On another beautiful afternoon in Lafayette a festive crowd witnessed a second dramatic win for theDons in the same week. This time the offense was the star of the show. The Liberty High SchoolLions came to town on Thursday with a 4-0 record and a #2 Division 1 North Coast ranking. They had Saint Mary’s commit David Roberts on the…
In the classic 1990 LL Cool J Hip-Hop song “Mama Said Knock you Out”, there is a line where he sings “Don’t call it a comeback”. With all due respect to Mr. J, I am going to call the Dons erasing a 3 run deficit by scoring 6 runs in the last inning to pull out the victory over the…
Acalanes vs Bishop O’Dowd Acalanes vs Deer Valley
Home of the Dons! Defense! Defense! Defense! The Varsity Dons increased their win streak to 4 games with a win over theVacaville Bulldogs on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon at home. The boys used theirsuccessful formula of solid pitching and defense to secure their 5 th win in 6 games. The defense was simply fantastic!The Dons were led by the “Minister…
Saturday we divide and conquer as the Distance Team heads to the Dublin Distance Festival and our Sprinters and Jumpers head to the San Ramon Valley Sprint Festival. Entries here. If you are in Dublin or San Ramon, bring your BLUE and come and cheers on our T&F Dons! Next home meet is next Thursday, March 23rd as we host…
A very improved and deep Dons roster went toe-to-toe with the Cougars on Thursday. It was an eye-opening 1-8 loss and we were sent a couple of clear messages. (1) The Cougars have also improved since last year, and (2) we have a few things to work out in practice before we play them again. The toughest loss though was…
The long-awaited showdown between the Dons Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team and the Monte Vista Mustangs took place this past Tuesday night and the pre-game hype didn’t disappoint. The game began with a face-off win by the Mustangs and an immediate goal, to give them the initial lead. Unbowed, the Dons answered with a series of swift goals from Dylan Olsen, soon…
Wow what a week it has been since the Dons lost the heartbreaker against the Foothill Falcons. Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, scandal-plagued congressman George Santos filed paperwork for re-election, a big blob of algae hit the Florida coast, and surprisingly it rained here at home. As if all that wasn’t bad enough, Jimmy G got traded, much to the chagrin…
The Dons traveled to picturesque Danville for what promised to be a competitive game against a talent-filled Monte Vista squad. The match up did not disappoint! The Dons and the Mustangs traded the lead back and forth in the first half with the Dons taking a 6-5 lead going into halftime. The Dons’ defense was stingy for most of the…
Our Dons Freshman Men’s Volleyball team remains undefeated with their win on Monday against De La Salle. They took the win in 2 sets with scores of 25 to 21 and a come from behind win of 26 to 24. Our Freshman Men’s Volleyball will continue their season in a match against Deer Valley on Tuesday at Acalanes!