JV hoops dropped the opener of the John Rhodes Memorial Tournament to Cardinal Newman (aka De La Salle of the North Bay) 53-40. The Rhodes Tournament is the annual JV tournament hosted by the Dons to honor former student John Rhodes who was lost in a tragic car accident just two months before he graduated in 2002. Rhodes was a…
The Varsity team opened up the Piedmont tournament against Archie Williams High School (formerly Sir Francis Drake High School) from San Anselmo. It was a nail-biter until the last minute of overtime. Bill Russell once said “Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you’ve got him.” That’s how the…
Yesterday, Varsity Boys soccer team began season at Winter Classic tournament against Granada High. The boys showed their teamwork in the second half with the defense holding down the back. Lucas Dissman scored a goal & an amazing assist to Eli Roth for another goal. Eli Roth scored a second time & Dylan Olson got a clean sheet as keeper.…
The JV Dons kicked off their 2022 campaign with a lopsided affair against the Hayward Farmers. The scoring came early and often for the Dons who raced out to a 6-0 halftime lead behind three goals from Livi Foster and a goal apiece from Sisi Houston, Kai Van Handel, and Elodie Jensen. The second half saw more of the same,…
The Acalanes Women’s Varsity Soccer team opened its 2022-23 season with a strong 9-0 victory over visiting Hayward. Senior Jacque Peacock led all scorers with 4 goals while Nicole Nguyen added 2 goals. Senior Alexa Malinovsky, sophomore Lucca DeBiasse, and freshman Victoria Hiatt each scored as well. Assists and timely passes came from Taylor Mikalis, Jacque Peacock, Nicole Nguyen, Leila…
The first varsity girls’ tournament of the season was expected to be a tough one. This tournament had over 30 teams compete for the Title, “Queen of the Mat” and all three of our girls showed up to wrestle. It was an 11-hour tournament full of exciting matches. Dakota Goyert weighed in at 101 lbs. and dominated all her opponents,…
Our lefty water polo star Sara Archer is committed to the admission process at Pitzer College, to continue her education and play water polo for Pomona-Pitzer. Such exciting news for our student athlete after many years in the pool and dedicated commitment to the sport. Sara started playing water polo at age 10 and has continued to play club water…
The season started Saturday for the girls at home. Analy came into the game with a 4-0 record with all decisive victories. It didn’t take long for the Lady Dons to assert themselves behind a relentless full court press. It was apparent from the start the Dons overall team speed was overwhelming. After the 1st quarter it was 26-2 Dons. …
Clearly the Dons weren’t slowed down by post Thanksgiving celebrations as they kicked off the 2022-2023 season opener with a quick start against the Washington Huskies. The Varsity boys got it going from the opening tip and quickly had some nice ball movement and classic Dons play with Jake Davis getting blocks, boards and feeding Jack Bayless under the bucket.…
The season starts Saturday at 3pm in Lafayette against Analy. Expectations are high for this year’s team, as the girls return everyone after going 25-4 and winning NCS D2 last season. In preseason rankings WestCoastPreps.com has the team #10 in the Bay Area, while NorCalPreps.com ranked the girls #14 in all of Northern California. On an individual basis – per…
