The San Ramon Valley JV put 8 batters to the plate in the top half of the fifth inning on a sunny Wednesday afternoon and turned a 1-1 pitchers’ duel into a 5-1 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. Sneaking the game in before the biweekly “storm of the century” hit the Bay Area and wiped more games off the schedule,…
The Varsity Baseball team headed to Danville on Wednesday to take on the San Ramon Valley High School Wolves. West Coast Preps has the Wolves ranked as the #3 team in the Bay Area after they beat the Benicia Panthers 13-1 in their season opener. The stage was set for a stout early season test for the feisty Dons at…
The Acalanes JV Girls Lacrosse team, outran, out hustled and outlacrossed another opponent on Tuesday at home. The young scrappy runnin’ Lady Dons did it again! The Dons played a good team from San Marin High that were returning six starters versus the Lady Dons that have no returning starters but do have incredible players. The Dons won the game…
It was a gorgeous afternoon on Thursday – the last day of the Fool’s Spring we have been enjoying this week. Swimmers were laying out on the deck tanning after warm-ups, even though the UV level was only a 1. Sunglasses were everywhere, and the atmosphere was friendly and fun. The College Park coach, Sarah Dolphin, is a teacher at…
The Dons weren’t quite sure what quality of team they would be facing with San Marin on Tuesday night, but they were fairly certain it would be a tough, competitive game. It turns out that the Mustangs were athletic and tenacious, but the Dons were ready for the challenge. San Marin started strong, winning the first draw and putting the…
As the season opened, the varsity boys team pegged Monte Vista as the toughest opponent they would face. They were not wrong. The team faced off against this Division 1 team stacked with multiple D-1 college commits up and down the field. The Mustangs took a decisive lead early on and dominated the first quarter forcing Acalanes defense…
Today the varsity team played its first home match of the season. The sun made a rare appearance, and our family fans came out in big numbers. It was a good day. We are still streaking from last year as the team went undefeated on its home courts in 2023. The boys today proved too much in our practice match…
The Acalanes JV Girls Lacrosse team dominated in 2023 and have begun their quest to do it again in 2024. This team is comprised of all new starters. The Coaches Steve Seiler and Scott Stafford did not know just how good they were or could be, but these young, inexperienced and scrappy Lady Dons proved that they will be a…
The Varsity Baseball team started their season in style with a come from behind 4-2 win in Martinez on Thursday and an impressive 10-5 W at home on Friday under sunny skies. The Dons first game was against the Alhambra Bulldogs. Lefty Henry Souza took the mound for the boys in blue and the 2024 campaign was officially underway. The…
Some days on the track are good, some are great. With a sunny seventy degree day at the San Valley Ramon Valley track serving as the backdrop, the team’s performed well and the Dons posted many, many incredible performances, perhaps the best individual performance by an Acalanes track athlete in recent, if not school history (see Trevor Rogers below). While…