The Lady Dons opened league play on the road against Las Lomas Friday night. After a bit of a slow start, the girls assumed control with relentless full court pressure. At the half it was 47 to 12 Dons with KK Lacanlale leading the way with 15 first half points. The 2nd half was an anti-climatic running clock affair with…
Happy New Year Everyone! After going 1-2 over the Holidays, the Dons JV Boys squad came into this contest with a 4-5 overall preseason record facing off against the 8-6 Las Lomas Knights in a Friday night evening contest at Chris Huber Gymnasium in Lafayette. The Dons rolled out a starting lineup featuring Sophomores JB Frolich and Drew McKenzie along…
Acalanes was cautious in the first quarter against the high shooting average of Los Lomas. The Dons took a minute looking for quality shots against the LL defense as well. However, once the boy’s frosh basketball team got into the game, they took an 8-point run vs LL 2 pts to end the 2nd period 26 to 27. The start…
Coming off the winter break, our women’s soccer Froshbite Dons hosted the Campolindo Cougars for their first match in the New Year on Thursday, the 5th of January. Luckily, there was a break in the rain and both teams came out excited to face each other. Early on it was obvious that there was some rust to work off after…
Friday saw the (delayed) opening of league play with the Dons taking on the Las Lomas Knights at home. Jake Davis opened the scoring with a post layup on a nice pass from Jack Bayless over the top and Justin Zegarowski added 2 on sweet fast break dish from Zubin Acuna to get Acalanes off to a strong start. Las…
Tensions high for Varsity Soccer Boys match against rival Campolindo. Dylan Olson played keeper for entire game with multiple amazing saves. Jonny Roth secured goal in first half. Nico White received “Man of the Match.” Campo head coach received red card, forcing him off the field. Campo players & fans struggled to keep calm leading to referees & assistant principal…
The torrential downpour let up Thursday evening just in time for a pivotal match against the visiting Campolindo Cougars. The Cougars and Dons peppered each other with physical play, active hands, and multiple foul calls. Campo hit hard against the Dons in the first half as the Dons defense, led by senior Chloe Quintella and sophomore Demi Woods, withstood the…
There’s a quote from her father that Acalanes girls basketball sophomore guard Sophie Chinn always reverberates in her head. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. Chinn embraces the competition and the most difficult of challenges, and it’s just tjhe way she’s been since first picking up a basketball in elementary guard. She wants to face fellow sophomore KK Lacanlale – the reigning…
The JV boys soccer team opened the new year with a convincing win against the Miramonte Matadors 4-0. The Dons had the luxury of a full bench for this match as multiple players from the Frosh team were brought up to play with many getting extended minutes showcasing the emerging talent within the program. The two squads both came out with…
Dons dominated most of the match against Miramonte. First goal from Jonny Roth assisted by Lucas Dissman. Second goal by Drake DeBiasse. Man of the match awarded to Jonny Roth. 2-1 Victory. Come watch rival match against Campolindo 7pm Thursday at Campo.