Sonoma Valley Tourney Report 9/14/2019 YOUR Acalanes Dons girls volleyball team made an early-morning trek to Sonoma on Saturday, looking to improve on their 3rd place finish from last year. The team played great and finished 2nd overall, visibly improving their play over the course of the long day. Here are some highlights for those with a longer attention span.…
After over two months of open gyms, clinics, tryouts and spirited practices, YOUR Acalanes Varsity Volleyball Dons officially hit the court this weekend for the Sonoma Valley Invitational. The Dons have a brand new coaching staff, led by Haley Walsh, former collegiate player (Grand Canyon/Portland State) and Las Lomas Knight. Joining Haley on the staff are Alan Go (Freshman girls…
The Lady Dons impressed with their energetic play in their season opening tournament, displaying heart, competitiveness and togetherness. Serving for match point against league rival Las Lomas in the first match of the day, the Lady Dons would lose their momentum and eventually drop the match in a hard fought but heartbreaking three-set loss. This despite strong serving and setting…
Your Acalanes Dons JV volleyball team traveled to Heritage High School in Brentwood last weekend for the East County Tournament. The Dons have been plagued by injuries and illnesses over the first few weeks of season, but that did not stop them from taking care of Gregori High in two sets in the first match up of the day. The…
YOUR Acalanes Dons Volleyball team traveled to Sacramento in their return to the State Tournament to face off with the #4 seeded Christian Brothers Falcons. The Dons fought hard but ultimately fell in five sets, ending the season and wrapping up the Dons careers for Seniors Elsa Clever, Roxy Cummings, Rachel Go, Hayes Hollar and Cailey McVay. First Set:…
YOUR Acalanes Dons Volleyball team traveled to “The Matadome” on Halloween night to tangle with the Matadors for the third time this season (they split the first two), this time with a shot at the NCS Finals at stake. First Set: 2s: Roxy Cummings pushes a smart tip shot to an empty spot. Tied early as both teams are…
YOUR Acalanes Dons Volleyball team hosted the #6-Seed San Marin Mustangs in the NCS Division III Playoffs Round of 8 on Saturday night, looking to keep their season going, and it turned out to be quite a roller-coaster. First Set: 1s: Elsa Clever kills the Rachel Go middle set. A clean “One” to get us started. 4s: Dons come…
YOUR Acalanes Dons Volleyball team took the ultimate High School sports road trip on Tuesday, driving for 5 hours up the 101 to visit Eureka High School for the NCS Division III Playoffs Round of 16, and then right back home again. The trip turned out to be a success as the Dons dominated the Loggers in three sets. …
YOUR Acalanes Dons Volleyball hosted the Northgate Broncos for Senior Night, the final League tilt of the season. So as tradition dictates, your highlights are simply all Seniors, all the time. Congrats Seniors! First Set: 2-0: All five Seniors are on the court, as Senior Setter Rachel Go sets up Senior Captain and Middle Blocker Elsa Clever…
The Dons took on Northgate at home for their final match of the season, coming off a trip to the semi-finals of the East County Tournament. They were still without injured setter Sarah Coons leaving Aisha Mohanty with all the setting duties. Aisha distributed well early with Tate Huisingh and Aly Kirke recording early kills and Makenzie Sauer getting some…
