Acalanes Ladies Varsity Volleyball: Dons vs Cougars at Campo Tuesday evening 10/11, Campo hosted the Dons in Moraga. The Acalanes Frosh and JV teams set the bar high, both defeating the Cougars handily on their home turf! The Varsity Dons started off with all hands on deck, strong service from senior setter Mara Korzeniowska & Jade Profilio, as well as kills…
Tuesday’s action against Northgate on the Acalanes tennis courts resulted in a 5-4 win for the Girls Tennis Team. Singles wins were had by senior Ari Ruczynski (6-1, 6-2), senior Cate Condy (6-2, 6-1), and frosh Aamena Shipchandler (6-1, 6-1). The doubles teams of Kailyn Broad and Emily Berkowitz (6-3, 6-2) and Olivia Dawkins and Piper Duff (2 sets) were…
The Lady Don Golfers prevailed against Benicia 187-217 in a 4-person match at Blue Rock Springs, working hard to keep the competitive spirit afire before Monday’s DAL Championships at Contra Costa Country Club. All four competitors went low, with season lows for Makena Chelemedos and Kendal Geddes and an all-time personal best for Juliet Becker! The victory improves the Dons…
On Saturday, the first annual Acalanes Boosters Pickleball Tourney took place at the Lafayette Community Center Courts. This was a sign-up event at last Spring’s Booster Bash, hosted by the Condy, Eppinger, Meade, Muren and Pearson families. Forty eight players were treated to dinner, drinks and lots of pickle! The hosts and players had a blast on a beautiful Fall…
Last week brought mixed results for the JV Girls Tennis team. On Tuesday, they dominated the College Park Tennis courts, winning every single match for a total team win of 16-0. Campolindo, on Thursday, proved to be a much more challenging opponent with the Dons top three singles matches being the only wins of the day. Line 1 singles player…
The Acalanes Cross Country team attended the Crystal Springs Invitational this past weekend and ran on the hilly 2.95 mile course. The Varsity boys were led by Junior Logan Farzan in a time of 16:18 and 18th place overall in the Championship Varsity Race. Senior Tyler hunt was close behind in 16:34 in 30th place. The rest of the Varsity…
Anything that lasts needs to be built with a strong foundation. With buildings, the foundation is underground, unseen but absolutely critical to whatever is built on top. No matter how ornate and expansive the trappings of the building might be, it all is for naught if the foundation isn’t solid. On a football team, the foundation is built on the…
Acalanes Ladies Varsity Volleyball: Dons Punished the Panthers! Thursday evening 10/6, the Dons hosted the Benicia Panthers at Acalanes. Set one began with high level play on both sides of the net! Despite solid serves & sets from Korzeniowska & Seelenbacher, multiple kills led by Walton, with assist from Olin, Mason, Dikova, & Hageboeck, and digs on defense by Winkles, Profilio,…
Girls water polo claim victory over Campo Cougars 5-4. Brooklyn Plomp scoring 3 goals and Wendy Heffelfinger with 2. Audrey Cox blocking multiple shots from the Cougars with the Dons playing to win making it the last home game for the seniors vs the Cougars on Dons territory. Dons played again on Thursday against the other “Dons”, beating Amador 8-2.…
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