The Acalanes Girls Lacrosse program has 50 players on the JV Lacrosse team. This amazing team has the new players playing in some weekday games but get their main playing time and a chance to develop on the “Saturday Squad.” On Saturday with most playing in their first organized Lacrosse game they beat the full JV team from Berkeley High…
They dealt with cold, wind, hail and rain and that was all before going out and beating Berkeley High School 18-0. The team played great once again with the assists, ground balls and scoring spread out amongst numerous players. Scoring was led by Emily Roberts once again as she scored five goals (also two loose balls controlled) and was helped…
It was another frigid night for Girls Varsity Lacrosse, but the Dons kept the heat on high, defeating Berkeley 17-6. The Dons managed to maintain possession of the ball for the majority of the game and picked up more and more momentum as the game went on. The flow of the game was interrupted by numerous Yellowjacket fouls, but that…
The JV Lady Dons completely dominated their first game of the year against Granada High School 18-1 at Granada. The Dons raced out to a 9-0 lead in the first 11 minutes and never looked back. On this cold and windy evening the Dons controlled the ball in their end for about 47 minutes out of the 50 minute game.…
The wind was blowing and the temperatures were chilly, but the Dons were hot with a 17-5 victory over Granada in their season opener. The powerhouse Middie trio of seniors Maya Wang and Haley Rurka and junior Grace Imrie controlled the pace of the game from start to finish. Wang and Rurka both had 5 goals and 2 assists, with…
16 players from the Acalanes JV ladies lacrosse team played their first three scrimmages of the season on Saturday against Granada High, Las Lomas High and Miramonte High. The Lady Dons crushed each team by scores of about 9 to 0 for each game. The Dons did not give up even one goal the entire day! It was an amazing…
Acalanes Frosh girls tied Clayton Valley in a hard-fought match on Saturday morning. Dons dominated the first half with multiple scoring attempts by #8 Nina Bundy and #18 Julia Lyons but it was #22 Charlotte Gellman who scored the only goal, ending the first half 1-0. In the second half, things were not going the Dons’ way with multiple off-side…
It’s the NCS Championships and the Dons are the top seed in the Division 2 playoff bracket with home field advantage. Acalanes hosted the Washington Huskies of Fremont Tuesday night. The Huskies employed an offside trap defense, catching the Dons off guard with early penalties. The strategy failed to take into account the speed and physicality of the Don forwards…
Tuesday was the last game of our 2022-23 JV Girls Soccer Season. So hard to believe it’s already over! We knew the rematch against Clayton Valley High would be a challenge, having tied them on their home pitch just one month ago. Competition was tight from the start…before we knew it, Clayton Valley had back to back corner kicks, scoring…
Acalanes Girls Soccer won at least a portion of the DAL league title (pending results from other DAL games being played Tuesday and Thursday) and avenged their only loss of the season with a 2-0 win over Clayton Valley Tuesday night. The Dons first goal came late in the first half. With 2 minutes left in the half and under…