The Lady Dons packed their bags and headed down to Atherton for the weekend to play in the 2023 NorCal Invitational Water Polo Tournament. The first opponent was Davis High School. The Lady Dons have not faced Davis this season. It was a slow start for both teams with lots of bar shots. Things began to pick up in the…
It was round two for the Lady Dons and the Miramonte Mats this past Wednesday night. The Dons knew the Mats were coming to play with everything they’ve got after losing their game in 4 years to the Dons three weeks ago. The stands were filled with blue and white pom poms and clappers, but this time, the Mats came…
Last Wednesday, the Lady Dons headed to Walnut Creek to face the Las Lomas Knights for the second time this season. The Knights started strong and won the sprint and scored the first goal, but the dynamic team of sophomore Ella Del Rosario and senior Wendy Heffelfinger answered that goal with some great teamwork to tie the game 1-1. Just…
Great team effort by the Lady Dons It was a night to remember at the Bill Brown Aquatics Center. The undefeated Miramonte Matadors versus the Acalanes Dons. The whistle blew and the sprinters swam but it was unclear who gained possession which ended in the first jump ball of the game between sophomore Ella Del Rosario and Miramonte’s Rosalie Hassett. …
Congratulations to our Acalanes Lady Dons! The Lady Dons headed down to Menlo-Atherton High School to defend their title from last year’s Amanda McDonald Tournament. The time was 12pm and the opponent was the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs of San Jose. The Dons were fired up! Senior Brooklyn Plomp scored the first goal of the game in less than 30 seconds.…
The Acalanes campus was electric on Wednesday afternoon with volleyball, flag football, and water polo games happening simultaneously! The Las Lomas Knights showed up confident and ready to battle and even gained the first possession of the game. However, they were unable to score due to the powerful Lady Dons defense. Once the Dons gained possession, sophomore Ella Del Rosario…
This week, the USA Water Polo announced their 2023 Junior Olympics All-American Athletes selections. Sophomore Ella De Rosario was awarded the honor in the 16&U division and alumni Audrey Cox for the 18&U division. Audrey graduated in May and is continuing her water polo career at Indiana University. A big congratulations to our Lady Dons! Sophomore Ella Del Rosario Goalie…
Last Friday and Saturday, Acalanes Girls Water Polo welcomed 33 teams to their annual Acalanes Invitational. The Varsity team started the tournament with a match against Liberty High School just as the lunch bell rang. AHS students poured into the stands and cheered on their Lady Dons. Senior Wendy Heffelfinger put the Lady Dons on the scoreboard with a goal…
Last week was a big week for the Lady Dons! On Tuesday, August 29th, they hosted the Redwood High School Giants. For the Varsity team, Lady Dons sprinter Ella Del Rosario easily won the sprint and put the Dons on the scoreboard in the first two minutes of the game. Senior Brooklyn Plomp quickly added two more goals, followed by…
Our lefty water polo star Sara Archer is committed to the admission process at Pitzer College, to continue her education and play water polo for Pomona-Pitzer. Such exciting news for our student athlete after many years in the pool and dedicated commitment to the sport. Sara started playing water polo at age 10 and has continued to play club water…