Lamorinda bragging rights up for grabs this week as Dons seek to rebound from sweep by Clayton Valley. Carrying similar records into this week, the Dons face a familiar foe in Moraga on Tuesday and then host the Cougars at home on Thursday. Like walking through a park and sensing that you stepped in something you definitely did not want…
On another wet and windy, non-track and field like day that seems to have permeated much of this season, the Acalanes Boys team ran and jumped over the competition to win the DAL Championship! The Girls faired well, finishing 5th of 11 despite their small team and some scheduling challenges as the meet was delayed four hours due to the…
After taking third place in the DAL-F season-ending tournament, our Acalanes standout doubles team was an outside candidate for the NCS Doubles Championships. When the second-place finishers, Dille and Elias from Miramonte, decided to withdraw from further tournament competition, Brewer/Reeder moved into the second spot. Long story short, Brewer/Reeder were named as one of the sixteen teams competing in the…
As fast as it began, the regular season comes to an end. It’s not yet time to sign off for the season though as we have a couple of weeks of post-season to finish up. The player awards were announced last weekend as well as the final standings of the Diablo Athletic League – Foothill Division (DAL-F). Below is a…
The Varsity Baseball team dominated Clayton Valley on Thursday, as they notched their 20th victory of the season. The magical 2024 campaign has been a fantastic ride. The Dons improved their league record to 6-2 and their overall tally to 20-2 before a big home crowd! Peter “Rubberarm” Thorn was at it again, making his 12th appearance of the campaign.…
The bats blistered as the Dons traveled to Walnut Creek on Thursday afternoon to play a league game against Berean Christian and collected 18 hits and 23 runs in a high scoring affair winning the game 23-10. Playing their third game in three days, the Dons have now won 4 in a row and 9 of their last 10…
After cruising to a 20-5 first round NCS playoff victory over Petaluma on Tuesday, the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team knew that they were facing a much tougher opponent on Thursday. The Piedmont Highlanders came into the contest with a 14-4 record, with one of those losses coming by a final score of 10-9 in an overtime thriller against the Dons…
The Varsity Baseball team kept rolling on Tuesday with a key 4-1 league victory against the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles on the road. Solid pitching and timely hitting pushed the Dons league record to 5-2 and overall tally to 19-2 as they head towards the final regular season games of the year. The boys started the scoring in the 1st…
A big third-inning rally led the Varsity Dons past Miramonte on a beautiful Senior Day celebrating the team’s seniors: Lulu Levy, Lana Cerejo and Nicole Parlett. The Dons defeated the Matadors 11-0 on Tuesday to improve their record to 14-5 with three more regular season games to go before NCS playoffs. Cerejo started for Acalanes and pitched a stellar…
The Dons were back to their winning ways on Tuesday night against the visiting Petaluma Trojans in the first round of the NCS playoffs. But, of course, the Dons needed some time at the beginning of the first quarter to get the jitters out and settle in. Piedmont got on the board first, but the Dons responded when Grace Imrie…