It was a cold, windy evening on the baseball field of Northgate. Broncos felt warm on their home turf. Yet, the Dons never warmed up to win, losing 4 to 9 Acalanes Dons JV got things moving in the second inning, when Tyler Worthington grounded out, scoring Sammy Lee. In the bottom of the second inning, Northgate tied things up…
The Dons stole the lead late in the game in a 6-4 victory over the Northgate Broncos on Tuesday. Miller Smith (and six other teammates) hung up his football cleats on Saturday and put his baseball cleats yesterday. Smith had not been on the mound in six months, but today he started out as the Dons starting pitcher. The…
The Acalanes Varsity Football team wrapped up their season on Saturday Night vs. California High School. If you like nail biter, high intensity, football games, then this was your game! You would not have been disappointed! Not only was this the final game of the season an intense one, it was also Senior Night! Acalanes celebrated our senior players, cheerleaders,…
It was short, but oh so sweet for the JV Dons, as they finished their Spring Football season with a perfect record of 6-0 after a convincing 15-0 win over a tough California team. The defense was lights out on the day as the Grizzlies were held to only 41 total yards, and the offense only needed two big plays…
The Freshman Baseball Dons traveled to San Ramon yesterday to take on the Wolves in a Monday afternoon matchup. San Ramon jumped out early but the contest was close until late, when the Wolves pushed across 2 late runs and won the game 6-1. Everett Glass, Henry Garbo and Peter Thorn handled the pitching duties for the Dons, and the…
Varsity Baseball Tuesday, April 20/4pm Northgate (Away) Thursday, April 22/4pm Northgate (Home) Friday, April 23/4pm Concord (Away) JV Baseball Tuesday, April 20/4pm Northgate (Home) Thursday, April 22/4pm Northgate (Away) Saturday, April 24/11am Concord (Home) Frosh Baseball Monday, April 19/4pm San Ramon (Away) Saturday, April 24/12pm & 2pm Northgate (Away)
This football season which came to an end Saturday was an experience unlike any other, short, intense and wonderful. And the Dons will be back at it in a few weeks followed by their first FALL SEASON Football game in four months VARSITY: Div.3 Acalanes beat Div.1 Cal High 23-22. Record 5-1. Looking good for next year! JV: Beat Cal…
Acalanes football has always been about building a solid foundation for a young person’s life, based on principles and experiences that can only be taught through the game. It’s about cultivating genuine relationships between players, coaches and a community of fans and that is what Coach Floyd Burnsed and all the Acalanes football coaches do so very well, especially in this zoom school-crazy…
First year Head Coach Connor Hornsby is looking to get the Varsity team back on track after a rocky first week. Last year’s season saw a majority of the starters graduate but a talented group returns and is supplemented by at least 4 sophomores. Next week, a number of starters will be returning as well after football wraps up it’s…
The JV Dons have been eager to get back on the diamond and came out swinging in their season opener against College Park. They met a hungry opponent and the Falcons jumped out to an early lead. The Dons showed grit, turning some great plays, loosening up the pitching rotation and hitting the ball hard. Acalanes Dons JV watched the…
