Congrats to both Varsity Lacrosse teams to making it to the playoffs! Games start this Tuesday! The Boys LAX DAL semifinal game is at Campolindo at 5pm! The Girls LAX NCS is at home against Northgate at 7pm. Go to the Boys Game then roll over to ACAstadium to cheer on the LAX Girls! Be where you can be but…
April 23. A day in history when Shakespeare was born (1564) and died (1616), Weeghman Park (now Wrigley Field) hosted its first baseball game (1914), Hank Aaron hammered his first home run (1954), “New Coke” was introduced to the world (1985), and the Acalanes Freshman baseball team swept the College Park Falcons in convincing fashion (2022). The team won game…
On Friday night the JV Lady Lacrosse team beat Miramonte 17 to 7 in its final official game of the season. The Lady Dons ended the season on a 14-0-1 run. Unbeaten in their last 15 games! All 37 players in attendance saw significant action in this game. The Dons started out behind 4 to 2 but after a…
On Wednesday, the Aca Dons took to the track and field for the final dual meet of the season! The competition was fast and furious and athletes from both sides came to WIN!! The Boys were victorious with a 98-38 win awarding them the Division Championship. The Girls held their own and left their hearts and souls on the track…
The Boys’ Varsity tennis team took on Campolindo Wednesday with a full and healthy roster. Early in the match, the Dons fell behind 1-4, but then in dramatic fashion won the last four lines resulting in an overall 5-4 victory. The Dons avenged the loss to the Cougars back on March 22 and improved to 6-3 in league match play. …
On a windy afternoon at Souza Field, the JV baseball Dons hit on all cylinders, scoring 15 runs on offense and holding the Miramonte Matadors to just 3. The Dons’ pitching has been consistent, if not spectacular, this season. Mason Zirkel, Jake Boselli, and Jack Giorgianni combined to allow zero earned runs, while striking out 8 and walking just 1…
Lady Dons knocked in 11 runs in the third on its way to a 12-2 victory over Mt Diablo Varsity on Tuesday. Lady Dons’s big bats in the inning were led by singles by Emme Young, Lulu Levy, Sophia Alvarado Hailey Stripling, and a double by Scarlett Popplardo. Lana Cerejo was in the circle for Lady Dons. The fireballer went…
Last year when the Varsity Dons faced the Miramonte Matadors at Ken Souza field, they handed the ball to then freshman Henry Souza for his first Varsity start. Henry went 4 strong innings, giving up only 1 unearned run. On Tuesday, the Mats returned to Ken Souza field, and sophomore Henry improved on last year’s performance. Henry retired 9 of…
The boys’ varsity tennis team won all nine lines on Tuesday vs. Las Lomas. In league play, the Dons improved to 5-3 with only two matches left to play. There were several firsts on Tuesday that need to be highlighted. #1 Nick Owens took revenge on Trevor Fong who beat him 10-5 in the deciding super tiebreaker back on March…
