The Dons welcomes the Redwood Giants under a rather ominous Tuesday afternoon sky. Acalanes won the sprint and Malin Stone sent the ball to Ella Del Rosario for goal #1. Redwood responded on the next play with a nice lob shot to tie the game. Ella got right to work and scored two in a row followed by two more…
The Varsity Girls Tennis team hit the road on Tuesday afternoon, taking on College Park High School. The outcome was never in doubt as the Dons cruised to a 8-1 victory, with the lone loss coming via an injury to one of the Dons players that caused the match to be forfeited. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova won 6-2,…
On a cloudy and cool Tuesday afternoon the JV Girls Tennis Team took on College Park High School at home in a match won 13-0. Match highlight: team co-captain Gemma Satterfield, with the help of coach Leann and Lotta’s dad Renee, paused mid-game to save a bee that had landed on her side of the court. Team work makes the…
On Monday night the Dons traveled to Walnut Creek for a showdown with last year’s number one seed in the Diablo Athletic League playoffs, the Northgate Broncos. The Dons brought their ropes, saddles and boots with one mission in mind, to hold on for 8 seconds and tame the Broncos potent offense. On the line was nothing less than…
The Girls Varsity Golf Team continued their strong season this week, going toe-to-toe with league-leading Campolindo in a highly competitive match at Contra Costa Country Club on Monday, September 29th. Although the Dons ultimately came up just short, falling by only seven strokes, the performance marked a significant leap forward. Just two weeks ago, Campolindo secured a dominant 59-stroke win…
Despite leading 7-0 until late in the 4th quarter, the Acalanes Dons ultimately lost 12-7 to the Granada Matadors. The Dons played tough defense until the end, and chipped away at the yards on offense, but could not find the end zone in the second half to beat the Matadors. This writer is no MaxPreps (stats are limited to what…
Coming into last week the Dons were already red-hot, riding a two-game winning streak with a combined 65-14 margin. After two shutout wins it’s officially a five alarm blaze and it’s the defense carrying the flamethrower. While the Acalanes offense kept the scoreboard humming, the defense drew a line in the turf and refused to let anyone cross it. The…
The Acalanes Women’s Water Polo team continues their 7-game winning streak with wins against Archbiship Mitty last Wednesday and Soquel on Saturday. The Lady Dons are looking great at we enter October with a #3 ranking in the country and a 10-2 record. The Dons got right to work by winning the spring and getting first on the scoreboard but…
Acalanes @ Mt. Diablo, Sept 26 The JV Dons logged their second league win, with a victory over Mt. Diablo, a final score of 29 to 7, on September 26th. Holding the Red Devils to only seven points, was courtesy of this stellar Don’s defense. Matei Bolata (62), had an outstanding showing, and was your top tackler on the night…
September 24th was cold, windy and wet! Under the ACA canopy, our Dons prepared to take on the hill ridden League course. As Spectators lost their umbrellas and hats to the wet wind, ACA runners were not deterred. They championed their way with not surprisingly strong finishes by our Varsity leads Harry Zimmerman and Nevis Murphy. Our JV boys battled…