Heading down the home stretch of their non-league contests, the Dons have had a couple of back-to-back tough games. Berkeley High School Yellow Jackets arrived in Dons territory with some hot bats and a commanding full-game pitcher this past Saturday and most of the game went their way. Berkeley racked up 13 hits to our 4 on route to a…
The varsity golf team got another match under their belts last Thursday at Boundary Oaks Course in Walnut Creek. This was their second league match and second meeting with Las Lomas. Led by senior Spencer Voogt who shot a team-low score of 40, the Dons again defeated the Knights to bring themselves to 2-0 in league play. We’re looking forward…
It came down to the last play, but Acalanes Softball Dons were on the wrong end of an 8-5 defeat to Las Lomas Varsity Knights on Thursday night. Both teams battled in a competitive game that finally ended in the bottom of the 10th inning. Acalanes Varsity Dons got on the board first in the 3rd inning when Hailey Stripling…
The Dons knew going into Friday’s game against Alhambra that it would likely be a very lopsided match up in the Dons’ favor and that proved to be true. In anticipation of that, the Dons rested many of their regular starters to help even the playing field a bit. The Bulldogs surprised the Dons’ defense by scoring the first goal…
The JV team went up to Novato to take on a tough and gritty San Marin team who has one of the best programs in the Bay Area. It was an exciting and close game throughout but these Lady Dons were not going to be denied. The team gutted it out and won 10 to 9, bringing the Dons’ record…
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I was hoping to avoid airing my dirty laundry in public, but want to be transparent about the difficult situation I faced writing this article. Normally I save the “Get to Know Coaches” segment until the end, but I put it up front this time. Why? When I interviewed Jim and Dan at the start of the season, I didn’t…
The events of the last few days hopefully reminded us all why baseball is the greatest sport. It began with the World Baseball Classic championship game on Tuesday. Japan was ahead of Team USA 3-2 with 2 outs in the top of the 9th inning. The best hitter of his generation, Mike Trout, faced his teammate and best 2-way player…
On March 21st, in a rematch of two of the strongest Frosh volleyball teams, previously undefeated Acalanes lost to De La Salle in straight sets. The first set went back and forth and could have gone either way, but De La Salle pulled away at the end to win the first set 25-22. Demoralized by their first lost set of…
The Dons were on fire and ready to run, jump, throw and pole vault to the finish line yesterday with a BIG win over the Northgate Broncos: Girls winning points 83-48 and Boys winning points 101-35. Nice! We take the weekend off as we prepare to travel to Miramonte next Wednesday. Looking ahead: The Stanford Invitational is March 31st/April 1st…