The Lady Dons hosted Freedom Tuesday night. It was a fast start for the girls, as it was apparent in minutes the full court pressure was overwhelming the visitors. The lead was 25 to 6 after one and grew to 51 to 13 at the half. The second half turned into a running clock grind it out affair with Coach…
The Acalanes Women’s Varsity Soccer team traveled to Oakland Tech in the first of 3 games this week and came away with a 4-0 victory. Junior Ella Thomason started the scoring from just outside the box, off an assist from senior Jacque Peacock. Peacock added the next two goals, one from a great drive down the right sideline, assisted by…
Acalanes started off strong with a goal by forward Livi Foster. Sisi Houston followed with a beautiful corner kick picked up by Foster to score the second goal. Highlights also included great crosses by Dani Green & Addie McShane, shots on goal by both Katelyn Weiss & Sisi Houston, and solid defense from Edie Berzansky, Maya Shinaman, & Katelyn Weiss.…
Our girls Froshbites (Frosh/Soph) soccer team defeated Clayton Valley Charter High School 1-0 in an away game on Saturday morning. The Dons battled it out in a closely matched game in the pouring cold rain. The only goal of the game was scored in the first half by #17 Aliyah Vazquez-Fireman on a breakaway goal that was assisted by #8…
On Dec 3rd, in pouring rain, boys took down the Foothill High Falcons. Extra intensity from our backline on the slippery field! Dylan Olson keeper in first half, Cooper Olson keeper in second half, clean sheet for both. Eli Roth scored 2 goals, one a PK and one assisted by Colby Ebner. Ben Pecci scored with assist from Ben Lacayo.…
The Freshman Boys Soccer team played their first game December 1st against College Park. An outstanding goal by Omri Noiman ended the first half with a score of 1-1. Goalie Max Westen made some impressive saves especially a punch-out in the second half. And Luke Wilson was recognized for being the most consistent on the field. Final score was 1-2. On…
JV hoops squared off against the San Rafael Bulldogs in the Seventh Place game Saturday morning at Chris Huber Memorial Gymnasium. The Dons rolled out a starting lineup of Gavin Dodge, Josh Elerts, Nico Ortman, Alex Butler and Connor Hession. It was an ominous start as the Dons dug an 11-2 early hole after turning the ball over on 5 of their first 7…
On Saturday, the Dons returned to Piedmont to play Windsor in the tournament finals after knocking the hosts out in the semis. The first quarter was a contrast in styles as Windsor hit their first 3 threes while Acalanes started with layups from Jake Davis, Jack Bayless and Theo Stoll. Acalanes controlled the glass against the smaller Windsor team as…
After dropping their first-round matchup to Cardinal Newman, the Dons faced off against the Redwood “Big Red” Friday night at Chris Huber Memorial Gymnasium. The Big Red was down about 20 to Campo in their first-round game with about 5 minutes to play but were able to get the deficit under 10 late with frenetic full-court pressure where it felt…
Playing against the tournament favorites in their own house, the Varsity hoopers took it hard to the Piedmont Highlanders. This was a Friday night that won’t quickly be forgotten as the Dons put on a gritty yet classy display of basketball in front of a gym filled with a large, loud and spirited home crowd. In the truest spirit of…