The Lady Dons had their second game in two days and this time they made the trip east, down Highway 4, to play Heritage High School in Brentwood. Heritage has a relatively new Women’s program but based on the size of their JV and Varsity squads, the excellent facilities and the enthusiastic efforts in the pool, it will not be…
Game three and next up for the Lady Dons was a visit to fierce rivals Campolindo High School. The Cougars never give Acalanes an easy game and once again they proved to be a tough opponent. The Dons started strongly and went in front when Heidi Heffelfinger passed crisply for Claire Rowell to tuck away her first goal of the…
The Lady Dons returned to action in the pool with a trip to Las Lomas almost 18 months after their last game – the triumphant CIF final that capped off a second unbeaten season. It was an experienced team that traveled to the Knights with 6 seniors and a junior in the starting line-up. However, just in case there was…
The Lady Dons saved their best for last to deliver a thoroughly dominant performance and defeat Sacred Heart Prep 10-2 in the Final of the CIF Division 1 Regional Championship played at Independence HS in San Jose. The win meant the Dons finished with a season record of 27-0, extended their win streak to 54, and became the first NCS…
The Lady Dons continued their march to the CIF NorCal Championship Final with a comprehensive victory over the Davis HS Blue Devils on Thursday evening. In doing so, they took their season record to 26-0 and extended their winning streak, going back two years, to 53. After starting slowly in the last few games, the Dons came ready to play…
Following the emotion of an NCS Championship on Saturday evening the Lady Dons returned to the Acalanes pool on Tuesday for a first round match in the CIF NorCal Division 1 Championship and to defend their unbeaten record. The NorCal Championship is for the best high school teams in Northern and Central California and the Lady Dons are seeded one.…
It took the Girls Water Polo team 25 years to win its first ever NCS Open Championship. It took one year to get their second. The Lady Dons made it back to back NCS Open Division championships after winning a hard fought final against local rival Miramonte. It was not the prettiest game. The Dons struggled for their usual fluency…
After a comfortable win in the first round of the NCS playoffs the Lady Dons moved onto a semi-final against San Ramon Valley HS on Wednesday night. The Dons were looking to take their season record to 23-0 and extend their winning streak to 50, going back to 2018. SRV reached the semi-final after a 10-7 victory over Las Lomas…
Come cheer on your Lady Dons Water Polo Team tonight, 6:30 at Acalanes Pool, where they face San Ramon Valley in the NCS Semi-Finals. With a win they advance to the finals and would notch their 50th straight victory dating back to last year. In that campaign the Dons finished a perfect 27-0 while this year they currently sit at…
Thursday night saw the first round of the NCS Championship Open Division with the Lady Dons seeded one after winning the Diablo Athletic League (Foothill). The first round game was a match with eighth seed, College Park HS, who had won the Diablo Athletic League (Valley). College Park proved to be an inexperienced team and the Dons jumped out to…
