On Thursday the Dons headed south to face the Miramonte Matadors on their senior night. Local MOL and CYO legend Ethan Conley was the lone senior honored by the Mats but could not play due to injury, so he got a moving speech from the Coach and an honorary tip-off. Both teams got off to a slow start after the…
Acalanes dominated Miramonte High School most of the game ending 54 to 41 Thursday night, 2/9/2022. Gavin Bears had a great night, with high scorer, contributing 13 points to the game and 2 offensive rebounds. His high energy and fearless drives to the basket motivated the team while dropping a great 3 pointer in the 3rd quarter. Arman Craig backed…
The team cleaned up garbage on Acalanes and Springhill campus yesterday. Thankful Coach Paul is leading these young men in being helpful and kind citizens. Teamwork is happening on and off the field as they prepare for NCS!
The Dons played fiercely, making the match one of the most exciting to watch this season. Keeper Dylan Olson had several great saves. Ben Pecci assisted Eli Roth for a goal. The defense & mid-field fought hard. These young men can definitely be proud of gelling as a team for the last in-season match. Now they await the NCS seeding…
Tuesday was the last game of our 2022-23 JV Girls Soccer Season. So hard to believe it’s already over! We knew the rematch against Clayton Valley High would be a challenge, having tied them on their home pitch just one month ago. Competition was tight from the start…before we knew it, Clayton Valley had back to back corner kicks, scoring…
The JV Dons (8-10 overall, 4-5 in league) travelled to Northgate to avenge their earlier loss at home 47-51. That was a game that really stung after we controlled the game early being up 18 in the first and 12 points at the half. Starters were Freshmen Gavin Dodge and Josh Elerts along with Sophomores JB Frolich and Maddox Malm…
Tuesday away game at Northgate proved to be a high intensity, technical battle. Acalanes answered Northgate in the first quarter with quick passes and tricky baskets ending the first quarter 43 Acalanes to 38 Northgate. Acalanes gave Northgate a challenge the whole game as it was back and forth talented play. It was an even match to the last min…
Life is good being part of the Lafayette basketball community and extending that to the neighboring rivals and communities. Perhaps unlike most other high school sports, short of maybe soccer, high school basketball truly captures the spirit of the sport. You see kids who have spent their youth playing with and against each other through many years of basketball. Through…
Acalanes Girls Soccer won at least a portion of the DAL league title (pending results from other DAL games being played Tuesday and Thursday) and avenged their only loss of the season with a 2-0 win over Clayton Valley Tuesday night. The Dons first goal came late in the first half. With 2 minutes left in the half and under…
Saturday’s game against San Ramon Valley High was pouring rain causing some messy plays. The Dons struggled with tough referee calls ending in 0-2 loss. Good news is the guys have one more league season game to show their talent & teamwork on Tuesday 7pm at Clayton Valley High.
