The Junior Varsity golfers tee’d off in a “friendly” with Campolindo at Moraga Country Club, in their first match of the season. The JV squad was represented by senior Samya Johnson, and freshmen GG Gallagher and Claire Morgan. Good shots and good fun, teaming with the Cougars in a scramble format. Next up at Rossmoor vs. Cougars on Sept 29…
In Tuesdays action on the tennis courts, Acalanes hosted the College Park Falcons and dominated with an 8-1 overall win. An encouraging home crowd was treated to many great matches. Thank you to all who came to cheer on the Dons! In singles play at Line 1, Sophomore Aamena Shipchandler handled her opponent in two sets 6-2, 6-0. Junior Piper…
How do they keep on doing this? Looking to give the Aca fans another heart attack with their ability to snatch a victory out of the jaws of defeat, the Lady Dons continued their winning ways with a hard-fought 5 set victory over the visiting Northgate Broncos on Tuesday night. In set one, #9 Piper Coy came out with guns…
Acalanes v. Northgate The Northgate Broncos found their way to the Acalanes Don’s Gymnasium for their matchup with the Dons, hot off of their impressive showing in the Sonoma tournament last Saturday. Game 1. A tale of epic rallies! Sydney Graves opened up with 3 straight serve points against the Broncos aided by some soft touches from Valeria Toledo at…
The Dons JV Football Team once again takes the home field with hopes of getting their first win of the 2023 season against the fellow Dons of Amador Valley. #10 Illias Kaplanes-Jones and #2 Matthew Schwarz set up to receive the opening kickoff for Acalanes. Amador Valley opens the game with a squib kick up the middle and Acalanes sets…
The Lady Don’s added a second win in one week over Las Lomas, scoring a match victory with a season low 238 vs. the Knights 258. Four Lady Don’s scored in the 40’s, Juniors Hana Chelemedos and Campbell Evans, Freshman Miracle Gu and Junior Haley Chelemedos posted a team and season low score of 40. Next up Campo at Moraga…
The boys in blue performed valiantly on Friday night in Lafayette against another powerhouse team, the Amador Valley Dons. The stands were full on both sides on a warm September evening. The Acalanes Dons took the opening kickoff and marched down the field with a methodical drive that concluded with a touchdown pass from quarterback Sully Bailey to wide receiver Henry…
Sonoma tournament Match 1 Sonoma Dragons v. Acalanes Dons. Game 1. First match against the tournament hosts, the Sonoma Valley Dragons. The Dons surrendered a few early points as they shook off the morning. After a quick time out from coach Alan to settle the squad, the Dons came back out focused and ready. After a great point by Maggie…
Finally, league play started this week against Benicia. The Dons visited the Panthers on Thursday night, hoping to start on the right foot. Well, the first two sets didn’t go as planned. Having trouble on all aspects of our play, the Varsity Lady Dons looked poised to get swept three sets to none and have a quiet ride back home…
On Friday, the Girls Varsity Tennis team travelled to Union City for a 12 team tournament at James Logan High School. The team had a challenging match in the morning against San Ramon Valley, who appeared to be the strongest team in the field, but bounced back in the afternoon against Berkeley. Olivia Dawkins, Lauren Foster, Hanna Wisnewski, and Liv…
