The Girls Varsity Golf Team continued their strong season this week, going toe-to-toe with league-leading Campolindo in a highly competitive match at Contra Costa Country Club on Monday, September 29th. Although the Dons ultimately came up just short, falling by only seven strokes, the performance marked a significant leap forward. Just two weeks ago, Campolindo secured a dominant 59-stroke win…
Despite leading 7-0 until late in the 4th quarter, the Acalanes Dons ultimately lost 12-7 to the Granada Matadors. The Dons played tough defense until the end, and chipped away at the yards on offense, but could not find the end zone in the second half to beat the Matadors. This writer is no MaxPreps (stats are limited to what…
Coming into last week the Dons were already red-hot, riding a two-game winning streak with a combined 65-14 margin. After two shutout wins it’s officially a five alarm blaze and it’s the defense carrying the flamethrower. While the Acalanes offense kept the scoreboard humming, the defense drew a line in the turf and refused to let anyone cross it. The…
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…
Acalanes @ Mt. Diablo, Sept 26 The JV Dons logged their second league win, with a victory over Mt. Diablo, a final score of 29 to 7, on September 26th. Holding the Red Devils to only seven points, was courtesy of this stellar Don’s defense. Matei Bolata (62), had an outstanding showing, and was your top tackler on the night…
September 24th was cold, windy and wet! Under the ACA canopy, our Dons prepared to take on the hill ridden League course. As Spectators lost their umbrellas and hats to the wet wind, ACA runners were not deterred. They championed their way with not surprisingly strong finishes by our Varsity leads Harry Zimmerman and Nevis Murphy. Our JV boys battled…
After a Thursday night two-set win over Northgate, the JV Dons hosted seven teams for the annual Acalanes JV Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Head Royce:Oakland’s Head Royce was the warm-up act. Up 17-5 in the first set, parents’ attention wandered to the mystery of one dad’s missing bleacher seat. Was it swiped by an opposing player? Even worse, did someone…
Thunder and lightning rolled across the Bay Area on Wednesday night as the Acalanes Dons hosted the Mount Diablo Red Devils at Acalanes stadium. They say lightning never strikes the same place twice. Well, lightning struck the field at Acalanes three times on Wednesday night in the form of a trio of Pick 6s by the Dons stellar defense. Mount…
The Acalanes Dons finished their preseason undefeated after a commanding 56-0 victory over the Mt. Diablo Red Devils on Friday night. With an offense firing on all cylinders and a defense that shut down every Mt. Diablo threat, the Dons completed their preseason with a perfect 5–0 record, sending a strong message to the league play ahead of the…
On Thursday the JV girls tennis team headed deep into Walnut Creek for a match at Northgate High School. Earlier in the week the weather won out and the girls had to postpone a match due to high temps and a practice due to wet courts. So by Thursday they were all ready to get back to it. Our singles…