It stinks. No other way to look at it. It stinks to high heaven. Losing a game to a rival when there were chances to win never feels good. The Dons fell to their cross-town rivals last Friday night, 24-27 after a last-minute drive ended with their fourth turnover of the game. That’s right, four gifts that the Dons gave…
This past Thursday evening, October 13, the Varsity Dons had a rematch against the Broncos, who had beaten them in 3 sets at Northgate 2 weeks ago. Acalanes came out strong on offense, with Hageboeck, Olin, Jones, Walton, & Paul racking up countless kills, thanks to lofty sets by Korzeniowska. Jones, Korzeniowska, & Mason set the bar high on service, while…
A pun is a joke exploiting the possible different meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings, such as when a kid says “I need some new jeans” and the parent responds “Why? You don’t like the great genes I gave you?” So why the theme of puns on a…
The Girls Varsity Tennis Team Knocked out the Las Lomas Knights on Thursday with a 5-4 win. The Dons doubles teams led the action with a three match sweep. Partners Emily Berkowitz and Kailyn Broad prevailed 6-3, 6-2, while the line two pair of Lucy O’Brien and Marcela Wisniewska won with 6-4, 6-3 sets. Olivia Dawkins and Piper Duff teamed…
The Lady Dons celebrated 9 Seniors at their final regular season home game of the year and routed the Knights of Las Lomas 15-3. 8 scorers piled on 15 points, led by the teams top two scorers, Ella Del Rosario (5 goals) and Brooklyn Plomp (3 goals). Seniors Sara Archer (2 goals), Sarah Potter and Alexa Carter chipped in with goals…
So proud of our awesome, hard-working Dons: Miguel Strittmatter, Austin Bishop, Harrison Labrosse, Christian Gotterup, Gavin Geer, Arthemis Berloui, Andrew Sappal, and Tommy Gallagher! GO DONS!!!
The final score of the game was Acalanes 12 – Las Lomas 10. Olivia Whipple, Jenny Haugner, Arianna Berloui, Kate Roberts, Adrianna Berloui all had multiple goals. Emma Gerlings made a key steal setting up Whipple for a goal. Senior goalkeeper Hanna Mirzai made 12 blocks. The JV team heads to Soquel this weekend for the JV NorCal Invitational. They…
Acalanes Ladies Varsity Volleyball: Dons vs Cougars at Campo Tuesday evening 10/11, Campo hosted the Dons in Moraga. The Acalanes Frosh and JV teams set the bar high, both defeating the Cougars handily on their home turf! The Varsity Dons started off with all hands on deck, strong service from senior setter Mara Korzeniowska & Jade Profilio, as well as kills…
Tuesday’s action against Northgate on the Acalanes tennis courts resulted in a 5-4 win for the Girls Tennis Team. Singles wins were had by senior Ari Ruczynski (6-1, 6-2), senior Cate Condy (6-2, 6-1), and frosh Aamena Shipchandler (6-1, 6-1). The doubles teams of Kailyn Broad and Emily Berkowitz (6-3, 6-2) and Olivia Dawkins and Piper Duff (2 sets) were…