Girls Polo Continue to Dominate

With a 7-2 preseason record in the books, the Dons entered the Leaugue season with confidence. It showed in a 15-4 road blowout win at Las Lomas.  The offense continues to gel and improve and the defense was suffocating.  Offense was on fire as freshman Ella Del Rosario made 5 goals followed by seniors Sara Archer (3), Maizie O’Hare (3),…

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JV Water Polo Team Victorious Over Las Lomas

JV Water Polo Team Victorious Over Las Lomas

9/21/22 The JV Lady Dons led the whole game at Las Lomas with a final score of Acalanes 8 – Las Lomas 6. Kate Roberts and Olivia Whipple each had 2 goals. Jenny Haugner, Bella Bundy, Adrianna Berloui, and Arianna Berloui all had 1 goal apiece.  Acalanes took a decisive lead in the first quarter with 3 goals. Haugner scored…

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Dons Polo vs. Las Lomas

Dons Polo vs. Las Lomas

The Don’s opened the 2022 DFAL league game on the road against the legendary coach Skip Mann and the Las Lomas Knights. The Dons fell behind early but seniors Austin Bishop, Christian Gotterup, Andrew Sappal, and Miguel Strittmatter led a ferocious charge that came up just a bit short! Final score: 12-10 Goals:Austin Bishop – 3Christian Gotterup – 3Andrew Sappal…

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Girls Varsity Tennis Brings Home a Win!

The Girls Varsity Tennis Team fought hard against Northgate on Tuesday and prevailed with a 5-4 win. Line 1 singles player Ari Ruczynski rolled over her opponent, 6-1, 6-1. Martha Burns at Line 2 singles hung on to win 6-4, 1-6, 10-5. Aamena Shipchandler had a tight 7-5, 7-5 win at Line 3, while Cate Condy (Line 4) smashed her…

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VOLLEYBALL: ACA punishes the Panthers x3 in first league game. Next up…Campo. Lets go Dons!

CAMPO IN TOWN THIS THURSDAY (9/22).  LET’S PACK THE HOUSE.  GRAB YOUR FRIENDS AND COME CHEER ON THE DONS!  Frosh – 4  JV- 5  Varsity- 6:30  Theme: Power Outage!  Wear Black.   Neon face paint will be provided  Dons Debut League volleyball battle in Benicia: Acalanes punishes the Panthers x 3, Frosh, JV, & Varsity! Tuesday afternoon, 9/20, All 3 Dons…

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Penalties Chop Down Acalanes JV Football team in 21-14 loss to Redwood Giants

Trees have featured prominently in sports.  There are college football tree-themed programs such as THE Ohio State Buckeyes, the state tree of Ohio.  There are official mascots such as the Copper Mountain College Fighting Cacti and a notable unofficial mascot, the Stanford Tree.  There are athletes including Tree Rollins, the 7’1” center who played 18 seasons in the NBA, Robert…

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On Survival Saturday Dons Football Manages an Ugly Win

It wasn’t the prettiest game… let’s face it, it was downright ugly, but Acalanes emerged from the contest with a win and an unblemished 4-0 record. After the heart-pounding, hard-hitting, high-flying action of the Sheldon road trip, coaches were worried about a letdown, and that’s exactly what happened on Saturday night in Lafayette. Whether it was the excitement of the…

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