College Park ran into a resolute Acalanes squad Tuesday night at ‘The Beast’! Andrew Sappal and Austin Bishop led the charge leading beautiful counter attacks together to get the party started for the Dons! Harrison Labrosse displayed once again why he is one of the best goalies in the country! Goals:Andrew Sappal – 6Austin Bishop – 5Miguel Strittmatter – 2Thomas…
102 degrees, walking the hills and valleys of Orinda Country Club for three hours carrying 30 pounds of golf clubs doesn’t necessarily sound like a ton of fun, but the Lady Dons were up to challenge and almost overcame defending champions Miramonte, narrowly losing 246-251. The Dons were delighted to have Emmi Cronin (see above) join for her first match…
The Lady Dons traveled to Marin County for their 1st road game of the season, and turned in another stellar performance against the Redwood Giants of Larkspur. The 1st Qtr was somewhat competitive led by a trio of Senior goal scorers (Sara Potter, Alexa Carter & Maizie O’Hare) and a nifty goal by Jr. Wendy Heffelfinger for a 4-2 first quarter lead. …
The Dons traveled to play Menlo School over Labor Day weekend. While the Dons had a strong showing the first half they weren’t able to keep the pace and Menlo dominated till the end. Christian Gotterup – 3 goalsAndrew Sappal – 2 goalsTommy Gallagher – 2 goalsAustin Bishop – 1 goalAlexander Kurimai – 1 goalHarrison Labrosse – 11 saves Acalanes…
After a close-fought win against a highly ranked San Marin team last week, the Dons were on the road traveling through the Caldecott Tunnel to take on traditional powerhouse Bishop O’Dowd and their star-studded coaching staff. In recent years the O’Dowd field hasn’t exactly been the Thunderdome, but their students pack the end zone seats and definitely make their presence…
At some point this season, it was inevitable that a football movie-themed article would be needed. Given the religious affiliation of the Don’s opponent, Bishop O’ Dowd, I figured this was the perfect time to reference arguably the most famous football movie of all time, “The Waterboy” starring Adam Sandler. Oops, scratch that. I meant to say “Rudy”, the movie…
On a balmy 103 degree evening in Pleasanton on Thursday, the Amador Valley Dons’ freshman football team completed their two-game sweep of Lamorinda frosh football teams by defeating the Acalanes Dons’ freshman, 56-30. Amador had beaten Campolindo’s freshman at home last week, 21-8 It seemed like the worst of times for the Dons from Pleasant Hill Road in the first…
Varsity volleyball: Dons battled the Pumas in Santa Rosa Wednesday, August 31st, the Dons traveled through the wine country to beautiful Santa Rosa to face the Maria Carrillo High School Pumas. The first set started off strong with Acalanes taking the lead. Pin hitter Maylin Mason led the Dons in kills; strong serves, including multiple aces, by middle Katelyn Olin,…
In the 2022 Dons home opener, the women’s varsity team did not disappoint the home crowd, crushing the Mt. Tamalpais Red Tails 21-3. From the opening sprint, the Lady Dons controlled the game on both sides of the ball. The first goal of the campaign and first goal of her Acalanes career was scored by transfer student and Canadian National Team…
The Acalanes varsity men’s water polo team opened up the 2022 campaign with a game versus a sporty Northgate. Our Don’s fell behind early but behind incredible cage work from Harrison Labrosse and senior leadership Acalanes staged a frantic rally that came up just a bit short! Christian Gotterup – 5 goalsAndrew Sappal – 4 goalsAustin Bishop – 1 goal…