With over 75 competitors representing eight different Acalanes sports, the Acalanes Liftathon Week was a great way to celebrate all the new weight room equipment and the work that our athletes have put in over the summer months. In the end, six athletes successfully completed the 3 rep, 3 lift (bench, squat, deadlift) competition with totals that reached the 500…
Five senior student-athletes who were recruited to continue their sport in college were honored on Tuesday in a ceremony at the stadium. Acalanes Boosters Co-President Curtis Berrien introduced the athletes and asked them to share their stories about their athletic careers. Please join us in honoring this outstanding group of student-athletes who have committed countless hours of training, practicing, traveling,…
The Acalanes Boosters organization is hosting our annual event to honor Dons athletes who have been recruited to continue their sport in college next year. Come out to the stadium tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:45pm to cheer them on! This year’s honorees are… Miles Bergman (Baseball, Pacific University) Tommy Bieker (Volleyball, Concordia University) Devon Christensen (Field Hockey, Cal) Heidi Heffelfinger (Water…
Our Acalanes Dons GWPT fell in a close game to the Arroyo Grande Eagles, 10-7 Eagles, in Arroyo Grande following a great week of play in the CIF-NorCal Girls Water Polo Division 2 Championships this week. The week started with our Lady Dons, the 2nd seed, easily handling the San Ramon Valley Wolves, 12-2, on Tuesday, at the Heaston Aquatics…
Our Acalanes Lady Dons hosted the Lady Dons from Amador Valley in the semi-final round of the CIF-NorCal Championships. Acalanes and Amador Valley had meant once this season, with Acalanes the victor with a slim margin, 9-7, early in the season. Our Lady Dons came out strong in the 1st, setting the tone for the rest of the game. Our…
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.…