The Acalanes Invitational kicked off at 0-dark-30 Saturday morning, an hour generally reserved for airport departures, fishing trips and poor life choices. The Dons’ first matchup was St. Mary’s, and unfortunately, Acalanes appeared to still be negotiating with its collective alarm clock. The Panthers, out of Albany, were more awake and handed the Dons a quick two-set loss in the…
Preseason is underway for Acalanes volleyball, and the Dons are getting exactly what preseason is meant to provide: strong competition, valuable experience, and opportunities to grow. The Dons opened against San Ramon Valley, a top-ranked team, and Acalanes battled from start to finish. The Wolves took the match, but the Dons took the experience and plenty to build on. On…
After a Thursday night two-set win over Northgate, the JV Dons hosted seven teams for the annual Acalanes JV Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Head Royce:Oakland’s Head Royce was the warm-up act. Up 17-5 in the first set, parents’ attention wandered to the mystery of one dad’s missing bleacher seat. Was it swiped by an opposing player? Even worse, did someone…
The JV Dons marched into rival territory at Campo for what was billed (by this author) as their first real test of the season. Campo has a younger squad with plenty of height and talent. I’d love to say my game notes were crystal clear, but they look like a Jackson Pollock painting of nerves, anxiety, and sweat, as Campo…
The undefeated Dons rolled into Benicia High Tuesday night, where Coach Alan debuted a fresh “high-and-tight” cut that screamed I’m ready. Unfortunately, his squad was focused on other things. Rumors had swirled amongst the girls that a parent had brought a pink box, and suddenly volleyball was secondary to dreams of Crumbl Cookies. The first set was a mess early—too…
The JV volleyball team once again had their fans’ eyes twitching in their first home match Thursday night against Los Lomas. The Dons started sluggish, spotting Los Lomas the early momentum. Keeping them in the match were three aces by sophomore Shae McCall, but the team couldn’t snag a lead until Makenna “Makillna” Rodriguez (these nicknames write themselves) smashed…
The JV Volleyball squad kicked off their season with a Tuesday night showdown at College Park — and let’s just say it wasn’t short on drama.
We’re fresh off a tough match away at Campolindo last Tuesday. Campo is a strong team, and the girls really put up a tough fight, but you know the Cougars were squarely focused on exacting revenge for dropping their first loss in 20 years to our Dons earlier in the season. Even thought we didn’t take the W Tuesday, this…
OK Y’all – Don’s SHOW UP!! You have two, TWO must show events this week. Tonight we travel all the way to Moraga to FLOOD Campolindo with BLUE. FEAR THE BLUE. Thursday, it’s all about our SENIORS and Don’s Volleyball Senior Night!! Come cheer on our volleyball superstars as we honor our seniors: Addi Ames Annie Baker Maelin Mason Emme Seelenbacher Addy Treter Thursday, October…
Fresh off a nerves of steel, INTENSE 5 set win in Benicia Tuesday, our Varsity Dons are looking to corral the Northgate Broncos and keep the momentum going. Once again, the theme song for the Aca gym is Madonnas, “I’m burnin up.” As the crowd piles into the sweat box in anticipation of another heart pounding performance by the Acalanaes…