minutes of the game remained scoreless, but with each minute…
After a few scrimmages, the JV baseball team kicked off the regular season with a trip across the bay to face Marin Catholic. The game was well attended from both sides, with visitors not deterred by the cold and blustery conditions, and the Dons provided the fireworks to keep the crowd well entertained. The game was off to a sloppy…
The Acalanes tennis program is fortunate to have Coach Rick O’Brien on board to lead the Dons tennis program. Coach O’Brien comes to Acalanes after working with the Alhambra High tennis program for 16 years as well as head coaching stints at Pinole Valley and De Anza high schools. Rick was a highly-accomplished tennis player himself, having reached a 5.5…
HERE COME THE DONS! The Acalanes Freshman Baseball team opened up their 2022 season with a sweep of a doubleheader versus Dublin, winning the first game 14-6 and the second game 8-7 in extra innings. The future looks bright for Acalanes with 13 different players getting at least one hit, and 9 different players driving in at least one run…
The Dons came on the field ready to fight at last Friday’s quarter-final match. So many great offensive & defensive moments, leading to a 2-0 win. Major intensity from all the players, shout out to Daniel Adri’s defense with Dylan Olson’s incredible saves at the goal. Riley Bonner received Man of the Match. Zach Appel with a goal from his…
