The Freshman Dons took on Livermore High School last Thursday and walked away with their fourth straight WIN! And if winning wasn’t enough, the Dons shutout Livermore 40-0 — Let’s GOOOOO!!! The Acalanes offense powered through Livermore’s porous defense and scored 40 unreturned points. QB Tyler Winkles had teammates ready to put points up for the Dons! Offensive standouts for…
The visiting Lady Dons continued their win streak to 7 games with a straight set victory against the Las Lomas Knights on Thursday. In set one, #9 Piper Coy started the Acalanes scoring with a strong kill. #13 Addi Ames had 2 very nice kills too to get the Dons a solid early lead. #7 MaeLin Mason continued her impressive…
Hold onto your helmets, folks! The Girls Flag Football team kicked off their season with not one, but two epic wins! They stormed into Pleasant Hill, ready to tackle Berean Christian and College Park. Addie Martin, Ella Thomason, and Jenna Steele took charge as team captains, unleashing a pep talk that could have powered a small city. Zoya Acuna got…
On Thursday the Varsity Girls Tennis team traveled the short distance to Moraga to take on a tough Campolindo Cougar team. There were a couple of very tight matches, but the Dons fell short on winning the overall match with a 3-6 score (note: 6 singles and 3 doubles play in normal league matches). In singles play, Line 3 Grace…
Hi everyone, I’m sending this email as the women’s volleyball coach trying to enlist the community to help us with our goal. As many of you may have seen through social media and the news, the University of Nebraska’s volleyball team just set an attendance record for a female athletic event a few weeks ago at 92,0003 fans. While we…
The Girls JV tennis team won their match at College Park on Tuesday 9/12, 11-1. They demonstrated good focus and ability to dominate their opponents. In addition, they exhibited very good sportsmanship with an inexperienced opponent. They were very gracious winners. The girls’ hard work in practice is paying off and they prevailed in their first league match of the season.…
Last Friday and Saturday, Acalanes Girls Water Polo welcomed 33 teams to their annual Acalanes Invitational. The Varsity team started the tournament with a match against Liberty High School just as the lunch bell rang. AHS students poured into the stands and cheered on their Lady Dons. Senior Wendy Heffelfinger put the Lady Dons on the scoreboard with a goal…
The Junior Varsity golfers tee’d off in a “friendly” with Campolindo at Moraga Country Club, in their first match of the season. The JV squad was represented by senior Samya Johnson, and freshmen GG Gallagher and Claire Morgan. Good shots and good fun, teaming with the Cougars in a scramble format. Next up at Rossmoor vs. Cougars on Sept 29…
In Tuesdays action on the tennis courts, Acalanes hosted the College Park Falcons and dominated with an 8-1 overall win. An encouraging home crowd was treated to many great matches. Thank you to all who came to cheer on the Dons! In singles play at Line 1, Sophomore Aamena Shipchandler handled her opponent in two sets 6-2, 6-0. Junior Piper…
How do they keep on doing this? Looking to give the Aca fans another heart attack with their ability to snatch a victory out of the jaws of defeat, the Lady Dons continued their winning ways with a hard-fought 5 set victory over the visiting Northgate Broncos on Tuesday night. In set one, #9 Piper Coy came out with guns…