There are a lot of special things happening in athletics for Acalanes senior Evan Malmquist, but he’s ensuring his impact reaches far beyond that. During the height of COVID, Malmquist – a football and track star – and one of his buddies saw a need for elementary schoolers. They had nothing to do, no sports to compete in and no…
LET’s DO THIS, DONS!!!!!! Congratulations to ALL 28-Athletes who are competing in the NCS Tri-Valley Championship Meet tomorrow, May 14th, at Freedom High School in Oakley, CA. All Unified Athletes also advanced to NCS! GO DONS! GO DONS! GO DONS! Fear The Blue!!! Your NCS qualifiers are: Paul Kuhner: 100M (10.69-DAL Record) & 4x100M Relay (41.39- DAL winner)Kyle Bielawski: 100M(11.11)…
Tess Gundacker had the hot hand on Thursday, tallying four hits and leading the Dons to a 15-5 victory over Ygnacio Valley. Gundacker doubled in the first, homered in the second, doubled in the third, and doubled in the fifth. Gundacker went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead Lady Dons in hits. Ygnacio Valley scored three runs in the fourth…
The Varsity Boys’ Tennis Team ran into a very talented #3-seed Branson squad in the quarterfinals of the NCS Team Tournament. The Dons, seeded #6, won two lines but went down in the end. The overall match score was Branson 5, Acalanes 2. Highlights included wins by #1 Tyler Toni and #2 Nick Owens. It was a windy day making…
The Dons squared off against Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles (Ranked 22 in California, #2 in NCS) on Tuesday and it was senior night before a packed crowd. Prior to the start, the Dons took time to recognize their seniors before their last home regular season home game: Will Berrien, Miles Bergman, Benjy Braunstein, Jack Cusumano, Logan Ketchum, Connor McPhail, Chase…
The Dons JV baseball team completed a successful 2022 campaign with a solid 8-4 win, completing a sweep of the Ugly Eagles. The Dons final record of 19-2-2 overall, 11-1-1 in the DAL, was the result of a complete effort up and down the roster. Contributions on game day were important, but the work put in at practice by all…
In Thursday's action… The softball team defeated Ygnacio Valley HS 15-5. The baseball team was defeated by Clayton Valley Charter HS. The boys tennis team ended a great season as they were defeated by Branson HS 5-2 in the NCS quarterfinals. In Friday's action… The softball team hosts Skyline HS at 4:00. The swim team competes in the CIF trials at…
