The sun was shinning bright on Saturday. The Dons were feeling good as they got ready to take on Campo once again. Last Wednesday, the Acalanes Dons beat Campo and earned the DAL League title. Now it was the NCS championship they had their sights on.  Quarter one started off with a great sprint by freshman Anika Rehn and the…

The stands were packed as the Acalanes Dons got ready to play the Campolindo Cougars for the first time in 2025. The last time the Dons beat the Cougars was in 2022 in the first round of North Coast Sectionals and these Dons were ready to regain the thrown!  The first quarter started off with the Courgars winning the sprint…

The Acalanes Dons headed down to Atherton for the 22nd year of the NorCal Women’s Water Polo Tournament hosted by Sacred Heart Prep. In 2023, Acalanes placed 2nd, and in 2024, the Dons placed 5th, but this year the Dons were ready for a great weekend of tough water polo compention.  Menlo School First up was Menlo School. The Dons…

Acalanes rolled out the blue carpet treatment to honor the 6 seniors on the women’s water polo team. The blowup A could be seen by small planes passing over as the seniors and their families were honored for their hard work and dedication to the team.  The Dons had a full senior lineup to start the game! While Northgate won…

You could cut the tension with a knife as the whistle blew to start the rematch of Acalanes vs. San Ramon Valley. Earlier in the season, the Dons lost to the Wolves by one goal, and Dons were ready for the rematch. SRV was ready as well and got right to work scoring the first two goals one right after…

The Acalanes Dons hosted the Leland Chargers from San Jose. Last year, the match was close but the Dons won by one goal. The rematch was set for Saturday and the Dons were ready. They came out strong and scored two goals in the first few minutes of the game. Leland did earn their way on the scoreboard with one…

The stands were electric as the Acalanes Dons and Las Lomas Knights faced off in the pool. The Knights won the first sprint but junior Adelyn Horciza protected the goal with two outstanding blocks in a row. Senior Ella Del Rosario got the Dons on the scoreboard with a great assist from sophomore Lily Briones. After another great block by…

The Dons welcomes the Redwood Giants under a rather ominous Tuesday afternoon sky. Acalanes won the sprint and Malin Stone sent the ball to Ella Del Rosario for goal #1. Redwood responded on the next play with a nice lob shot to tie the game. Ella got right to work and scored two in a row followed by two more…

The Acalanes Women’s Water Polo team continues their 7-game winning streak with wins against Archbiship Mitty last Wednesday and Soquel on Saturday. The Lady Dons are looking great at we enter October with a #3 ranking in the country and a 10-2 record.  The Dons got right to work by winning the spring and getting first on the scoreboard but…

Monte Vista The Lady Dons were ready to cook at this weekend’s Heather Carr West Memorial Invitational Water Polo Tournament in Davis. First up was Monte Vista and the Dons got right to work with a strong first quarter with 4 goals from Ella Del Rosario, Finley Graff, and Sara Williams. Junior goalie Adelyn Horica was on fire and blocked…