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It looks like this could be a great season for the Acalanes Swim Team with returning coaches Nick Inserra and Brett Usinger, now joined by Donna Elliot, plus an impressive 95 swimmers on the team! Last Wednesday the clouds parted and the sun shone for our first challenge of the season at the Acalanes pool versus the Knights of Las…
The team came back from down 24-21 to win the first set against the Mustangs, and cruised to a 25-17 win in the second set behind a 10 point serving run by Eli Foster to take the match. The Dons’ defense was anchored by Brandon Rodriguez who stepped in as the libero, and the offense was guided by consistent serving…
It was a cold Friday night and the lady Dons were up in Moraga for their annual rivalry game. The Dons jumped out to a 5 to 1 lead. However Campo came back to make it 5 to 3. At that point Acalanes called time out. From that point forward the Dons outscored the cougars 11 to 0. It was a…
The Boys Varsity Lacrosse team traveled to Mill Valley on Tuesday to take on the formidable Tamalpais High Hawks. The Hawks started off strong, capitalizing on our 2-minute man-down, and took an early 5-1 lead in the first Quarter. The Hawks managed to stay out of the penalty box, execute cohesively on both ends of the field, and widen their…
Last Friday night, the Boys Varsity Lacrosse team dominated the Las Lomas Knights 13-1. It became quite evident early on that the Knights were simply outmatched by the Dons staring squad on both sides of the ball, which yielded many opportunities for Coaches Lorne Smith and Paul Faust to allow our emerging talent to take center stage. Offensively, Juniors Marshall…
This Saturday, we will send qualifying jumpers, sprinters, and throwers to a few morning events at Marsh Creek Invitational at Freedom High School – 1050 Neroly Rd, Oakley, CA 94561. This is a very exciting meet! Distance will practice at home. **Please be sure to note the weather and possibly bring a seat/umbrellas as the stadium may be full. Also,…
The Dons are hot! The boys took on the highly rated Foothill High School Falcons before a lively crowd at Ken Souza Field on Wednesday. Henry Souza took the mound for the second time this year and did his grandfather’s memory proud with an outstanding performance. Henry took the ball and completely shut down a powerful lineup in short order.…
24 days, 22 hours, 45 minutes, and 15 second. That is the total elapsed time from when the Dons finished the scrimmage against the Falcons on February 11 and began the rematch game on Wednesday. It is also roughly the length of time it takes the moon to orbit the earth, a gerbil to gestate, a garden snail to travel…
Acalanes Dons traveled for the first time this season to face off against Deer Valley High School in Antioch and were victorious over Wolverines 8-4. Senior Co-Captian Hailey Stripling, who is heading to Rutgers to play softball next year was the star of the game for the Dons. as she went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Acalanes Varsity Dons in…