Stanley Middle School has 545 students. Marina High School has 587 students. Acalanes has 1384 students. Some cool numerical trivia before the Dons head out on Saturday to play the Marina Mariners with a 2pm kick off. 33 students of the 587 play Marina JV football. Those 33 Mariners will face 44 Dons football players. Marina’s record is 1-0 and…
The Acalanes Varsity Boys Water Polo team continued their season with road trips to Menlo School and St. Ignatius and a home match against Foothill. The Menlo Knights defeated the Dons 13-8 but the Dons bounced back with a 16-11 victory against the SI Wildcats. Harrison Labrosse (pictured below) continued to be strong in goal with a total of 33…
Varsity girls tennis team squared off against Mission San Jose High School from Fremont. The last time these two teams met was in the team NCS Championships a few years back. Unfortunately, this time the Warriors came away with the win. Final score, Dons 2, Warriors 7. In singles, sophomore Lindsay Kim, played in the number 1 spot for the first…
Acalanes moved up one spot in this week’s San Jose Mercury News/East Bay Times Rankings to #14 just two spots below league favorite Benicia. The Dons face Damonte Ranch of Reno, Nevada this week, then a BYE, Homecoming vs Castlemont, then top 25 ranked Las Lomas on October 8, followed by rival Campolindo, and a big showdown with Benicia at…
Despite impressive birdies from Junior Kendal Geddes (pictured above) and Freshman Haley Chelemedos, the Dons fell to last year’s league champion Northgate Broncos in a closely contested match. Haley Chelemedos posted a team best 42, and Kendal Geddes finished with a 47. The Lady Dons will be looking for a “V” against Las Lomas on Thursday!
WHO WE ARE: The Acalanes Boosters Club is a non-profit, fundraising organization composed of parents and school administrators who work closely with the school’s coaching staffs to ensure the safety and well-being of all student-athletes by providing significant supplemental funding to all twenty-seven sports programs. Boosters Club is overseen by a board that includes officers responsible for day-to-day leadership, committee…
There are over 50 players on the Acalanes Varsity roster and all of them combined to make a crashing blue wave that surged over the Buccaneers of Balboa on Friday night, resulting in a 56-0 win for the Dons and their first shut out of the season. Leading the way on defense were LBs Sam Hafner (3 solo tackles, 3…
Balboa won the toss and elected to differ to get the ball first after halftime. After their kicker put the ball in the end zone for a touchback. The Acalanes offense took the ball on the 20 yard line. Acalanes Starting QB this week was left hander, Sully Bailey – Who ran a quick pitch to Speedster Paul Kuhner towards…
After a two-year hiatus, the Dons cross-country team opened their season with a great day at the Lowell Invitational in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Saturday. The event featured over 70 high schools from all over the Bay Area and beyond in a huge day-long meet along scenic trails in the west end of the park. Everyone brought their…
Varsity Dons 56 Balboa Buccaneers 0 JV Dons 52 Balboa Buccaneers 0 A big thank you to the Acalanes Pep Band for adding a level of excitement to the game Friday night and contributing to the high-energy atmosphere of high school football. You made a big difference! From blasting the Fight Song-Let’s Go Dons! when Acalanes made touchdowns, the band…
