The Dons extended their winning streak to six matches by defeating the visiting Northgate Broncos on Tuesday, October 12. In the first game, the Dons shot out to an early lead—it was 15-7 at one point—and went on to win 25-20. Seniors Emma Johnson and Bela Yanakieva and junior Ryann Jones, Katelyn Olin and Maya Paul, among others, registered kills. In the second game, the Broncos…
The Dons Varsity Boys Water Polo experienced their busiest week of the season with six matches in four days in three different cities. The week began with a league match against Miramonte. Kyle Rosenblatt scored two goals and Harrison Labrosse stopped 15 shots on goal but the Mats came out on top with a 9-4 win. The following day the…
On Tuesday evening the JV Women’s Volleyball team had a tough first set against Northgate but the team did great. The girls battled back and forth until at 17-18, Opposite Hitter, Chloe Lockwood changed the momentum with a beyond the base line, one handed save to psych up the girls. Outside Hitter Sofie Foster brought the Dons to 24-21 with a…
FEAR THE BLUE ON THE COURT On Thursday, October 7, the Acalanes Girls Varsity volleyball team traveled to Las Lomas High School to face the Knights. In game one, senior Bela Yanakieva got the Dons started off with a kill, and junior Mara Korzeniowska rattled off three aces to put the Dons up early 5-0. Junior Hanna Hageboeck delivered a…
The Dons travelled to Miramonte last week to face-off against the Matadors for the first time this year. Dons win 8-1! In Singles, a lot of the players had to adjust to the slower court surface because of the Matadors’ new courts. It took a little time for most, but eventually everyone found their timing and started to put some wins…
Freshman Women’s Volleyball team got off to a sluggish start against the Las Lomas Knights on Thursday, October 7th. After a long set of back and forth trading points, the Dons were able to pull out the win 27-25 thanks to the starting line up of Fiona Roux, Emma Seelenbacher, Grace Gallacher, Lily McKinney, Addie Ames, and Emme Cain. The…
On a very difficult scoring day due to the Scotland-like playing conditions, the Lady Dons ended the regular season as they started it, defeating their opponent at Contra Costa Country Club. Led by Junior Makena Chelemedos’s impressive 42, the Lady Dons finished the season with a 6-4 record, and ride into Friday’s league championships with momentum, winning their final two…
There are so many great quotes on losing: You can’t win unless you learn how to lose or Losing isn’t always the end, sometimes it becomes the beginning or I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. But losing by one little point, in the very intense end of the game , the only quote is Ouch! The Varsity…
On Saturday, October 9, the JV Girls’ Volleyball Team played hard with exceptional camaraderie throughout a 10-hour day to finish 5-1 and at second place! Congratulations to Junior Sofie Foster who was honored by being named to the All-Tournament Team! 16 schools participated in the highly competitive tournament. The Dons played 6 matches as follows: AHS vs. Windsor High School: 25-22 and…
The JV Don’s Football team was in action on Friday vs the Knights of Las Lomas. The 10 min car ride from Acalanes to the home team’s stadium in Walnut Creek took longer than it did for the Don’s to put away the Knights! Mason Zirkel took the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to start the game, and…
