Acalanes Cross Country opened its DAL League season last Wednesday at Hidden Valley Park, competing in hot conditions for its first league meet of the season. The Dons followed that performance with a strong showing at Saturday’s Be the GOAT Invitational, where Acalanes won both the varsity boys and varsity girls team divisions in the three-mile race in Pinole. DAL…
The Acalanes JV Boys Water Polo team continued their undefeated season Saturday in Novato, delivering a dominant 19–0 victory over the Novato Hornets. From the opening minute, the Dons were in control. Theo Penn wasted no time getting Acalanes on the scoreboard, scoring within the first minute. Luke Wellen followed with a smooth finish into the corner, and the Dons…
LAFAYETTE — Acalanes gave its homecoming crowd plenty to celebrate Friday night, pairing a suffocating defense with another record-setting pace from quarterback Tyler Winkles in a 42-15 win over American Canyon. Winkles threw for 427 yards and five touchdowns, while the Dons defense forced five punts and came up with three fourth-down stops as Acalanes improved to 4-1 on the…
The preseason is over, and the games count now. Tuesday the 22nd brought the start of league play for the varsity Dons volleyball team, with College Park coming to Acalanes. The Dons may have been distracted by the approximately 4,700 Homecoming activities taking place this week, and dropped the first set, 23 – 25. They eventually remembered they were there…
The Dons varsity flag football team had an eventful week, racking up the points and the wins versus Berean Christian on Monday and Miramonte on Wednesday. With a combined score of 59-13 the Dons dominance was on full display. On to the highlights! Monday’s game was at BereanChristian in the afternoon sunshine due to the home team’s stadium not…
American Canyon came to Lafayette on Friday with the résumé of a team accustomed to controlling games. The Wolves were 4-0, had outscored their opponents 155-34, and had won their previous three games by 29, 37 and 42 points. Acalanes did not appear especially impressed. The opening kickoff was a hard, low squib, but Reese Caicedo deftly snagged the pigskin…
By DON DELCO LIVERMORE, Calif. — Behind four touchdown passes from Granada High School quarterback Dalton Lutz, the host Matadors’ offense continued their torrid pace defeating visiting Acalanes 48-14 on Thursday, Sept. 24 at Kevin Drake Stadium. Granada won its fourth consecutive game to start the season, buoyed by a balanced offensive attack. The Matadors are averaging 44 points per…
On Thursday, the Girls Varsity Tennis returned home to take on the Miramonte Matadors. The girls played a nice match tonight, but fell 8-1. Jasmine Taylor was the sole singles winner, with a second set comeback, and she was named player of the match. On the singles side, Liza Sokolova lost 6-1, 6-3 at Line 1, Audrey Tseng lost 6-2,…
The undefeated Acalanes JV boys water polo was ready to take on the Northgate Broncos on Wednesday afternoon. The Dons got right to work with freshman Brady Pigeon winning the sprint and claiming the first possession. Fellow freshman Luke Wellen took the ball down and scored to get the Dons on the scoreboard. Freshman Colin Heintz sent a few ball…
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 It was a great day of tennis for Acalanes, filled with fun competition, good sportsmanship, and respect for the game. Acalanes won against College Park HS 14-0 at Acalanes High School. In singles, Ela Gozoren won 8-1, Kennedy Wilson won 8-0, Katie Lager won 8-2, Juliette Petkovic won 8-2, Sara Tsang won 8-2, and Lulu Lancaur won…