On a chilly Friday night, the Acalanes Varsity Football team faced off at home against the Las Lomas Knights. Prior to the game, the Seniors on the team were honored along with their families. The Dons were competing to secure their first outright league championship in 43 years, and to continue a seven-game home win streak that extended back to…
The Varsity Water Polo Team has concluded their last three regular season games, but their journey isn’t finished yet as they advance to the North Coast Sections (NCS) for the first time in four long years. On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, the Dons celebrated Senior Night in a matchup against the College Park Falcons, ending with a score of 2-23.…
This was such a great season for the Boys JV Water Polo team! It’s the best they’ve played since the pandemic and this year they made it to the DAL League Junior Varsity Tournament. Unfortunately, they were eliminated after the first game. So many members of the team struggled with various colds/flu/cough during the last couple of weeks. However, these…
In a thrilling showdown on the night after Halloween with rain creating a slippery field and ball that made passing almost impossible, the Acalanes Varsity football team beat rival Campo for the first time since 2019. Leading up to the battle, the Freshman team beat Campo 50-10. Although hopes were high for a Dons sweep across all levels—a feat never…
The JV Girls Water Polo team finished their season off strong with a 3rd place finish at the JV DAL Tournament at College Park High School! The girls played three games – one each on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The first game was Thursday, 10/31 against College Park High School. The Dons were in control the whole game, with multiple…
Acalanes vs. Campolindo, Oct 31 The set-up was perfect. Last game of the season. Cross town rivals. Halloween eve. Did not turn out to be that scary, for the Dons, who came away with a big win of 50-10. Coach Hansen sent out his entire offensive line (Sean Tandler (55) Kyle Sanftner (56), Matei Bolata (60), Grady Branagh…
It was a cold one on Wednesday at Campolindo High School as the Dons prepared for their final regular season game against the Cougars. Campo is a strong team, and the last time we played them we lost 4-12, so we went in not really expecting much other than another fun game for the girls! Q1 – Jess won the…