It’s been a good year for the Acalanes Dons! In regular season match ups they beat all three of their opponents; Las Lomas with a score of 13-4, Campo with a score of 9-6, and Miramonte by a score of 10-6. The DAL Tournament was added last year as a way to end the season, but is separate from the…
The pool looked incredible for the Acalanes Dons on Senior Night. The Fat Heads were hung on the fence along with great gifts for our two seniors, Adelyn Horciza and Finley Graff. Redwood High School was the opponent and the girls played their game before the Senior Ceremony with the Acalanes boys seniors. The Dons were ready to go and…
In October of 2023, the Acalanes Dons broke the 4-year winning streak of the Miramonte Mats. Not only that, but they beat them a few weeks later at the Nor-Cal Tournament. Last year, the Dons beat Miramonte in their league game, but then lost in OT in the DAL tournament. Needless to say, there is history between these two teams.…
Acalanes vs. Leland Chargers The Chargers got off to a speedy start and scored the first two goals of the game last Saturday morning. The Dons regrouped and sophomore Anika Rehn swam down the pool and sent one to the back of the cage to get Acalanes on the board! Senior Finley Graff followed Anika’s lead and sent a great…
The match everyone in Lamorinda looks forward to every year! The Acalanes Dons vs. the Campolindo Cougars. Last year, Acalanes beat Campo each time the two teams met, but you never know what will happen when these two dynamic teams match up. The stands were packed and the cheering was loud as the first whistle blew! Campo started off with…
Acalanes started off with a speedy sprint by Malin Stone. Archbishop Mitty ended up with possession and got themselves on the scoreboard first. Lily Briones got right to work with a solid goal to even up the score 1-1. On the next play, Lily earned a 5-meter penalty shot which was taken by Malin who gave the Dons their first…
The weather was unseasonably hot as the Las Lomas Knights made there way onto the pool deck on Wednesday. Our Dons were ready to defend their pool as the ball dropped to start the game. Las Lomas won the sprint, but Acalanes regained control of the ball and got it to Finley Graff who found the back of the cage…
The Acalanes Women’s Water Polo team headed to Davis the second annual Heather Carr Invitational tournament. Last year, the girls went 4-0 and were hoping to do the same this year. Acalanes vs. Rio Americano The last time the Dons met the Rio Americano Raiders, the whole school was cheering the team on at the Acalanes Invitational. The Davis crowd…
On Friday afternoon, the Dons welcomed the San Ramon Valley Wolves to the Heaston Aquatics Center. One never knows the outcome with these two teams. Last year, SRV took the win at the Acalanes Invitational, but a month later, the Dons took a 12-9 win in San Ramon. The Wolves were ready for action and scored two goals in the…
Last Friday, the Acalanes Women’s Water Polo Team hosted 22 teams from around Northern California for the 18th annual Acalanes Invitational! The games started at 10am but it wasn’t until the traditional lunchtime game when things started to heat up! The Dons showed up and packed the Heaston pool and the Pep Band and Cheerleaders got the party started as…