On a cool Friday night—complete with a noticeably sun-kissed roster thanks to the upcoming prom—the Dons girls varsity lacrosse team battled toe-to-toe with Campo in a game that never lacked energy, intensity, or drama. Despite a relentless effort and multiple momentum swings, the Dons came up just short in an 11–9 heartbreaker at home. From the opening draw, it was…
The Acalanes Dons delivered a great performance this week, dismantling Northgate in a 15-5 victory that showcased both offensive depth and a disciplined D. The tone was set early by Jan Korzeniowski, who ignited the scoring before Caleb Mason took over the opening minutes with a quick pair of goals. Northgate managed to claw one back to briefly tighten the…
When the season started, the varsity coaching staff was jazzed as we had so much young talent coming onto the team. As the season approaches its final match, the excitement is still there; however, so is the realization of the inexperience factor. Some of our younger players are still adapting to crowds watching, navigating through extremely tight matches, managing nerves…
Earlier this season, the JV Dons battled Miramonte at home and narrowly lost 5-7 in a match that could have gone either way. This time around, the Matadors left no doubt – sweeping singles action and taking three of five in doubles for a 9-2 win on their home court. When Miramonte hosts and in the spirit of dealers choice, they…
After the bus failed to show up, and swimmers raced to get to the meet, everything went smoothly from there! The JV 200 Medley teams finished 2nd (girls) and 1st (boys), while the varsity girls A/B teams took 2nd and 5th, with the A team finishing JUST off an NCS Automatic time. The Varsity boys A/B teams went 1st and…
Lucky Rainbow, Dominant Dons: Girls Varsity Lacrosse Controls the Game in 14–9 Victory Over Piedmont
Under a sky that couldn’t quite decide what it was doing, the Acalanes Dons found their sign of good fortune—a brilliant rainbow stretching over the field just before game time. The team took it as a lucky omen… and it didn’t disappoint. With the rain clearing just in time for the opening draw, Acalanes went on to defeat Piedmont 14–9…
On Monday, the JV and Frosh programs met up with De La Salle at Contra Costa Country Club. JP Birdwell (So) led the team with a 38, but The Dons ended up losing by 5 strokes with a final score of 156-161. The teams had such a great time playing together that they met up again Wednesday at Rossmoor where…
Yesterday’s rained-out contest between Miramonte and Acalanes took place earlier today. It didn’t look so good this morning as it was raining pretty hard, but the sun came out and we ended up with a nice tennis day. Our first match against Miramonte was rough to say the least. We were missing #1 Sze Ting Chen and #6 Sammy Taylor…
It was a beautiful afternoon as the Dons hosted their last home meet of the season against Clayton Valley. The meet started off with the 200 Medley Relay – the JV girls (Indi P, Lucy K, Mave M and Lily T) came in 3rd, while the JV boys (Ben P, Luke W, Finn B, Sean G) won their race. The…
Traveling to Oakley over the weekend, the JV Dons brought the minimum eight players to field one team in a field of 12 competitive teams. Format wise, the field was divided into groups of four teams. Each round featured two Singles lines and three Doubles lines. Acalanes was in Group 3 along with Campolindo – and it would be the fifth…