Last week brought mixed results for the JV Girls Tennis team. On Tuesday, they dominated the College Park Tennis courts, winning every single match for a total team win of 16-0. Campolindo, on Thursday, proved to be a much more challenging opponent with the Dons top three singles matches being the only wins of the day. Line 1 singles player…
The Acalanes Cross Country team attended the Crystal Springs Invitational this past weekend and ran on the hilly 2.95 mile course. The Varsity boys were led by Junior Logan Farzan in a time of 16:18 and 18th place overall in the Championship Varsity Race. Senior Tyler hunt was close behind in 16:34 in 30th place. The rest of the Varsity…
Anything that lasts needs to be built with a strong foundation. With buildings, the foundation is underground, unseen but absolutely critical to whatever is built on top. No matter how ornate and expansive the trappings of the building might be, it all is for naught if the foundation isn’t solid. On a football team, the foundation is built on the…
Acalanes Ladies Varsity Volleyball: Dons Punished the Panthers! Thursday evening 10/6, the Dons hosted the Benicia Panthers at Acalanes. Set one began with high level play on both sides of the net! Despite solid serves & sets from Korzeniowska & Seelenbacher, multiple kills led by Walton, with assist from Olin, Mason, Dikova, & Hageboeck, and digs on defense by Winkles, Profilio,…
Girls water polo claim victory over Campo Cougars 5-4. Brooklyn Plomp scoring 3 goals and Wendy Heffelfinger with 2. Audrey Cox blocking multiple shots from the Cougars with the Dons playing to win making it the last home game for the seniors vs the Cougars on Dons territory. Dons played again on Thursday against the other “Dons”, beating Amador 8-2.…
The first reality TV show, “America’s Candid Camera”, aired in 1948. Reality TV emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with MTV’s “The Real World” followed by shows such as “Survivor”, “American Idol”, and the “Bachelor”. In football, there is HBO’s “Hard Knocks” which follows NFL teams through training camp, and of course “Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team” which…
We woo woo’ed, we yelled, we stomped, we cheered, we jumped up and we high fived; each game is a triumph of the spirit of what a football family really looks like. Whether our boys win or lose – Dons show up! Thursday night the Dons came home on the bus with a V-I- C-T-O-R-Y! We love our Dons! That’s…
10/5 The Dons started the game looking tough in the first quarter playing tremendous defense. Olivia Whipple had two steals and the Dons defense forced the Campo shot clock to run out several times. Unfortunately in the second quarter, the Cougars seemed to take it up a notch and they scored five goals. Whipple had another steal. Goalkeeper Hanna Mirzai…
Lady Dons Rule in the Matadome! Dons showed up to Miramonte with a desire to win. Impressive setting by Mara and Emme secured multiple kills by Katelyn, Hanna, and MaeLin in the first set. Strong defense from Jade, Georgia, and Lyanne in the back line ensured each point was hard-earned. In a set that could have gone either way, the…
The Girls Varsity Tennis Team had a soaring victory over the College Park Falcons on Tuesday winning 8-1. Leading the charge was Ari Ruczynski with a dominate 6-0, 6-0 win. Martha Burns also easily took care of her opponent winning 6-0, 6-1. Line 3 singles player Aamena Shipchandler stayed strong with a 6-4, 6-1 victory. Ashley Donner fought a hard…