Wednesday was a beautiful fall afternoon – sunny and warm! The Dons came ready to play! Q1 – Jess Gerhardt wins the sprint for the ball! Amayel Guiro’s shot bounces off the post. MV took a few shots that went short, wide or bounced off the post. Santana Tamayo scores first for the Dons on a 5-meter shot. They answer…
The Varsity Water Polo Team headed to Walnut Creek to face the Northgate Broncos. The Lady Dons started off strong with junior Ella Del Rosario scoring the first three goals of the game in the first few minutes. Junior Olivia Whipple scored her first goal of the game followed by one more Aca goal by sophomore Finley Graff and the…
The JV Girls Water Polo team is on fire! They played five games this past week – one against Northgate at Northgate on Wednesday, 10/16, and four more over the weekend down in Soquel for their tournament. Girls beat Northgate and finished 3rd in the Soquel Tournament, losing only to Miramonte. Game 1 – vs Northgate 10/16 – final score…
Game 1 – vs Miramonte, Wed. 10/9, 7pm The JV Girls Water Polo team was busy last week, with a Wednesday game against Miramonte and two games on Saturday, one against the super tough Carondelet Frosh/Soph team and another against Leland High School. Not much to report about the beginning of the Miramonte game unfortunately – the girls fought bravely…
This weekend the Lady Dons hosted the Clovis North Broncos and the Leland High School Chargers. First up, the Clovis North Broncos. Acalanes wasted no time getting started with a quick goal from junior Ella Del Rosario. Sophomore Finley Graff followed that up with her first goal of the game. The Broncos fought back and got themselves on the board…
Last Wednesday, Acalanes battled the Las Lomas Knights at home. The Lady Dons went right to work in the first quarter with a great pass from junior Sara Williams to junior Ella Del Rosario who sent the ball to the back of the net. Next up was junior Olivia Whipple who had a gorgeous cross-cage shot to give the Dons…
The JV Girls Water Polo team has been busy! They played LLHS on Wednesday, 10/2 at Acalanes, and took care of business pretty efficiently, winning 8-3. Here are the highlights! Q1 – Jess wins the sprint (of course), Santana had a shot blocked, Jess with a steal, Lilah assist to Erin for the shot – blocked unfortunately! Mave (our goalie)…
The sun was shining when the Lady Dons left Lafayette, but they were greeted with fog and mist when they arrived in Santa Cruz to face the Robert Lewis Stevenson Pirates and the Soquel Knights. Despite the weather and the 2-hour drive, the Acalanes fans wore their blue and came to cheer their girls on! The Dons took on…
It was cold in Soquel on Saturday! Leaving sunny Lafayette, many fans were not prepared for the weather change, but the JV girls were ready for anything – even back-to-back games! This was a first, but the girls were up for the challenge. First game against RLS High School, 2pm: In the first quarter, Jess G won the sprint, Sadie…
What a scorcher it was on Tuesday night – in and out of the pool! It’s always a treat to trek out to the Coughlin Aquatics Complex – what a beautiful facility. These teams know each other well – there are a lot of friendships across these teams, so the energy was high, and the JV girls were pumped after…