On a sunny Tuesday with the Varsity Baseball team providing the background soundtrack, the JV Boys Tennis Team played a match against Emerald High School from Dublin at our home courts at Acalanes. The team showed great focus and determination across the 11 lines we played—4 Singles and 7 Doubles—and came away with an impressive victory. In Line 1 Singles,…
Ten players, two coaches and a team parent made the 3+ hour trek to Fresno yesterday. Today was day one of the California Tennis Class in Fresno. Around 1,000 high school players across ~80 California high schools are placed into divisions based on overall team UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) strength. Acalanes was placed in division 2, which after today, seemed…
On a breezy San Francisco afternoon Thursday, the Dons Varsity Lacrosse team proved their grit. After a rocky start that saw the Lick Wilmerding Tigers jump out to a 3-0 lead in the first eight minutes, the Dons dug in. Grant Condy got the spark started, burying a shot late in the first to put the Dons on the board.…
Acalanes wrapped up its season with a year-end celebration event on Monday. The Dons’ season ended following a hard-fought 0–0 draw against Redwood in the NCS quarterfinals before Redwood advanced in a penalty shootout . Thank you to the players for their commitment and heart, and to coaches Paul Curtis, Jacob Carroll, and Fernando Flores for their leadership and dedication throughout the…