If anyone is looking for waterfront property with gorgeous sunset views over the SF Bay, look no further than the visitor stands at Benicia High School! Not a bad place to watch a game, especially when the Dons walked away with a 27-7 win on the road. Both teams started the game trading turnovers on downs, but the Dons changed…
The Varsity Girls Tennis team hit the road on Tuesday afternoon, taking on 10-4 Las Lomas High School. The girls played some very long, touch matches with 4 tiebreakers and pulled out the great 8-1 victory as night fell in Walnut Creek. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova won 6-4, 0-6, 10-8 in the tiebreaker at Line 1, Aamena Shipchandler…
Get ready, Dons Nation. Wednesday, October 8, marks a night you do not want to miss. It’s Wednesday Night Lights as Acalanes hosts Las Lomas in a showdown under the lights, right here at home. This is more than a game. It’s our mission. Your Acalanes Dons are currently ranked #69 and Las Lomas is ranked #65 (yes that close!)…
Benicia @ Acalanes, Oct 3, Homecoming The JV Dons had yet another impressive defensive showing holding, the Benicia Panthers to zero on Homecoming night, taking their League record to 3-0. Let’s start with the team effort of tackling. Dax Vail (33) was the star tackler of the night, with 11, by this author’s tally the most by any Don in…
Friday night’s crisp autumn air set the perfect stage as Acalanes’ football closed out Homecoming Week with a thrilling victory over Benicia. The entire week had been filled with spirited events: themed dress-up days, games, competitions, and a school rally, all leading up to Friday night. The scoring unfolded steadily throughout the game. In the first quarter, Josh Elerts opened…
Our first three lines of doubles players each ended their matches in winning tie-breakers! On Thursday, October 2nd, the Acalanes JV Girls hosted Miramonte to kick off the second half of League Play. We are happy to report that the Dons prevailed over the Mats by a total score of 7-6 over 13 lines of 8-game Pro…
Sideline Cheer ROCKED it at last night’s Hoco Halftime Show. They had the crowd on their feet and the energy was AMAZING! Go DONS!
Heartbreak in The Creek The red hot Dons arrived at Northgate High School Stadium riding a four game winning streak and had every reason to believe they would walk away with five in a row. QB Ashby Raher set the tone from the first snap hitting Avery Titus on a 16 yard 1st down completion and an early statement of…
After just a few practices together- Sideline Cheer and Varsity Football kicked off the Hoco rally with energy and enthusiasm!!
As the weather slowly turns to fall, the Varsity Girls Tennis team hit the road on Thursday afternoon to take on undefeated Miramonte. In fact, Miramonte came into the contest 6-0 having only dropped 6 matches along the way, and unfortunately for the Dons, they weren’t able to add any matches to that total, falling 9-0. On the singles side,…