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…
The Acalanes Junior Varsity Women’s Volleyball team finished the first half of the 2020-21 Season on Wednesday night, May 12, with a win against the Alhambra Bulldogs in two sets 25-15, 25-21 at Alhambra’s home turf in Martinez. The Lady Dons are undefeated thus far with five wins and five more matches left in the season. From the start, the…
The Junior Varsity Dons closed out the second week of the season on Thursday with their fourth straight victory, defeating the visiting Clayton Valley High School Eagles 25-12 and 25-19. The Dons struggled in the beginning of the first set, initially falling behind 2-5, and trading blows with the Eagles to a 9-9 tie. From then on, they pulled away…
The Dons took on the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles on Thursday night, and they figured they would have a battle on their hands. The Eagles feature a tall, athletic front line and some high jumpers who can pound the ball. But, the Dons have some players too, and sure enough it was a fantastic, tightly contested match. In set one,…
The Acalanes Freshman Lady Dons Volleyball team is loaded with talent. That’s a truism. According to one online dictionary, a truism is “a statement that is obviously true and conveys nothing new or interesting.” Well, when the Dons took the floor against the Clayton Valley High Ugly Eagles on Thursday afternoon, those in attendance bore witness to a pair of…
