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…
In their last regular season match before the DAL Championship, the Lady Don golfers put on an exhibition, beating Campo by 44 strokes, 227-271. The Lady Dons will enter the league championship match (to be held on October 17 at Contra Costa Country Club, home of the Dons) in first place with a 6-1 record in DAL, 7-1 overall. Haley…
It has been said that there are three parts to a high school football season. The five games before league games start, the five league games, and, hopefully, the playoffs. Many schools choose to schedule easy games during the pre-league schedule, especially in leagues that are very competitive, like the DAL Foothill. However, this was not the case with our…