The Dons first home meet of the season against Cal High on Wednesday, March 4 was another one for the record book. Congratulations to Deonte Littlejohn for posting the current state leading mark in the discus with a new school record of 182’ 9” – his mark is also the 4th best throw in the USA and on planet earth…
When you hear Acalanes was 2-2 overall for the tournament, it sounds like we were mid pack and had an okay tournament; however, that’s not really the case. I had to take some time to think about exactly what our ten boys accomplished. Let me see if I can unpack the last two days so they receive the recognition they…
It was a tough week for the Dons, with two hard fought games both ending in losses. But Friday night at home changed that story line when the Dons faced off against the Livermore Cowboys. It was the Cowboys who scored first, followed by some strong play on both sides of the ball to begin the game. Then Grant Condy…
The Acalanes Girls Varsity Lacrosse squad kept its momentum rolling Friday night, traveling to take on the Bishop O’Dowd Dragons and coming away with a decisive 18–8 win. The Dons controlled the action from start to finish—though fans occasionally had to divide their attention between the lacrosse action and the baseball game happening just a few yards away. Every so…
The boys played all over the Bay this past week! The Varsity team headed to Stanford (Go Bears – I couldn’t resist!) on Monday, where Durham Vail (Jr), Isaac Topp (Jr), Krish Veluthakkal (So), Oliver Stoneman (Sr), Ryan Weilbach (So), and JP Birdwell (So) represented the Dons in the Sequoia Invitational. The difficult par 70 golf course got the best…
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…
The Acalanes Dons stepped onto Las Lomas’ field Thursday afternoon and handled business with authority, cruising to an 11–0 shutout and extending their run of wins against the Knights to eight straight games. when they face the boys of Walnut Creek. The tone was set early, and it started on the mound. Left-hander Riley Gates was in full control from…