On Dec 3rd, in pouring rain, boys took down the Foothill High Falcons. Extra intensity from our backline on the slippery field! Dylan Olson keeper in first half, Cooper Olson keeper in second half, clean sheet for both. Eli Roth scored 2 goals, one a PK and one assisted by Colby Ebner. Ben Pecci scored with assist from Ben Lacayo.…
The Freshman Boys Soccer team played their first game December 1st against College Park. An outstanding goal by Omri Noiman ended the first half with a score of 1-1. Goalie Max Westen made some impressive saves especially a punch-out in the second half. And Luke Wilson was recognized for being the most consistent on the field. Final score was 1-2. On…
JV hoops squared off against the San Rafael Bulldogs in the Seventh Place game Saturday morning at Chris Huber Memorial Gymnasium. The Dons rolled out a starting lineup of Gavin Dodge, Josh Elerts, Nico Ortman, Alex Butler and Connor Hession. It was an ominous start as the Dons dug an 11-2 early hole after turning the ball over on 5 of their first 7…
On Saturday, the Dons returned to Piedmont to play Windsor in the tournament finals after knocking the hosts out in the semis. The first quarter was a contrast in styles as Windsor hit their first 3 threes while Acalanes started with layups from Jake Davis, Jack Bayless and Theo Stoll. Acalanes controlled the glass against the smaller Windsor team as…
After dropping their first-round matchup to Cardinal Newman, the Dons faced off against the Redwood “Big Red” Friday night at Chris Huber Memorial Gymnasium. The Big Red was down about 20 to Campo in their first-round game with about 5 minutes to play but were able to get the deficit under 10 late with frenetic full-court pressure where it felt…
Playing against the tournament favorites in their own house, the Varsity hoopers took it hard to the Piedmont Highlanders. This was a Friday night that won’t quickly be forgotten as the Dons put on a gritty yet classy display of basketball in front of a gym filled with a large, loud and spirited home crowd. In the truest spirit of…
In Round 1 of Marin Catholic’s Lady Cat Classic Tournament the Lady Dons played San Marin who came in ranked #16 by West Coast Preps. The Dons jumped all over San Marin early on with a relentless full court press. The girls got out to a 7-0 and ended the 1st Quarter up 21-9. The second half saw more of…
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.…