The Boys Basketball Program gathered at the Creekside Commons on Sunday afternoon to celebrate successful seasons amongst all three teams. The Varsity squad told stories about their journey over the past 4 years with Coach Powers and their manifestation of winning their first league title since 2007. There were over 140 in attendance and it was a beautifully orchestrated event,…
Your #7 seed DONS (22-6) travelled to Redwood Friday night to face the #2 seeded Giants (20-6) in a NCS D1 Round Two matchup. The Giants feature one of the top players in Northern California in #2 Semetri (TT) Carr who will be attending Cal in the Fall. The DONS won the tip and quickly got on the board after…
In perfect weather conditions at Freedom High School in Oakley, the Acalanes Dons Rugby Club delivered a dominant performance, securing a commanding 67-12 victory over Liberty High School. The Dons were relentless from the start, combining sharp attacking play with solid defense. Junior flanker Bryce Birdsong (#7) returned to his natural position after two games at center and made an…
Win or go home. High stakes moving forward for this DONS team. On Tuesday night, it was likely their last home game of the season unless they a higher seed upsets a lower seed in the current NCS bracket or they can advance to state. More importantly, they had to defend homecourt first to even keep the season alive. Archie…
Let’s start with the good news – the DONS big 21-6, 11-1 turnaround season earned them a 7 seed in the NCS D1 Bracket (reminder we are actually a D3 school which is based on enrollment). We will face Archie Williams (18-8, 6-4), the 10 seed, tonight at 7PM. Winner will advance to play the winner of #2 Redwood and…
We are hard at work planning a fun Booster Bash to help raise money for Dons Athletics. Did you know that Boosters pay for an on-staff certified athletic trainer, strength and conditioning equipment and so much more? Buy your tickets today, and help support our 830 Dons athletes across 28 sports.https://acalanesboosters.ejoinme.org/PurchaseTickets For more information, please visit our Booster Bash page:…
Acalanes High School’s Dons Rugby Club bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to De La Salle in emphatic fashion, shutting out Liberty High School 90-0 on a sunny and dry Saturday afternoon at Acalanes. From the opening whistle, the Dons asserted dominance, running in try after try with clinical execution and relentless intensity. Freshman hooker Joe Wilson, sporting freshly bleached…
DONS love is in the air tonight at Chris Huber Gymnasium in beautiful Lafayette, California! The 11-1 Boys squad goes up against the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles 6-4 in the primetime slot tonight at 7PM. The DONS beat the Ugly Eagles earlier this season in Clayton by the score of 40-35. Clayton has since welcomed back two key starters, Elijah…
On Thursday, the JV girls soccer team returned home to close out the season, taking on the 8-3-3 Northgate Broncos team that beat them 4-1 earlier in the season. Undeterred by the driving rain and wind, the girls were able to flip the script, overwhelming the Broncos on the way to a 3-0 victory in perhaps their best overall performance…
ALMOST DONE, CHECK BACK SHORTLY FOR MORE!!! The DONS (20-5, 10-1) travelled to Pleasant Hill Monday night to face the College Park Falcons (16-9, 7-4) who were fighting for their DAL Tournament Playoff lives needing to win to make the 6 team field. Northgate was monitoring the situation closely as they would benefit from a DONS win. Ryder found Gavin…
