The Girls Varsity Lacrosse team hit the road Tuesday on a nice, warm spring evening in Moraga to take on the cross-town rival Campolindo Cougars. Despite holding a lead for most of the game, the Dons fell 13-12 after an unfortunate yellow card (the third one handed out to the Dons on the day) with just under 2 minutes to…
The Dons returned from spring break a little rusty but managed to deliver a resounding performance Tuesday night, overpowering the Urban Blues of San Francisco in a 16-2 victory. From the opening whistle, the Dons showcased a potent offense and an impenetrable defense, leaving the Urban Blues struggling to find any footing in the contest. The first quarter set…
With spring break behind us, Acalanes kicked off April with a practice match against Bishop O’Dowd. We knew going in this would be a tall order as the Dragons are division 2 league contenders and we were missing critical members of our team including both the Chen and Hoeberechts brothers and Gorham. Without five of our top twelve players available,…
Acalanes Swim faces Miramonte on Friday, 3/21 It was a lovely Friday afternoon as the Dons headed over to the green school to face the Mats in their pool. Here are some highlights! The Varsity Girls 200 Medley team of Sadie Suppiger, Audrey Martin, Evya Smyth and Jessica Gerhardt took 1st with a CONS time of 1.57.97. Charlie Holmes dropped…
While some were relaxing on the beach, the Track & Field Dons were busy tearing up tracks all over the Bay Area. At the Stanford Invitational, Illias Kaplanes-Jones started the Dons properly bt taking 4th in the long jump with with a huge PR 22′ 7.75″ leap, moving him up to 5th best in ACA history. Back on the track…
Monday: The Lamorinda Classic kicked off with rainclouds rolling in, dampening the fields and causing Casa Grande Gauchos to hesitate before making the journey to the 94549. But the Acalanes Dons? Let’s Play! 100%! They were ready to face whatever the weather had to throw at them-All In! While the Gauchos took cover, as the Dons embraced…
The varsity Dons completed a two-game season sweep of rivals Campo on Tuesday and Las Lomas on Thursday to capture their eighth straight win, pushing their impressive record to 8-1. According to Max Preps, they are the #20 overall ranked team in the San Francisco Metro, the #12 overall ranked team in the North Coast Section (NCS) and the #1…
Spring Break is all about fun, relaxation, and maybe a little bit of Hawaii, Mexico or maybe Florida. But for the Acalanes Dons, they kicked off their spring break not on Diamond Head—but on a baseball diamond in Brentwood. With six straight wins under their belts, the Dons are keeping the good times rolling, smashing the Liberty Lions 13-1. …
The Acalanes Dons Varsity men’s lacrosse team travelled to Martinez for a Friday night showdown, emerging victorious over Alhambra, 15-5. The game began with a flurry of offensive pressure from the Dons, but Alhambra’s goalie showcased exceptional skill particularly in the early minutes denying numerous scoring opportunities. The Dons’ resilience paid off when Brody Darin found the back of the…
The Lady Dons scorched the Mats 84-47 and Boys won by 85.5-47.5. A feel good sunny Monday, which will be hard to write about since there were so many incredible performances. Some highlights from the meet include: 4×100–The boys A team (Illias Kaplanes Jones, Matthew Schwarz, Jackson Boselli, River Lockwood) won with a speedy 43.35. The B team (Luca Oatham,…