Just like with other sports, there are many slang terms used in Lacrosse. Obvious ones include Ball Hunt (player searching for a lost ball), BTB (behind the back), Cage (the goal), Coast-to-Coast (defender carries ball length of field and scores), Dime (good pass), Frozen Rope (hard shot), Hatty (3-goal game), Lax Rat (player who eats, breaths, and sleeps lacrosse), Loosie…
The train keeps rolling down the tracks for the Acalanes Varsity Baseball team. They recorded another impressive win, beating the Northgate Broncos 9-1 on a picture perfect day for baseball in Lafayette. The boys had their game faces on for the league home opener under sunny skies. The Dons offense was relentless, with 4 runs in the 1st inning and…
On a clear night under the Thursday night lights of Acalanes field, the Dons celebrated 8 seniors in a pregame ceremony: Collin Malmquist, James Davis, Marshall Anderson, Ben Adler, Ethan Pancoast, DJ Ahn, Nate Murphy, and Evan Banwart. The Dons faced off against the Alhambra Bulldogs and from the outset, Acalanes set the tone for the game, dominating possession…
Lacrosse was played in the London Olympics in 1908, but then dropped as an Olympic sport. Lacrosse returned to the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928 as exhibition games. After five straight away games, it also felt like 20 years had passed since the JV Dons had played in front of their home crowd. They did not disappoint as they dominated the…