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…
The Lady Dons entered Saturday with an undefeated record and zero goals scored against them in their first three matches. The long drive, with a bit of traffic, all the way to Windsor didn’t detract from the team’s determination and confidence. However, from the start it was obvious that Windsor would be their toughest test thus far in a season…
Walk into an Acalanes High School girls basketball practice, and it won’t take long to spot the Fernandez sisters. Sometimes it’s the cut from the same cloth competitive fire. Sometimes it’s the effortless connection on the court. And sometimes it’s the playful trash talk echoing from one end of the gym to the other. Senior Sofia Fernandez and sophomore Sienna…
On a cold, foggy night at Acalanes with a solid crowd in attendance, the Dons battled Petaluma High School to a 1–1 draw. Caleb Nguyen got the start in goal and delivered a steady performance throughout the match. Acalanes struck early, taking the lead in the 8th minute when Omri Noiman finished off a well-worked sequence of play. Crisp passing from Harrison Sheffler and Karsten Harmeyer opened up space, allowing Noiman…
The Acalanes Boys Junior Varsity soccer team secured their second win of the season with a commanding performance against the Trojans, dominating the early minutes and locking down the defense in the second half. The Dons’ offense wasted no time establishing control, thanks to some dynamic free-kicks from Coen Gilson (#7). Just 10 minutes into the game, Gilson delivered a…
Less than 24 hours after an all-time comeback against Piedmont, the Acalanes Dons found themselves right back on the floor Friday night in the winners’ bracket of the Chris Huber Memorial Tournament, staring down a problem that—on paper—looked unsolvable. That problem was the Monte Vista Mustangs. Ranked 60th in the entire state, armed with wins over multiple top-tier programs, and…
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful…” but so are our lady Dons! On Wednesday night the Varsity Girls Soccer team traveled into Cougar territory to take on Campolindo. It was a foggy night where parents in the stands couldn’t even see our team on the far sideline, but could clearly see the Dons in white dominating the game. The first…
The Acalanes freshman soccer team stayed perfect on the young season with a dominant 8–0 home victory over Dougherty Valley High School on Thursday, improving its record to 3–0. Speedy striker Nick Siewart led the way with a hat trick and was named “Man of the Match” by the coaches. Siewart opened the scoring after 15 minutes of relentless pressure, finally breaking…
If Chris Huber said it once, he said it a thousand times: “It’s a beautiful day in Lafayette, California.”On Thursday night, as the Chris Huber Memorial Tournament tipped off, it wasn’t just a beautiful day — it was an immortal one, and a signature victory for Coach Bill Powers, who guided his squad with unwavering belief through every twist of…