Acalanes is excited to announce the addition of two new coaches for Girls’ Varsity Tennis: Coach Janice Metzger, was a competitive junior and college player and is excited to get out on the Acalanes courts with the girls and build on last year’s successes. Acalanes own Social Studies teacher Joe Schottland is also stepping up as the Assistant Varsity coach. JV…
With over 75 competitors representing eight different Acalanes sports, the Acalanes Liftathon Week was a great way to celebrate all the new weight room equipment and the work that our athletes have put in over the summer months. In the end, six athletes successfully completed the 3 rep, 3 lift (bench, squat, deadlift) competition with totals that reached the 500…
Hi Aca Dons. The 2022 Track & Field Season is in the books and one to be remembered! If you, or a new potential athlete, would like to come out and train with us Mon-Thurs, 11am-1pm, we would love to have you, everyone is welcome! AND, the weight room is OPEN! Have a great summer and see you soon on…
These boys are looking and feeling DONtastic! Over 50 freshmen are making up the fall football team this Fall for the Dons. All first timers to the tackle football. The nature of tackle football is simply more in-depth compared to flag – there are more intricate techniques, schemes and plays, a higher level of physicality, etc. And these Dons are…
Every year, there’s anticipation for what’s to come in the Fall Football season. Excitement for the players that are returning and for the players coming up, and above all, hope that the oblong sphere that they all chase will bounce in the Don’s direction more often than to their opponents. This year is no different for the Acalanes Football program.…
Welcome to the Acalanes Dons Boosters Articles for JV football! I wish I could say that I volunteered to do these write ups, but the truth is that Jane Smith “volun-told” me that I was doing this job despite the objections of many who suffered through reading my Freshman Baseball Articles this past Spring. As part of the role, Jane asked…
If you’re a fan of watching electrifying football, Acalanes will definitely be the place for you to swing by throughout the fall – especially if you caught on to any of what Dons athletes accomplished in track and field. With the players moving up through the varsity ranks and the way legendary head coach Floyd Burnsed coaches up players, there…
California is a big state, 39, 538, 223 people call California home. 1,838,805 high school students attend 1314 Californian high schools. So, with four Dons heading to the 2022 CIF State Championship, well…this is just DONtastic! Acalanes is very proud of our four CIF STATE bound athletes. Girls High Jump: Carly Young Harriman & Haley Chelemedos Boys Long Jump: Trevor Rogers Boys 100:…
DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Acalanes High’s Haley Chelemedos clears the bar during the Girls High Jump event at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions in Dublin, Calif., on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Chelemedos placed 3rd with a height of 5-02.00. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: From left, Acalanes High’s Paul Kuhner, Pinole High’s…
The Diablo-Foothill baseball league announced their All-League Selections earlier this week, and the Varsity Dons cleaned up. 8 Dons received recognition: 1st Team—Benjy Braunstein and Kyle White 2nd Team—Connor McPhail and Henry Souza Honorable Mention—Miles Bergman, Will Berrien, Dante Montgomery, and Ethan Rowland Gold Glove Award–Will Berrien Coaches Hornsby and Merken also announced the winners of this year’s team Charlie…
