The Acalanes Dons Boys Freshman Soccer team played well and controlled the match on Saturday, yet faced an unfortunate 2-0 defeat. Despite dominating possession and creating numerous goal-scoring opportunities, the ball just wouldn’t find its way into the net for the Dons. Come cheer the Frosh boys this week: 5pm Thursday vs De La Salle at HOME and 12pm Saturday vs…
The Dons Girls Varsity Soccer team dominated in their game against Deer Valley from the start. In the first 30 seconds of the game, midfielder Reese Tierney dribbled past defensive players to take a strong shot on goal. With the Dons in complete control of the game, Tori Hiatt crossed the ball to Taylor Mikalis who headed our first goal…
It is thought that women have been playing soccer for as long as the game has existed as they were painted in frescoes playing a similar game called tsu chu dating as far back as the Han Dynasty. In the UK, the “first golden age” of women’s soccer occurred in the early 20th century with some matches pulling in 50,000…
The 9th Annual Chris Huber Classic was a resounding success culminating in a very exciting Championship game against Monte Vista and Woodcreek from Roseville. The game was tied 51 all with under a minute left but the Mustangs prevailed 56-52, winning this one at the free throw line late. Host Acalanes fell to Dougherty in the Third Place game. Piedmont…
The boys headed to Southern California last Friday to take on the Birmingham Patriots in the Division 3AA State Championship on Saturday and won 35-22 in a contested, epic battle! As the sign says, they were there to win, and they did! This team accomplished what no team in the long history of Acalanes High School has ever accomplished in…
JV Boys Soccer played their first home game Thursday night against Archie Williams. The Dons had their work cut out for them with no subs or starting goalie. Eli Foster stepped in as goalie first half and Bryan Lurie second half, both with some amazing saves. Aidan Parnell and Elliott Van Ornum were stellar on defense while Luke Wilson and Jeremy Lara…
Have you ever wondered why some people call the game football and others soccer, or why some call it a field and others a pitch? Football is known as “soccer” primarily in countries that have their own versions of football – namely the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland. While the terms “soccer field” and “pitch”…
Saturday, December 9, 2023Record: 5-2 The Junior Varsity Basketball team defeated St. Joesph in the Hornet JV Tournament. The final score of the game was 65-51 in favor of the Dons. The win not only improved Acalanes to 5-2 on the year, but the Dons also captured third place in the Hornet tournament. Going into the season, Coach Eric Thomas…
Friday December 8th, the Acalanes Varsity Women’s soccer team welcomed the Oakland Tech Bulldogs to our home pitch. The Dons wasted no time, with Leila Hamidi immediately advancing the ball from midfield to Livi Foster, sending a clean cross to Ella Thomason who had a nice shot on goal. More attempts quickly followed with Avery Ives, then Taylor Mikalis, with…
The Dons were slow out of the gates again going down 12-1 before their first field goals with under a minute left as Ryder Malm found Gavin Dodge for three and Gavin put in a wild baseline shot as time expired to make the score 15-6 Dougherty after one. The Dons were 2/10 from the field with 4 turnovers. The…