Acalanes JV Water Polo brought the crowd screaming to their feet Wednesday night in an exciting victory against Berkeley High who ultimately went down in defeat to the Dons 6-5. The final period was especially electrifying as both teams used every tactic at their disposal to try and bring home the win. Turnovers, steals, passes, incredible teamwork, and strategy ruled…
Varsity Volleyball at Northgate: Dons vs. Broncos! This past Tuesday evening, 9/27, Acalanes met the Broncos on their home court at Northgate.The Dons started off strong in the first set, but it became clear right away that the Broncos were ready for a fight! Thanks to reliable sets by Korzeniowska and Seelenbacher, Hageboeck & Olin led in kills, with help at the…
2 Matches 2 Wins Following Monday’s victory over Northgate at Contra Costa Country Club, the Lady Dons knew that their second match of the week against the Broncos would be tough. True to form, the Dons came to play and recorded their second win of the week over the Broncs by the thinnest possible margin 230-231. Haley Chelemedos led the…
Coming off an energetic Wall Street dress-up day for Homecoming Week, the Girls Varsity Tennis Team was ready to do business with the Miramonte Mats on Tuesday afternoon. All of the matches were hard fought contests and several of them delivered upside, but unfortunately at the end of the day it was a bear market with the team going down…
It took a team effort to knock off the unbeaten Northgate Broncos and the Dons never flinched, winning the match 225-241–the lowest score of the season for the Lady Dons at the difficult back nine of Contra Costa Country Club. Lady Don low five scores were impressive across the board: Makena and Haley Chelemedos (43), Kendal Geddes and Emmi Cronin…
Girls varsity water polo had a successful weekend in Menlo at the Amanda MacDonald Tournament, winning first in the two day tournament. It was busy as the Dons added four wins to their season record before facing Miramonte later this week. Friday, the Dons played two games in the afternoon to advance to the semi-finals. In the first game, the…
Last Thursday evening 9/22, the Dons hosted the Cougars for their first league game at home. “Dons Showed Up! The gym was packed with a record number of Acalanes fans, all dressed in black with visiting Campo students in white. The roar of the crowd chanting “LET’S GO DONS” could be heard all the way to Cougar Country in Moraga!…
Acalanes Boys JV Water Polo narrowly missed victory in the final game of the Jesuit Jamboree Tournament in Carmichael on Saturday with a final score of 5-7 against Rocklin. Team captains Sam Whipple and Tyler Gerhardt both scored along with the up and coming superstars Hans Ramirez and Owen Hulst, while goalie powerhouse Ryder Bradford-Urban blocked more than a dozen goals…
The Freshman Dons do not play nice football. A tough game for the Dublin Gael’s, but for the Don’s Thursday’s game was a confidence boost for both offense and defense. Thursday followed a tough loss against the Redwood Giants. With a final score 12-14, the team battled against the Giants, the clock, and hard-hitting penalties: scoring a touchdown, forcing the…
Makena Chelemedos strikes a pose after crushing her tee shot on hole #1.
