Team Sports bring people together. Special Olympics and Unified Sports teams do just that and SO MUCH more. The bonds of peer friendship in this amazing diverse organization are very powerful for all involved. Acalanes essential needs students started their Spring basketball season on Friday with a home game. Players are coached and assisted by several of the Varsity boys…
It was a game that featured the new players who excelled on offense, defense, and in the midfield. New attack player Katherine Leamey scored two goals and, along with some of the Dons starting middies, new midfielders Reiney Fish, Lucca Dibiasse, Audrey Peatros controlled the ball almost the entire game. The defense shut down Northgate and was led by…
The Dons JV boys volleyball team garnered two more straight-set victories this week to extend their undefeated start to 5-0 and 3-0 in league play. On Tuesday, the boys traveled to College Park to take on the purple Falcons. The first set was a back-and-forth contest but the Dons emerged with a 25-17 victory. In game two, the Dons rolled…
The JV Lady Laxers beat Las Lomas 11-2 last night and it was not that close! 39 JV players played (all that were in attendance and not injured). Highlights include 3 goals scored by Leyna Machtmes and Maggie Palmer and five different players combined for five additional goals. One important statistic in Lacrosse is Loose Balls Controlled. Ella Easley had…
It’s a busy schedule for the girls varsity lacrosse team this week, with three games packed into their schedule. Monday they started with a “fizzle,” last night brought a “bang!” and today? Well… we’ll have to wait and see(!). Monday they faced Pleasanton’s often strong Amador Valley – – it’s a big school and their athletes leapt to an early…
The varsity boys’ team put up a valiant effort versus Northgate but unfortunately came up a little short. We had a little bit of everything out there yesterday. There were some great highlights. Ace played #6 and had a tight win over a fellow football player. They were evenly matched, but Ace pulled off the right shots during the critical…
Riding a 6-game unbeaten streak, the JV baseball Dons hosted the Foothill Falcons on a perfectly mild Thursday night. The Dons certainly did their part to make the evening a pleasant one for their fans by dominating on both sides of the ball and making it look easy. The Dons got right down to business in bottom 1st, with Mason…
On Wednesday, the Varsity Dons Baseball team traveled to Brentwood to take on the highly ranked Liberty High team. Liberty got off to a quick start and put up 3 runs in the first two innings, while the Dons bats remained largely quiet. Ethan Rowland (Sr.) shut Liberty down in the 3rd before giving way to Benjy Braunstein (sr), who blanked…
Track and Field returns! Facing off against Clayton Valley Charter in their first DAL Meet since 2020, the Dons posted impressive victories of 90-42 (girls) and 105 – 30 (Boys). With multiple NCS leading marks, record board performances, and incredible individual efforts, it was a complete victory from start to finish. Official Results here, photos here, highlights below, and meet…
The JV Baseball team took on the Liberty Lions on Wednesday afternoon. Jack Giorgianni got the start and pitched 5 scoreless innings, setting the tone for a 1-0 win for the Dons. This was a true pitching duel to the very end. Giorgianni struck out 6 and was supported by some stout defense throughout the game. In the 2nd inning, with a…