Once again, the Dons dominated in their game against the Berean HS Eagles. The Eagles started out strong with the first shot on goal which went wide. Acalanes quickly fought back with Stella Hamilton gaining control and following up with a shot on goal that also went just wide. Acalanes continued to pound the Eagles’ goalie with great shots from…

Tuesday evening, December 12th, the Benicia High Panthers met the Dons on our home pitch for what would turn out to be a hard fought close match… The Dons opened up with strong midfield play by Tatum Keely, Reese Tierney, Taylor Mikalis, & Livi Foster working the ball towards the goal. Leila Hamidi, Demi Woods, & Keely with spot on…

The Acalanes Frosh/Soph team continued their win streak in a 2-0 victory over Piedmont on Saturday on a surprisingly cold but blue sky morning. The Dons controlled the game from the start and kept the Piedmont goalie busy with a number of shots in the first few minutes of the game. Hannah Hoover scored the first goal on a 70…

The Dons Girls Varsity Soccer team dominated in their game against Deer Valley from the start. In the first 30 seconds of the game, midfielder Reese Tierney dribbled past defensive players to take a strong shot on goal. With the Dons in complete control of the game, Tori Hiatt crossed the ball to Taylor Mikalis who headed our first goal…

Friday December 8th, the Acalanes Varsity Women’s soccer team welcomed the Oakland Tech Bulldogs to our home pitch. The Dons wasted no time, with Leila Hamidi immediately advancing the ball from midfield to Livi Foster, sending a clean cross to Ella Thomason who had a nice shot on goal. More attempts quickly followed with Avery Ives, then Taylor Mikalis, with…

The Girls Varsity Soccer team took on the Alameda Hornets last week in their first official pre-season game. It took some adjustment for the team to find its footing on the messy, grass field at Thompson Stadium. The Dons eventually found a nice flow of play, dominating possession in the first half. The first half featured five corner kicks for…

The Acalanes girls Frosh/Soph team started strong in their third game of the season on Saturday, December 2nd, against Bishop O’Dowd at home. In the first 6 minutes, attacking-midfielder Caroline Tumilty (#15) shot from outside the box and scored the first goal. Then 23 minutes later, forward Svea Staino (#14) made a sweet turn to gain a yard of space and…

The Dons came back from the Thanksgiving break to take on the Dragons in a pre-season scrimmage on their home turf in Oakland on Monday night. Bundled up on the bleachers, we watched a really close game unfold under a beautiful full moon. Our keeper Sara Tarnai executed multiple saves in the first half with solid defense by Tori Hiatt,…

Acalanes girls Frosh/Soph team came together for the first game this season against College Park under grey, rainy skies and a sopping wet field.  Madison Bernstein (#23), with her booming left foot, had two shots on goal within the first 15 minutes of the game that the College Park goalie was just barely able to stop. College Park scored the…