The Varsity Baseball team lost their first game of the season on Thursday against the College Park Falcons in Pleasant Hill 5-1. The loss ended a 17 game winning streak this season that is actually a 19 game winning streak for the program, counting the last 2 games won at the end of the 2023 campaign. Both of these benchmarks…
Booster Bash is happening on Saturday, April 20 and will feature a variety of competitive games from a dunk tank to longest golf drive to best axe throw! Come join your friends for drinks, dinner, live auction, games, dancing and much, much more! In addition, our silent auction ends today at 6pm! Here are the links for both: Booster…
The Varsity Baseball team beat the College Park Falcons 4-3 in 9 innings on Tuesday before a raucous crowd, under Acalanes blue skies! It pushed their League record to 3-0 and their overall season tally to 17-0. It was the 19th consecutive win for this impressive Division 1 program. The Dons withstood their first significant headwinds of the season against…
On Friday, April 12th the JV Boys team beat Clayton Valley 218 to 262 at Oakhurst CC. Freshman Rocco Stassi led the scoring with a solid 37. On Monday, April 15th Varsity took a tough loss against Miramonte at Orinda CC 210 to 196, with some late struggles dooming their chances. Next up for varsity is a match…
Just like with other sports, there are many slang terms used in Lacrosse. Obvious ones include Ball Hunt (player searching for a lost ball), BTB (behind the back), Cage (the goal), Coast-to-Coast (defender carries ball length of field and scores), Dime (good pass), Frozen Rope (hard shot), Hatty (3-goal game), Lax Rat (player who eats, breaths, and sleeps lacrosse), Loosie…
The train keeps rolling down the tracks for the Acalanes Varsity Baseball team. They recorded another impressive win, beating the Northgate Broncos 9-1 on a picture perfect day for baseball in Lafayette. The boys had their game faces on for the league home opener under sunny skies. The Dons offense was relentless, with 4 runs in the 1st inning and…
The Varsity Baseball team opened league play on Tuesday against the Northgate Broncos in Walnut Creek. It was a beautiful, sunny day for baseball and the Dons did not disappoint. They jumped out to a commanding 9-0 lead after 5 innings, before cruising to a 9-3 win to push their record to 15-0! Workhorse Peter Thorn got the start on…
The Varsity Baseball team handily beat the Vintage Crushers in the Championship game of the Concord Classic 7-1 on Wednesday to push their impressive record to 14-0. According to approximately 20 years of Max Preps data and after consulting with local Acalanes historians, this appears to be the greatest start for any Acalanes Varsity Baseball team in the history of…
The Varsity Baseball team stayed smoking hot with a tidy 7-2 win against the San Leandro Pirates on a beautiful Monday for baseball. The win puts the Dons in the Championship game of the Concord Classic Wednesday at 4:30pm at Concord High School against the Vintage Crushers. Coach Hornsby has his squad playing hard nosed, efficient baseball every time they…
The Varsity Baseball team kicked off their first game of the Concord Classic with a 6-4 extra inning win over the Antioch Panthers at Concord High School on Saturday. It pushed their record to 12-0 and advanced the Dons to play the San Leandro Pirates in the 2nd round of the tournament on Monday. Sometimes your future is so bright…