The JV Women’s Volleyball team fought head-to-head with the Miramonte Matadors on Wednesday night, May 26, with each team winning one set (25-14, 18-25). The Dons claimed victory by scoring four more points overall, beating the Mats on their home turf in Orinda. The Dons remain tied with Campolindo for first place in the league with one match remaining in…
Your Dons traveled to Orinda for their last road match of the season on Wednesday. The Matadome was rocking on Senior Night for the Mats. The Dons were looking for a little bit of revenge after dropping one to Miramonte in the opening week of the season. Here we go. In set one, Katelyn Olin helped create the tone with…
Tuesday the Dons travelled out to Northgate for a makeup game against the Broncos. The Broncos got out to a 2 point lead but Elena Needs got it back with a line kill, Annika Olson got a kill off the tape and then Annika and Katelyn Olin teamed up for a roof to get the lead back 4-2. A Bronco…
On Thursday, May 20, the JV Women’s Volleyball team split sets with the Campolindo Cougars 15-25, 25-18 but barely lost on overall points in a near repeat of their season-opener where they beat Campolindo. Even though the Dons played the Cougs on their home court in Moraga, the Acalanes parents brought on enough noise in the stands to simulate the…
The Junior Varsity Dons brought home their 7th straight victory on Thursday, beating their cross-Carquinez opponents, the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins, 25-17 and 25-9. Dons hitters recorded 19 kills, including 5 each by Hanna Hageboeck and Sofie Foster, while the team’s 19 service aces put both sets out of reach. The Dons held off a valiant start by the 6-player…
Your Dons trekked to Moraga to take on the always-tough Campolindo Cougars on Thursday night. The Cougars are very deep and experienced, but the Dons gave them a fight. In set one, Campo raced out to a 6-10 lead, and the Dons cut it to 8-11 on a nice middle shot by Katelyn Olin. Then Annika Olson delivered a really…
The Dons traveled to Vallejo to take on the Bruins of St. Pat’s on Wednesday, in a now-rare best of 5 sets match. In set one, the teams played to a 4-4 tie, until senior Tate Huisingh stepped up to serve. She proceeded to reel off 11 straight points, highlighted by a few aces and a prodigious slam by outside…
The Junior Varsity Dons notched their 6th straight victory on Thursday, corralling the visiting Northgate High School Broncos 25-10 and 25-15. Dons serving dominated the game, as the team recorded a total of 16 aces. The two teams started the first set evenly, sharing kills and errors to a 4-4 tie before the Dons began to pull away on kills…
The lady Broncos stepped onto our home court for the second time this season, with expectations of arepeat win; after having previously handed our Dons their only loss thus far this season. However, ourgirls had something else in mind. The anticipation was quickly squelched as the Dons got out to an earlylead on a Mika Bocobo 7-0 serving run, right…
Your Dons headed up to Martinez to take on Alhambra High on Wednesday night, and despite scoring more points than the Bulldogs, dropped two sets out of three. The Dons were a little short-handed for the match, with a few regulars missing due to injury or conflicts. In set one, the Dons found themselves in a 20-20 tie thanks to…
