The Acalanes Dons Freshman team closed out their preseason schedule undefeated with a dominant 7–0 non-league road victory over Emerald High School on Saturday morning. The Dons, who had 3 players notch 2 goals each, controlled the match from start to finish, pulling away in the second half to secure the shutout on the road. The balanced, offensive effort was led by…
It was a lovely break from the cold and fog in beautiful Windsor on Saturday afternoon, where our devoted fans were voluntold to pay $10 to watch our kids play theirs because ‘refs are expensive.’ Well, LPIE has taught us to value public education, so we all ponied up and made our way to the sunny side of the stadium…
The Acalanes freshman boys put together another resilient showing in the Ken Nelson tournament at Campolindo, responding to an opening loss with two hard-fought victories to close the weekend on a high note. Acalanes opened play on Thursday against a talented Dougherty Valley squad…again. The Dons stayed competitive early, but Dougherty Valley used a strong 4th quarter to pull away…
The glass slipper finally cracked. After two magical nights in the Chris Huber Memorial Tournament, the Cinderella run for the Acalanes Dons came to an end Saturday afternoon in the championship game, as they ran into a Granada Matadors team that was bigger, stronger, meaner — and, frankly, really good. Granada hails from Livermore, where kids grow up different. Out…
Acalanes earned a 2–0 victory over Deer Valley High School on Saturday with a complete team performance. The first half was scoreless, but the Dons applied consistent pressure with strong contributions from Santi Vignoles, Maor Ziskind, and freshman Charlie Phillips. The breakthrough came late in the match. In the 74th minute, sharp combination play between Ben Karpuk and Omri Noiman carved through the Deer Valley defense, with Noiman beating a…