After going 4-2 in pre-season practice matches, the Dons started its 2026 spring league season hosting Campolindo. With 25 years of coaching behind me, I sometimes think I’ve seen it all, but tonight blew that thought right out the back door. So much to go over, let’s get into this. Last year, the Cougars swept us in regular season and…
In spite of rough winter conditions on Monday at Contra Costa Golf Course (lol), boys varsity golf defeated the competitive Miramonte team in the first in-league match of the season. Acalanes won by 9 strokes, with final score of 194-203. Low score for the Dons earned by Durham Vail (Jr) with a 37 (+1) followed closely by Naveen Ahuja (Jr)…
With some late maneuvering around an uncertain schedule, the JV Boys Tennis Team hosted Las Lomas last Thursday. As Las Lomas had fewer players, the team competed across 12 lines—5 Singles and 7 Doubles—and delivered a strong overall performance, earning an impressive 10–2 team victory. In Line 1 Singles, Jack Roberts battled through a tight match and came away with a hard-fought 9–7 win. In Line…
LAFAYETTE, CA — The Acalanes Freshman Dons (2-4) bounced back in a big way on Friday, avenging an earlier loss this week to the Dublin Gaels with a commanding 19–1 victory fueled by dominant pitching and a relentless offensive attack. Right-hander Luke Fishman set the tone from the start with a strong outing on the mound. Fishman battled through five…
The Lady Dons celebrated the end of their season at their annual banquet where players (especially seniors), coaches, and parents were all honored for their roles in this high-cultured program and All-League selections were announced! Congratulations to our five honorees – you are great representatives of the Acalanes Girls Soccer Program!
The Acalanes JV Baseball team plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh, and once again relied on their steady and efficient pitching staff, to earn a 5-5 tie against Las Lomas High School in Lafayette on Thursday. The Dons opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when Mateo Valenzuela ripped a double over the center…
The Dons first home meet of the season against Cal High on Wednesday, March 4 was another one for the record book. Congratulations to Deonte Littlejohn for posting the current state leading mark in the discus with a new school record of 182’ 9” – his mark is also the 4th best throw in the USA and on planet earth…
When you hear Acalanes was 2-2 overall for the tournament, it sounds like we were mid pack and had an okay tournament; however, that’s not really the case. I had to take some time to think about exactly what our ten boys accomplished. Let me see if I can unpack the last two days so they receive the recognition they…
The Acalanes Girls Varsity Lacrosse squad kept its momentum rolling Friday night, traveling to take on the Bishop O’Dowd Dragons and coming away with a decisive 18–8 win. The Dons controlled the action from start to finish—though fans occasionally had to divide their attention between the lacrosse action and the baseball game happening just a few yards away. Every so…
The boys played all over the Bay this past week! The Varsity team headed to Stanford (Go Bears – I couldn’t resist!) on Monday, where Durham Vail (Jr), Isaac Topp (Jr), Krish Veluthakkal (So), Oliver Stoneman (Sr), Ryan Weilbach (So), and JP Birdwell (So) represented the Dons in the Sequoia Invitational. The difficult par 70 golf course got the best…