After a rigorous pre-season against strong opponents, the Dons were excited to get into league play. First up on Tuesday was the defending champion College Park Falcons. Henry Souza (soph) took the mound for the Dons and kept the Falcons off the scoreboard in the 1st inning. Miles Bergman (sr) smashed a double down the 3rd base line to open the hitting…
Girls varsity lacrosse finished last week with an away game at Ygnacio Valley – – Turns out they gave goalie Addie Martin the night off, as she only was forced to make 2 saves and allowed just one goal. The defense, of course, is the silent champion behind numbers like that, but this game was about offense, and the Dons…
While only a scrimmage, the Dons showed up ready to play against the Campo Cougars. Game 1 saw Ben Whiting & Nick Pires start the team off with stellar serves while Noah Kinsey and Jack Warden chased down balls in the back court for some solid passes. As always, the Dons stayed aggressive at the net with some sweet dishes…
Still unbeaten in 2022, the JV Dons took their winning streak on the road for the away leg of the two-game series against the College Park Falcons. Using the proven formula of strong hitting and shut-down pitching, the Dons overwhelmed the Falcons in a contest that left no doubt about which team was stronger. For a change, the Dons didn’t…
The Acalanes JV Ladies lacrosse team went to Bishop O’Dowd and soundly defeated them 12 to 5. It was a game that was never in doubt but O’Dowd kept it close for the first third of the game but then the dons scored 7 unanswered goals to take a 10 to 1 lead and cruised until the end. Birthday girl…
The Acalanes aqua Dons competed in their first dual meet in two years and produced some impressive times. In order for a swimmer to be invited to the NCS championship meet, the swimmer must swim at or below a cutoff time for each event. The aqua Dons produced times in 13 events to be considered for an invitation to the…
The Acalanes Frosh baseball team lost both games in their doubleheader versus Liberty High School, losing game 1 by a score of 12-4 and game 2 by a score of 13-6. With no healthy catchers available, Dominic Patitucci’s injured hand couldn’t keep him from playing 12 innings. Despite the injury, he had a few highlight reel blocks behind the plate,…
On Friday, the Varsity Dons Baseball team traveled to Pleasanton to take on the 6-1 Foothill Falcons (ranked #4 in NCS D1). Foothill ran up the score early on timely hitting, and a few defensive miscues, spoiling another good start by Dante Montgomery (Sr). The Falcons pitcher who has been shutting down teams all season kept the Dons in check…
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Continuing her historic campaign that began in fall Cross Country, sophomore Olivia Williams recorded an INCREDIBLE 3200 meter performance at this Saturday’s Marsh Creek Invitational, shattering the school record with a time of 10:24.85. She did all of that while running multiple laps ahead of her competition, and was so far ahead that the meet director didn’t realize she was…
