Earlier this season, the Acalanes Softball Dons battled in a 10 inning marathon on the road against the Las Lomas Knights, eventually losing in the most intense game of the year. The rematch took place on Thursday afternoon, May the 4th in Lafayette at the Dons home field in what Head Coach Victor Silva called the most important game…
Even though the league matches have finished, the tennis team has been busy this past week. The DAL head coaches named first team, second team and honorable mention players. The team had its season ending banquet where team awards were presented. Team representatives Will Lofting and Sammy Foster joined me and attended the Acalanes Athletics & Activities event where we…
It was a tough week for Acalanes Varsity Baseball. The Dons took on the Campolindo Cougars onThursday at home and repeated a similar bad dream as Tuesday’s outcome. Solid pitching, decent hitting and a few let downs in defense were ultimately the story of both games. Hard to watch because defense has been so stellar all season. Mason Zirkel started…
With straight-set wins over Marin Catholic on Tuesday and Piedmont on Thursday the #3 seed Acalanes Boys Volleyball team moves on to face #2 Moreau Catholic away in Hayward next Tuesday. The Marin win went fairly straightforward, but Piedmont was much more of a challenge. The Dons had to come from behind late to capture the first set 26-24, before…
The Dons played the second game of the double header against Campo on the road on May 4. Given the date, I had every intention of repeating the article theme from last year as it was again Star Wars Day, aka “May the 4th be with you”. I thought I could even tie it into my laundry with something like…
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 6th, our DONS will compete in the DAL Finals along with the other 12-schools in our League. Heat and Lane assignments have been updated so please make sure to check the schedule. DO NOT FORGET YOUR SPIKES or shoes or poles or shot put at school. Please make sure you or your child remembers these critical tools…
