On Tuesday, the Lady Dons headed down to Soquel to face the Soquel High School Knights for the first round of CIF. The Dons beat the Knights at the NorCal Tournament last month but knew it would be a battle. Senior Sophie Hendrickson scored the first goal of the game, giving Acalanes the lead, but it was short-lived as Soquel…
It was a game no one is likely to forget for a LONG time! The Acalanes Lady Dons gave their fans something most of us had never experienced–NINE quarters of water polo! The matchup was Acalanes and Carondelet for third place in the North Coast Section. These teams have played each other twice this season, once for a pre-season scrimmage…
Wednesday 11/8/23 Acalanes High School @6:15pm The Acalanes Lady Dons have had a remarkable season with an 18-7 record. They took first at the Amanda MacDonald Tournament, placed second at the NorCal Tournament, and third at the Acalanes Invitational. They are looking forward to playing the Carondelet Cougars for 3rd place in the NCS this week and then even more…
The Lady Dons packed their bags and headed down to Atherton for the weekend to play in the 2023 NorCal Invitational Water Polo Tournament. The first opponent was Davis High School. The Lady Dons have not faced Davis this season. It was a slow start for both teams with lots of bar shots. Things began to pick up in the…
It was round two for the Lady Dons and the Miramonte Mats this past Wednesday night. The Dons knew the Mats were coming to play with everything they’ve got after losing their game in 4 years to the Dons three weeks ago. The stands were filled with blue and white pom poms and clappers, but this time, the Mats came…
Last Wednesday, the Lady Dons headed to Walnut Creek to face the Las Lomas Knights for the second time this season. The Knights started strong and won the sprint and scored the first goal, but the dynamic team of sophomore Ella Del Rosario and senior Wendy Heffelfinger answered that goal with some great teamwork to tie the game 1-1. Just…
Great team effort by the Lady Dons It was a night to remember at the Bill Brown Aquatics Center. The undefeated Miramonte Matadors versus the Acalanes Dons. The whistle blew and the sprinters swam but it was unclear who gained possession which ended in the first jump ball of the game between sophomore Ella Del Rosario and Miramonte’s Rosalie Hassett. …
Congratulations to our Acalanes Lady Dons! The Lady Dons headed down to Menlo-Atherton High School to defend their title from last year’s Amanda McDonald Tournament. The time was 12pm and the opponent was the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs of San Jose. The Dons were fired up! Senior Brooklyn Plomp scored the first goal of the game in less than 30 seconds.…
The Acalanes campus was electric on Wednesday afternoon with volleyball, flag football, and water polo games happening simultaneously! The Las Lomas Knights showed up confident and ready to battle and even gained the first possession of the game. However, they were unable to score due to the powerful Lady Dons defense. Once the Dons gained possession, sophomore Ella Del Rosario…
This week, the USA Water Polo announced their 2023 Junior Olympics All-American Athletes selections. Sophomore Ella De Rosario was awarded the honor in the 16&U division and alumni Audrey Cox for the 18&U division. Audrey graduated in May and is continuing her water polo career at Indiana University. A big congratulations to our Lady Dons! Sophomore Ella Del Rosario Goalie…