The JV/B squad of Hayley Takeshima (10), Jordan Huskins (9), Taylor Baker (9), Osanna Deng (12), Grace Wolpert (9) and Samya Johnson (11) faced off against the Cougars on Wednesday and played proudly through some high temperatures and serious terrain at Moraga Country Club. The team played well and while they beat the heat, they were unable to beat the Cougars.…
102 degrees, walking the hills and valleys of Orinda Country Club for three hours carrying 30 pounds of golf clubs doesn’t necessarily sound like a ton of fun, but the Lady Dons were up to challenge and almost overcame defending champions Miramonte, narrowly losing 246-251. The Dons were delighted to have Emmi Cronin (see above) join for her first match…
The Lady Dons prevailed over the College Park Falcons (defending DAL Valley Division Champions) 237-248, in their first match of the 2022 golf season. Starting as they finished last season, all five players had quality rounds and contributed to the win, with Haley Chelemedos posting the low round for the day, 41 for 9 holes at Contra Costa Country Club,…
Thursday, August 11, you may pick up your Acalanes Membership passes or purchase a membership in the PAC before the Fall Sports Parent Meeting. Acalanes Boosters will be there at 630pm, so come get your ACApasses and ACAswag! The next time to pick up your passes will be on Friday, August 26 before the Varsity Home football game from 6pm…
With over 75 competitors representing eight different Acalanes sports, the Acalanes Liftathon Week was a great way to celebrate all the new weight room equipment and the work that our athletes have put in over the summer months. In the end, six athletes successfully completed the 3 rep, 3 lift (bench, squat, deadlift) competition with totals that reached the 500…
Improving on last week’s Divisional Championship score by 18 strokes, the Lady Dons had a spectacular season ending performance at the NCS Championships on Monday. With a combined score of 438, the Lady Don’s finished 9th out of the 21 schools represented, and recorded the second best Acalanes NCS score since 2000 (maybe longer, we just can’t find the records!).…
The Lady Don golfers learned late last night that, based on the results of their season and performance at the DAL Championship, that they were invited to play in the NCS Division 1 Girls’ Golf Championship on November 1. A great season, a great journey and an incredible honor to a team that has resurrected a program. Congratulations to Makena…
The Lady Dons capped a wonderful season with a fantastic showing at the League Championship on Friday, securing a 3rd place finish and positioning themselves well for an at-large birth to the North Coast Section playoffs. Incredibly, the Don’s finished with three players shooting in the 80’s…Makena Chelemedos 83, Haley Chelemedos 85 and Kendal Geddes 89. After the championship, Makena…
On a very difficult scoring day due to the Scotland-like playing conditions, the Lady Dons ended the regular season as they started it, defeating their opponent at Contra Costa Country Club. Led by Junior Makena Chelemedos’s impressive 42, the Lady Dons finished the season with a 6-4 record, and ride into Friday’s league championships with momentum, winning their final two…
Led by Hana and Makena Chelemedos’s 45s at Contra Costa Country Club, and strong performances by Haley Chelemedos, Kendal Geddes, Emmi Cronin and Juliet Becker, the Lady Don golfers out clubbed the Cougars Monday afternoon, winning 232-260, to complete a home-and-away sweep of the Moragans. The friendly competition was both spirited and fun for both teams…next up Las Lomas for…
