Grateful for Coach Paul Curtis and his coaching staff requiring team community service! Last Saturday, the JV & Varsity teams served at City Team Oakland with the partnership of Project Peace East Bay. This men’s shelter welcomed the Dons to pack and cook food, sort clothing donation, wash dishes, wash the food transportation vans & more. The boys worked hard…
In their second match up against San Marin High School, the Dons battled hard throughout an extremely physical game. Alec Schwartz (#21) helped control the midfield, and Acalanes only saw a few attempts on goalie, Luca Ginocchio. Still scoreless nearing the end of the half, aggressive play led to elevated emotions. When a hard foul from behind injured a key member of Acalanes defense…
On another cold night, the Dons faced off against the Broncos on their home turf. Unfortunately, after 80 minutes of play, the Dons were unable to tame the Broncos. The match started with the Dons fending off two early shots on goal in the first 10 minutes. However, for the next 30 minutes, the Dons controlled the game, registering two…
Saturday night, January 25, the Acalanes Varsity Women’s soccer team traveled to Moraga to face the Cougars at Campolindo. The Dons came on strong, dominating possession and attacks from the get go. Reese Tierney sent a pass to Alex Salazar in the corner, but the cross was disrupted by the Campo defense. Our defensive back line, Tatum Keely, Edie Berzansky, Cassidy Smith and Tori Hiatt kept up…