The Seniors were honored with their parents on the field before the game on Tuesday. Aidan Beers,Andrew Habas, Miller Smith, Logan Mikalis, Mason Michlitsch, Nico O’Rourke, Sammy Lee, TylerWorthington and Tyson Bates were all recognized for their contributions and commitments to thebaseball program over the past 4 years. For many families this was a chance to cap a baseball careerthat…
On Monday, the drizzle stopped, the clouds parted, and the sun smiled down upon our final full team practice of the season. The Dons played their final round as a team at our home course Contra Costa Country Club. It was a picture perfect day for their send-off – as you can see from the photos we snapped! Seniors pictured…
Eye black is a grease or strip applied by athletes under the eyes to reduce glare. Babe Ruth used it. College athletes wrote messages on it until the NCAA ban. Although there have been many studies on its effectiveness at reputable universities, my go to has always been MythBusters. In a 2008 episode that also covered cutting down a tree with a…
The top 16 teams in the North Coast Section (NCS) are now competing for a spot in the Nor Cal Championships next week. After going 9-1 in the regular season, Acalanes is seeded #5 in the championships and played #12 Vintage-Napa on Tuesday. The result was a 7-0 sweep as the format for the tournament is 4/3 – meaning 4…
“Making the decision to have a child – it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ” Whether they play on the track, the field, the mat, the gym, the pit or in the pool……our kiddos are our everything! It is our BLUEtiful responsibility to support and love and encourage them…
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…