Last Wednesday, the Acalanes JV Boys Water Polo Dons put together a dominant team performance against the Cal High Grizzlies, earning a convincing 17–4 victory. From the opening whistle, the Dons controlled the pool with aggressive defense, smart passing, and a balanced offensive attack. Rather than relying on one scorer, Acalanes consistently moved the ball and found open teammates, creating…
On Friday afternoon, the Dons welcomed the San Ramon Valley Wolves to the Heaston Aquatics Center. One never knows the outcome with these two teams. Last year, SRV took the win at the Acalanes Invitational, but a month later, the Dons took a 12-9 win in San Ramon. The Wolves were ready for action and scored two goals in the…
The Acalanes Dons bounced back with a 42-37 victory against Marin Catholic, improving their record to 3-1 with a powerful offensive performance that amassed 512 total yards and 6 touchdowns.
Well, it’s Saturday. The girls volleyball team played on Tuesday and Thursday this week. Pretend this is like getting mail in the early 1900s. You have to wait a little while. And maybe you appreciate it more because of that. Even though the information may not be relevant by the time it arrives. But you don’t know, because it’s the…
What kind of team do you want to be? Coach Nat Beeman previously posed that question to the team after last week’s stinging loss and, Friday evening against Marin Catholic, with Acalanes trailing 14-6 late in the fourth quarter, the answer came into focus: a team that keeps battling. The Dons rallied for a touchdown, converted a dramatic two-point attempt,…
September 17, 2026 In an exciting home match against Campolindo High School, the JV Dons came out ready to compete and delivered a strong 7-5 team victory. Acalanes battled across every court, showing grit in singles, confidence in doubles, and plenty of highlight-reel tennis throughout the afternoon. In singles play, Ela Gozoren set the tone at Line 1 with a commanding…
Last Friday, the Acalanes Women’s Water Polo Team hosted 22 teams from around Northern California for the 18th annual Acalanes Invitational! The games started at 10am but it wasn’t until the traditional lunchtime game when things started to heat up! The Dons showed up and packed the Heaston pool and the Pep Band and Cheerleaders got the party started as…
By DON DELCO LAFAYETTE, Calif. — Three third-quarter touchdowns, including two within 35 seconds of each other, keyed the Acalanes freshman football team to win 27-0 over College Park on Thursday, Sept. 17. It was the Dons’ first game at Acalanes Stadium this season and their second victory in five days to improve to 2-2 while College Park falls to…
On Thursday, the Girls Varsity Tennis team returned home to take on rival Campolindo High School. The girls had a strong showing, winning three of the six singles lines. Audrey Tseng was named player of the match. She had to step up and play line 1 singles, and lost in a tough battle 6-4, 6-3 that went over 2 hours.…
The Girls Varsity Golf Team continued league play this week at Orinda Country Club against Miramonte. In the end only one stroke separated the two teams with Miramonte edging out Acalanes 276 to 277. Senior Miracle Gu led the scoring with a 43 (+6) and Juniors Chloe Vignoles, Courtney Hamill, Sophomore Cameron Koch and Freshman Nana Chunithipaisan and Ella Lyons rounded out the lineup. As the…