#13 Tommy Terhar ran for 149 yards on 9 carries. The Dons JV Football Team, winners of two in a row, hit the road once again to face the Vallejo High School Redhawks for the last preseason game of the season. #10 Illias Kaplanes-Jones receives the opening kickoff and makes a nice return up the left side to set up…
On a chilly Friday the Dons took on the Vallejo Red Hawks in V Town. Despite the chill in the air the boys stayed red hot for the second game in a row. The defense recorded another shutout as the team rolled to a 50-0 W. The combined score over the past two games is Dons 106 Opponents 0! The defense has been…
The JV golf team ended its season in a tie Friday night in a “friendly” match with Campolindo, each four person team comprised of two Acalanes players and two Campo players. It was a cold and drizzly evening, but our golfers persevered in good form and celebrated the final match of our JV senior and two year player, Samya Johnson,…
Beneath the enchanting Harvest Moon, Acalanes High School took on Campo and Miramonte in a doubleheader showdown that was wilder than a rodeo with cheerleaders. In the early evening, our heroic Dons faced off against the Campolindo Cougars, hoping to make them as confused as a cat in a laser pointer factory. QB Zoya Acuna led the charge, zipping down…
Dons v. Miramonte Matadors The Dons, fresh off a Campo win came to the Miramonte campus to continue to show the league their style of gritty, tough, never quit volleyball. And the stands had PLENTY of Aca Blue because our fans travel! Game 1. Ellie Blanchard kicked off the offense at 1-1 and with an awesome rocket arm serve and support from…
After a disappointing loss against rival Campolindo, the frosh girls hit the road for a big league game against Miramonte. With Devyn “Beast” Murphy out with a pesky trampoline injury, the team needed a new beast to look to, and the girls regrouped and delivered as a team. With a new line-up the girls looked a bit in disarray the…
Great team effort by the Lady Dons It was a night to remember at the Bill Brown Aquatics Center. The undefeated Miramonte Matadors versus the Acalanes Dons. The whistle blew and the sprinters swam but it was unclear who gained possession which ended in the first jump ball of the game between sophomore Ella Del Rosario and Miramonte’s Rosalie Hassett. …
Early tennis balls were made of a variety of materials including leather stuffed with wool, a wool-wrapped stomach of a sheep or goat tied with rope, and putty and human hair. Today, they are surfaced by a felt-covered rubber compound and filled with a nitrogen and oxygen mixture. They are 2.57–2.70 inches in diameter and weigh 1.98–2.10 ounces. In 1972,…
The girls golf team moved to 4-1 after their first loss of the season at Boundary Oaks golf course. Despite some great play and spectacular shot-making, Boundary Oaks has never been the favorite course of the Lady Don’s, and thankfully we’re done with it for the year. The Lady Dons final matches will all be played at our home course,…
On a beautiful night for football, the Dons took on the College Park Falcons on Friday. It was all gas and no break for the boys in white entering the Falcons home opener. The Dons exercised the demons from their early season losses and showed why they are still ranked #2 in Division 4 football. The YAC (yards after catch) Brothers where…