The Acalanes Dons Varsity Softball hosted last year’s league champion Northgate Broncos for an unforgettable showdown on Thursday afternoon. A game that started with some offensive fireworks quickly turned into a pitching duel and defensive showcase until the final inning when the Dons ended up falling 6-2 but the final score does not represent just how close this game…
The Acalanes Dons took on the Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks late Thursday afternoon on a beautiful, yet blustery day in Lafayette. Fans witnessed a back and forth struggle that ended with Freshman Drew Asadorian smoking a ball into right field to score Benji O’Rourke and give the boys a 6-5 walk off win! It was Drew’s, “Young Bull”, first career…
Wednesday was another beautiful afternoon at Heaston Aquatic Center, as the Dons hosted a very large, very strong Mats swim team! This meet was supposed to happen on Monday, but was moved to Wednesday – when we had our pictures scheduled. We moved pictures to lunchtime at the last minute, so look for some awesome senior banners to decorate the…
In what felt like a déjà vu from last season, the Dons went down 8-1 today to a familiar rival, the Cougars. It was the same score line from our first match against them last year. Could we have played better today? The boys would say absolutely. Did it motivate us for the rest of the season? Same answer. What…
Tuesday night the boys varsity lacrosse team faced a formidable opponent in Berkeley High. The Dons put up a strong defense in the first half holding the Jackets to just 3 goals. Acalanes had several wins at the face off thanks to junior Ian Sanftner, frosh Grant Condy, and junior Levi Mason which gained them valuable possession time but…
Tuesday night was a tale of two halves for the Acalanes Girls Varsity Lacrosse team as they took on the Monte Vista Mustangs at home. Going into the game, the Dons knew they’d face strong competition from the Mustangs. Monte Vista got started quickly, scoring the first goal of the night. However, Acalanes wasn’t to be deterred and with solid…
The Girls Lacrosse JV Team defeated the mighty Monte Vista team on Tuesday evening 16-3. Although the score may not indicate it, the teams battled in this one. The Dons were behind 3-2 but after a time out and making a couple of lineup moves the Dons scored 9 more goals before half time to take control of this one.…
Lacrosse History: In 1933, men’s lacrosse rules change to reduce the number of players per side from 12 to the current 10. It also reduced the distance between the goals to 80 yards. Playing time remained at 60 minutes, but was divided into quarters as we see it today. Teams change ends after each quarter. In 1933 the distance was…
In a neighborly battle in Walnut Creek on Monday afternoon, the JV baseball squad jumped to a quick 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning and never looked back, defeating the Las Lomas Knights JV team, 9-3. All of those first inning runs were unearned. Austin McManamon then took the ball for the Dons and provided yet another…
The Dons looked polished today in a routine win over the Falcons. Most of the matches were won easily and we are about as ready as we can be for the Campolindo showdown on Thursday. Our only loss on the card was the match against the two top players, #1 Nick Owens and Dibyam Dikhit. Dikhit is a household name…
