This was such a great season for the Boys JV Water Polo team! It’s the best they’ve played since the pandemic and this year they made it to the DAL League Junior Varsity Tournament. Unfortunately, they were eliminated after the first game. So many members of the team struggled with various colds/flu/cough during the last couple of weeks. However, these…
In a thrilling showdown on the night after Halloween with rain creating a slippery field and ball that made passing almost impossible, the Acalanes Varsity football team beat rival Campo for the first time since 2019. Leading up to the battle, the Freshman team beat Campo 50-10. Although hopes were high for a Dons sweep across all levels—a feat never…
The JV Girls Water Polo team finished their season off strong with a 3rd place finish at the JV DAL Tournament at College Park High School! The girls played three games – one each on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The first game was Thursday, 10/31 against College Park High School. The Dons were in control the whole game, with multiple…
Acalanes vs. Campolindo, Oct 31 The set-up was perfect. Last game of the season. Cross town rivals. Halloween eve. Did not turn out to be that scary, for the Dons, who came away with a big win of 50-10. Coach Hansen sent out his entire offensive line (Sean Tandler (55) Kyle Sanftner (56), Matei Bolata (60), Grady Branagh…
It was a cold one on Wednesday at Campolindo High School as the Dons prepared for their final regular season game against the Cougars. Campo is a strong team, and the last time we played them we lost 4-12, so we went in not really expecting much other than another fun game for the girls! Q1 – Jess won the…
The Lady Dons Flag Football Team saved its best for last! Playing its final regular season game against Berean Christian, who defeated us three weeks earlier 24-0, the Dons came to play as a more experienced and more prepared team, that is just plain better having grown exponentially over the past few weeks, and we dominated the game from start…
After the end of season party that the Widmanns graciously hosted at their beautiful home on Sunday, the Varsity Girls Tennis team traveled to Northgate High School on Tuesday for the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) Division Championship tournament. Just like last year, 16 girls participated, two in singles and 14 in doubles (7 teams). Prior to the matches, Aamena Shipchandler was…
Acalanes was able to field two teams at the JV Tennis Tournament hosted by Freedom High School on October 26th. The spirit and dedication of the entire JV Girls squad was on display as they battled through many matches over 12 hours! Both teams had a lot of success, with one of our teams taking the victory in the tournament!…
We honored our seniors for the last home game of the season versus Monte Vista High School. The fans showed up as our four seniors played their last home game. Thank you Ellie Budke, Levand Koopah, Kate Roberts, and Maddie Walsh, for all of your hard work and dedication to Acalanes Water Polo. Once the ceremony was finished, it was…
Last week, the Boys Varsity Water Polo team faced a double whammy with back-to-back losses against Northgate High School and Castro Valley. But hold onto your water panties —their losing streak took a dive this past Monday with a thrilling 12 to 9 victory over Alhambra! October 16, 2024: The Northgate Broncos threw down the gauntlet against the Dons, resulting…