On Tuesday, the Freshman girls were victorious in their first League game, defeating Las Lomas 2-1. Eliza Gullberg set the stage with some formidable serves at the outset. Las Lomas then chipped away at that lead and Acalanes was down 7-10 until Fiona Roux went on her first of several serving streaks, until the team lead 12-11. The girls demonstrated some fantastic team play…
The Women’s JV Volleyball team took on the Las Lomas Knights in their 2nd league game of the year. The powerhouse defender Mika Bocobo got on a serving run in the 1st set that set the tone and got the Dons to a 7-3 lead. Next server up “Frostie” Jasmine Foster who served a rocket that flew low over the net and…
Last week it was Pittsburg & Tonight The Lady Dons are ready to ‘bump, set, spike & DONinate’ the Las Lomas Knights at home at 6pm Last Thursday, in their final non-conference game before league play begins, the Acalanes Girls Varsity volleyball team hosted Pittsburg High School. In the first game, junior Hanna Hageboeck started the Dons’ scoring with a…
This Saturday, the Freshman Volleyball Team participated in the Stockton Classic Invitational, finishing an impressive 6th out of 16 – the highest rank of any of the participating public school teams. They started out the morning breezily winning their first set 2-0. In round two, their skills were no match for the tournament’s dominant team, and they lost 0-2. In…
Last Saturday the Acalanes Girls Volleyball team traveled to Sonoma Valley High School for a one day tourney with 20 teams. The day began with a flag and commemorative ceremony with a large contingent of first responders in attendance to honor 9/11/ In the first game against the host Sonoma Valley High School, junior Katelyn Olin killed an overpass to…
The first set started off with a bomb kill by middle hitter Tea Smith who followed it up with 3 serves in a row. At 9-5 outside hitter Sophie Walker hit a monster kill that lead to the serving streak of the night with setter Eva McGrath serving for 10 points in a row. 1st set down 25-8.The pirates were…
Freshman Girls Volleyball dominated in their pre-season game against Pittsburg, winning in two consecutive sets. In the first set, libero Fiona Roux and hitters Mimi Maycock, Emme Cain, Addy Ames and Addie McShane helped the Dons keep a wide lead. Both Grace Gallacher and Megan Churchill tipped the ball over the net to gain advantage. Most impressive was the Dons’ serving, with aces from Liza Gulberg, LilyMcKinney and Emma Seelenbacher. Emma had an amazing 13 consecutive serves including 8…
On Tuesday, the Acalanes Dons varsity volleyball team hosted Archie Williams (formerly Drake) HighSchool in the Dons’ first preseason match. With senior Rachel Zhang serving, the Dons got off to a 1-0 lead. After a sideout, senior Emma Johnsonserved up on ace for a 2-1 lead. The Dons fell behind but juniors Ryann Jones and Katelyn Olin had backto back…
The Acalanes Freshmen Women’s Volleyball team kicked off their pre-season with an impressive win over Archie Williams. In the first set, Archie Williams jumped out with a 2-0 lead, which came to a screeching halt after Addie McShane’s monstrous hit. The Dons were then off and running with an impressive number of aces from Mimi Maycock, Emma Seelenbacher, Fiona Roux, Campbell Evans, and Emme Cain. The defense also…
The JV Girls team keep their swagger from last year fully intact as they took on 4 teams in a row at the Campolindo Jamboree this past weekend. Alas, scores were not kept in these preseason matches based on time at 25 minutes each. The fun began with Campo, of course, and ended with Eva McGrath serving up 5 straight points…
