The Dons went into their last regular season game on Friday night at home knowing they had a tough opponent in Miramonte. Despite a strong desire to take home the win, Miramonte came out stronger from the start and the Dons weren’t able to stop that momentum throughout the game. The first quarter came and went with no goals for…
On April 25 and 26, the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) Foothill Division held its season-ending singles and doubles tournament. The winners move on to the NCS Championships on May 3 and 4. Thursday (Apr 25) was at Northgate where we completed the first three rounds, while Friday was at College Park where we wrapped up the semis and finals. When…
The JV Boys tennis team placed 2nd at the recent Freedom High School Invitational on Saturday, April 20th. The event was comprised of six schools and 7 8-man teams. Schools included Freedom, Bishop O’Dowd, Acalanes, San Ramon Valley, Granada, Heritage (who brought two teams). The tournament was a round robin format with each team playing four matches vs. other teams. …
After blowing out Concord and Campolindo last week, the Varsity Softball team dropped a nonconference tilt against the D1 Monte Vista Mustangs 12-2 on Monday. The full moon brought outsome interesting umpiring escapades, but in the end it just wasn’t meant to be. Senior Lana Cerejo got the start in the circle and went 3 innings, giving up 3 hits,…
Strong Pitching Performances at Home by Martin and Michlitsch and a Hot Winkles Bat Help Beat Panthers 6-5. After an afternoon on the breezy banks of the Carquinez Strait on Tuesday, in a contest that can be called nothing but Diamond Welfare, the Dons needed a bounce back win back at home on Thursday against the same Panthers from Benicia.…
On Thursday afternoon, the Dons Varsity swim team took a bus to Campolindo High School for the Diablo Athletic League Championship Swim Meet. Swimmers from all 13 DAL schools were there to compete in this season-ending meet! Yesterday was the preliminary races, with the top 24 qualifying for the A/B/C finals on Saturday morning. The 200 Medley Relays started off…
Thanks to all who attended the super successful Acalanes Booster Bash on Saturday! We raised a lot of money for our sports programs, and had some fun doing it! We still have a few key items, as well as two fun Pay to Play events, so we are re-opening the Silent auction through Friday, April 26 at 6pm! Come and see…
The Varsity Baseball team lost to Benicia on Tuesday, 8-1. The boys suffered their first home loss of the season. Jake Colaco started on the mound for the Dons and lasted 1.2 innings before he was relieved by Branson Smith. Branson went 2.1 innings and gave up 4 hits, a walk and a run in his 9th appearance of the…
On Tuesday night the JV Boys team finally got to play a regular 10v10 game! Admittedly, to those in the stands, it looked like there were a lot of players on the field… we had gotten a bit used to watching 7v7 matches. Acalanes looked very comfortable in this regular formation and dominated the game from beginning to end, despite…
On an unseasonably cool April evening Tuesday night the Acalanes boy’s varsity lacrosse team took on College Park in their last home game of the season. The game got off to a fast start with a goal from Simon Appel followed quickly by another from Brody Darin. College Park retaliated with their first goal at the end of the first…