The Dons won two more weekday games to run their record to 7 wins and 0 losses and the Saturday Squad beat Campo to improve their record to 4 wins 0 Losses and 1 tie. DONS 13 PIEDMONT 5 Friday evening the Weekday JV Squad went to play Piedmont High, an undefeated team like the Dons, at Piedmont. The Dons…
The Acalanes Dons JV Girls Lacrosse team turned up the tempo—and the thermostat—in a commanding 16–5 win over College Park at home on Tuesday. With record-setting heat bearing down (cue “The Heat Is On”), the Dons didn’t just endure the conditions—they thrived in them. From the opening whistle, Acalanes brought relentless energy, playing fast, moving the ball crisply, and pushing…
The JV boys lacrosse team has started the season 6-0!!!! With a mix of seasoned talent and newbies showing some serious skills, the JV team seems to have found the secret sauce to LAX wins! This is our first team Boosters post…so read on for some recent highlights: Dons Beat Piedmont 9-8 on the Road in Final Seconds of the…
I’ll start by saying the match today was won fair and square by a Northgate team that looks and feels much stronger than last year’s team. Though they lost to Miramonte and Campolindo, the scores were 3-6 and 4-5 respectively. They are a contender in the DFAL league this season. That being said, today’s match was a tough pill to…
On Pi Day, Saturday, March 14, 2026 Acalanes hosted the largest Bob Warren Invitational since the early 2000s. The meet ran on schedule and was a tremendous success, thanks to the work of our parents, students, and volunteers who stepped up to make it happen. And the Dons showed up, with a double team victory. The Acalanes boys won with…
The Acalanes Varsity Dons defeated the Kennedy Varsity Titans 7–3 on Tuesday in a strong all-around performance. The Dons first got on the board in the third inning when Santana Tamayo doubled to bring in two runs. Acalanes broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five runs on four hits. Gabby Huerta singled to drive in one run, an error added another, Maya Shoenhair doubled to…
When the Dons swimmers left Acalanes on Friday morning, no one expected that one of the most memorable experiences of the weekend would be the bus breaking down just south of Kettleman City! Fortunately, many of the swimmers also take Advanced Auto and were able to diagnose the problem – a bad belt. Cue the repairman, things get fixed, and…
The JV Boys Tennis Team had two tough but competitive matches against league opponents last week, traveling to Campolindo on Tuesday before returning home to face Miramonte on Thursday. Without question, the players gained valuable experience against worthy opponents. In the first match against Campolindo, the Dons competed across six singles and seven doubles lines and went 4-9. In Line 1 Singles, Eddie…
Starting pitcher Brady Beeman threw 6 solid innings for the JV Baseball Dons, allowing zero runs while striking out 5, to lead the Dons to a 2-0 victory over the Piedmont High School JV Highlanders on Tuesday in Lafayette. The Dons started off the scoring in the bottom of the second inning, when Landon Page walked and Grant Matter ripped…
On a beautiful Thursday evening with a backdrop of the sun setting over the bay, the Varsity Girls Lacrosse team hit the road to take on the Piedmont Highlanders. After losing to the Highlanders 15-4 last year, the Dons flipped the script, cruising to an 18-5 victory which pushed their record to an impressive 5-1 on the season. On offense,…