Varsity Volleyball: Dons Slay the Heritage High Patriots Tuesday night, our Acalanes Ladies Varsity Volleyball team returned to East County for a re-match against Heritage High School in Brentwood. Recall just 3 days ago, we had dominated the Patriots in 2 sets at the East County Tournament. The evening started with a tight first set, Heritage meeting us point for…
GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL This past Saturday, the Acalanes Ladies Varsity Volleyball team came out strong against formidable opponents at the 2022 East County Tournament hosted by Deer Vally High School in Antioch. The Dons started their day holding their own against the highly skilled San Ramon Valley Wolves; despite well executed kills by Katelyn Olin, Hanna Hageboeck, & Ryann Jones,…
Thursday, August 11, you may pick up your Acalanes Membership passes or purchase a membership in the PAC before the Fall Sports Parent Meeting. Acalanes Boosters will be there at 630pm, so come get your ACApasses and ACAswag! The next time to pick up your passes will be on Friday, August 26 before the Varsity Home football game from 6pm…
With over 75 competitors representing eight different Acalanes sports, the Acalanes Liftathon Week was a great way to celebrate all the new weight room equipment and the work that our athletes have put in over the summer months. In the end, six athletes successfully completed the 3 rep, 3 lift (bench, squat, deadlift) competition with totals that reached the 500…
Undefeated, beat Campo in two quick games and that’s all you need to know…FEAR THE BLUE!
The Dons honored seniors Emma Johnson, Aly Kirke, Gianna Manzone, Kira Wood, Bela Yanakieva and Rachel Zhang on Thursday, October 14, when they hosted Alhambra. The Dons got off to a shaky star and lost the first game but rallied and swept the next three games, 25-15, 25-20 and 25-12. Johnson, Kirke and Yanakieva recorded multiple kills, Zhang registered several assists from the setter position, Wood made multiple digs and Manzone’s serving led to multiple points for the Dons.…
The JV Women’s Volleyball team came out swinging tonight displaying a Think Pink attitude to raise awareness of breast cancer and a Cougar attack on their minds. At 1-0 Outside Hitter, Sophie Foster had her first a many kills during the match. Opposite Hitter, Chloe Lockwood showed up strong tonight with her first cross court kill at 2-1. Libero, Jasmine…
Last week, The Freshman Girls Volleyball team maintained their undefeated status in the league, beating Northgate and Alhambra at home on Tuesday and Thursday, each 2-0. In game 1 against Northgate, strong defense from Lily McKinney and Fiona Roux and strong net play from Addi Ames, Emme Cain, Grace Gallacher, Emma Seelenbacher and Addy Treeter kept Northgate from scoring,…
The Dons extended their winning streak to six matches by defeating the visiting Northgate Broncos on Tuesday, October 12. In the first game, the Dons shot out to an early lead—it was 15-7 at one point—and went on to win 25-20. Seniors Emma Johnson and Bela Yanakieva and junior Ryann Jones, Katelyn Olin and Maya Paul, among others, registered kills. In the second game, the Broncos…
On Tuesday evening the JV Women’s Volleyball team had a tough first set against Northgate but the team did great. The girls battled back and forth until at 17-18, Opposite Hitter, Chloe Lockwood changed the momentum with a beyond the base line, one handed save to psych up the girls. Outside Hitter Sofie Foster brought the Dons to 24-21 with a…
