Undefeated, beat Campo in two quick games and that’s all you need to know…FEAR THE BLUE!
The Dons honored seniors Emma Johnson, Aly Kirke, Gianna Manzone, Kira Wood, Bela Yanakieva and Rachel Zhang on Thursday, October 14, when they hosted Alhambra. The Dons got off to a shaky star and lost the first game but rallied and swept the next three games, 25-15, 25-20 and 25-12. Johnson, Kirke and Yanakieva recorded multiple kills, Zhang registered several assists from the setter position, Wood made multiple digs and Manzone’s serving led to multiple points for the Dons.…
The JV Women’s Volleyball team came out swinging tonight displaying a Think Pink attitude to raise awareness of breast cancer and a Cougar attack on their minds. At 1-0 Outside Hitter, Sophie Foster had her first a many kills during the match. Opposite Hitter, Chloe Lockwood showed up strong tonight with her first cross court kill at 2-1. Libero, Jasmine…
Last week, The Freshman Girls Volleyball team maintained their undefeated status in the league, beating Northgate and Alhambra at home on Tuesday and Thursday, each 2-0. In game 1 against Northgate, strong defense from Lily McKinney and Fiona Roux and strong net play from Addi Ames, Emme Cain, Grace Gallacher, Emma Seelenbacher and Addy Treeter kept Northgate from scoring,…
The bad news is that the freshmen lost a football game to Campolindo 20-12. The good news is that the Dons more than held their own in the trenches – on the offensive and defensive lines. This bodes well for the future. While it was an off day for the passing game, Acalanes ran the ball all over the place.…
Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there, it’s not about winning. It’s about you, and your relationship to your family, yourself, and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye, and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is that you did…
The Lady Dons capped a wonderful season with a fantastic showing at the League Championship on Friday, securing a 3rd place finish and positioning themselves well for an at-large birth to the North Coast Section playoffs. Incredibly, the Don’s finished with three players shooting in the 80’s…Makena Chelemedos 83, Haley Chelemedos 85 and Kendal Geddes 89. After the championship, Makena…
Dons win 5-4 vs. the Las Lomas Knights. It doesn’t get any closer. In Singles, Kit Scheirer (#3 singles) UNLEASHED and pulled off another slick win, AGAIN, in the 3rd set tiebreaker. If I had dime for every time they won in the third, I’d probably have a dollar. For their performance on the day, Kit earned the DONS PLAYER OF THE MATCH on the singles side!…
Our Varsity Lady Dons Water Polo team hosted cross-district rival Las Lomas tonight at home. Acalanes started off strong, one-minute into the game, Wendy Heffelfinger (So) stole the ball from LL and made a great pass to her older sister Heidi Heffelfinger (Sr) who buried the ball in the back of the net for the Dons 1st goal. Less than…
MAD PROPS go out to the VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS TEAM! This ACA squad adds a 4th straight shutout to their current winning streak! The Dons win 9-0 vs the College Park Falcons! In singles, Ari Ruczynski and Martha Burns held strong at the number 1 and 2 spots. Kit Scheirer had a battle royal at the 3 spot, edging out a great win…