This past Saturday, the JV Boys Water Polo team wrapped up the Vintage Crush Tournament in Napa with a strong second-place finish, closing out the weekend with a dominant 15–5 win over Monte Vista before facing a tough Redwood team in the championship game. Dons Cruise Past Monte Vista, 15–5 The Dons came out firing against Monte Vista, quickly establishing…
The Acalanes Dons had a very busy Friday at the Vintage Tournament in Napa, playing three games in one day—and apparently deciding that three wins would be the appropriate way to spend it. By the end of the day, the Dons had defeated Tamalpais 13–5, Justin Siena 16–1, and Christian Brothers 11–4, finishing the first day of tournament play with…
Acalanes Varsity Mens Water Polo set the pool on fire last Thursday night with a blistering win against the Piedmont Highlanders, chalking up a final score of 17-10. But don’t let the seeming blowout score fool you, this was a hard fought battle with immense skill and aggression churning the water of the Heaston Aquatic Complex into white foam of…
The Dons bounced back with a strong 13–3 victory over Piedmont, combining aggressive defense, unselfish passing, and plenty of creativity on offense. Spencer Salfen opened the scoring from the set, holding off a defender with one arm before finding the net. Alexander Mura then drove down the pool and delivered a bounce pass to Spencer, who scored again. After Piedmont…
This past Wednesday, 9/30, The Acalanes Dons faced their toughest test of the season against the Las Lomas Knights, ultimately falling 9–3 in a hard-fought game. While the result ended the Dons’ undefeated start, the game provided plenty of opportunities to compete, adjust, and keep battling until the final whistle. Acalanes came out ready to work, with Colin Heintz testing…
On Tuesday, September 29, the Acalanes Dons continued their winning ways with a commanding 21–3 victory over the James Logan Colts, turning in another strong performance on both sides of the pool. The game began with an unusual challenge: a power outage had taken out the scoreboard, leaving the scorekeeping to the oldest technology available—trusting humans to remember what happened.…
Acalanes started off with a speedy sprint by Malin Stone. Archbishop Mitty ended up with possession and got themselves on the scoreboard first. Lily Briones got right to work with a solid goal to even up the score 1-1. On the next play, Lily earned a 5-meter penalty shot which was taken by Malin who gave the Dons their first…
OCTOBER 1, 2026 Acalanes JV traveled to Northgate for their second matchup against the Broncos and came away with a hard-fought 7-5 win over 12 lines. It was a competitive day of tennis filled with effort, teamwork, and great sportsmanship as the Lady Dons battled through close matches and important moments. In singles, Ela began strong at Line 1 and…
The Dons solid season and march towards the playoffs continued this week with two road games. First up was the Ygnacio Valley Wolves at their beautiful home field with stunning vistas of Mount Diablo in the background. Highlights for the game included two touchdowns by junior tailback Isabelle Agnost, one rushing and one receiving. Star receiver Ines Coyne added an…
The weather was unseasonably hot as the Las Lomas Knights made there way onto the pool deck on Wednesday. Our Dons were ready to defend their pool as the ball dropped to start the game. Las Lomas won the sprint, but Acalanes regained control of the ball and got it to Finley Graff who found the back of the cage…