On a beautiful evening at the Heaston Aquatics Center, our Acalanes Dons hosted the San Ramon Valley Wolves in the 1st round of the CIF-NorCal Water Polo Championships. The Lady Dons started out fast when Heidi Heffelfinger (Sr) drew a power play 1:10 into the game and then Heidi scored 20 seconds later thanks to an assist by Olivia Williams…
The quarterfinals of Division 1 CIF for Girls Water Polo started yesterday with the Dons facing Dan Ramon Valley and the Dons came to play. On a chilly night at the Acalanes pool the home team struck first on a goal by Senior Heidi Heffelfinger, in what would become a familiar sight this night. SRV came right back with a…
Our Lady Dons hosted the Lady Patriots from Heritage HS (Brentwood) on Tuesday before honoring the seniors from both the boys and girls team on Senior Night. Scoring started early with a goal by Sarah Potter (Jr) off a pass by Wendy Heffelfinger (Jr.). The Dons kept the goals coming, racking 5 in the 1st with only one goal against.…
During the break between the girls and boys varsity water polo games vs Heritage High School, a small ceremony was held to honor the careers of our boys and girls Senior water polo players denoting the players last regular season home game. The ceremony was kept short as the girls had just played and the boys still had to play.…
It was just 3 weeks ago that Acalanes went to Campo and won a thriller in double overtime. On Wednesday night it was Campo’s turn to return the favor, beating The Dons 8-5 in another double overtime battle. Campo came out strong, seeking revenge and opened up a 2-0 lead in the first quarter on a rainy night in Lafayette.…
Our Varsity Lady Dons Water Polo team hosted cross-district rival Las Lomas tonight at home. Acalanes started off strong, one-minute into the game, Wendy Heffelfinger (So) stole the ball from LL and made a great pass to her older sister Heidi Heffelfinger (Sr) who buried the ball in the back of the net for the Dons 1st goal. Less than…
Dons v Cougars is always an intense rivalry no matter what the sport. Having beaten Campo 9 times in a row, it was particularly painful 3 weeks ago when the Cougars took down the Dons 13-5 in pretty convincing fashion. Wednesday was an entirely different story with a Dons team that has matured rapidly, in a season with only 1…
Our AHSD rivals Las Lomas Lady Knights hosted our Lady Dons on Wednesday night. Action started off quickly with Las Lomas winning the sprint and scoring the first goal. The tide quickly changed with a goal by (Sr) Heide Heffelfinger, a goal by (Jr) Sarah Potter, (So) Olivia Williams drawing a successful penalty shot for Heidi, with a final goal…
Following disappointing losses to Davis and cross-town rival Campolindo at the Acalanes Invitational, the Acalanes Girls Varsity Water Polo Team hosted the Monte Vista girls Tuesday. Acalanes got off to a fast start, ending the 1st period at 4-1. Monte Vista kept the game close in the 2nd and 3rd periods, each team scoring 2 goals in each period for…
Congratulations Heidi! Acalanes Dons water polo player Heidi Heffelfinger has confirmed that she has committed to playing water polo for Harvard next season! Heidi was a part of two Northern California Acalanes WP championship teams and has provided invaluable leadership to the program this year. Everyone is excited for Heidi and we want to congratulate her for getting into such…