Welcome to Homecoming Weekend! On Thursday, the Girls Varsity Tennis team hosted the team that starts with a “C” from Moraga. Not only had the Cougars played way more matches than the Dons in this young season, but they also came into the contest sporting an impressive 14-2 record, with most of the wins coming in blowout fashion. Despite the…
On the day when the senior banners went up, the Girls Varsity Tennis team hosted cross town rival Miramonte. The Matadors came into the contest sporting a 9-2 record on the season, having won exactly 75% of their matches on the season (51 wins vs. 17 losses). And here is another fun stat. The Dons and Mats had combined to…
The JV Girls Tennis team faced Miramonte Tuesday afternoon in their first league match and continued the strong play they have shown so far this season! Overall, the match ended up tied at 6-6, but the Dons had the edge, taking 2 of the 4 singles matches and the first three lines of doubles matches. In singles, our lineup was…
The Acalanes JV boys improved to 3-0 after holding off St. Ignatius for a 20-19 victory Friday night. The game came down to the final play, as Acalanes stuffed S.I. at the goal line. Acalanes defense set the tone with an early interception by #6 Andrew Iams. The defense quickly followed with a pick 6 on the next series…
The Men’s Varsity Water Polo team made waves with an incredible trio of home games last week. A packed house saw the Dons dominate on Tuesday and Thursday. On Friday, the exhausted boys battled hard, but gave up their lone loss of the week. On Tuesday, Sept 10, the Dons clashed with the Encinal High School Jets, who they’d previously…
What a great day of Women’s volleyball at the first ever Acalanes Invitational Tournament! Acalanes hosted 12 schools from around the Bay Area to come and play in both gyms right here on campus. Great organization and great competition all around. So many chipped in to help make it happen – a very special thanks to Vanessa Terry for carrying so much…
On Saturday, the Varsity girls tennis team traveled to Freedom High School in Oakley. Although the calendar read September 14, it felt more like July 4. The game was played at Freedom High School (editor’s note: the phrase “Let Freedom Ring” comes from it’s use in the Song “America” written by Samuel Francis Smith in 1831, which Dr. Martin Luther…
Acalanes vs. Cal High Sept 12th Our Dons hosted the Cal High Grizzlies for a narrow loss of 12 to 13. As you can see from the score it was a defensive duel. Given all that “D”, let’s start there. Our Dons put a lot of pressure on the QB. Joaquin Bordi (22) had the only recorded sack,…
The Lady Dons headed to the City College of San Francisco on Saturday morning to play the St. Ignatius Wildcats. This was the first match-up of the season between these two schools. Acalanes was fired up and started the game with a great pass from junior Ella Del Rosario to sophomore Finley Graff who scored the first goal of the…
On Saturday, 9/14, the JV Girls spent the day in San Francisco – they played St. Ignatius at the CCSF Pool – a lovely indoor facility. The game was a certified DON-ination from start to finish! NINE of our girls scored goals on way to a 21-5 win. The first quarter was a score-fest for the Dons, with Erin Lerch,…