The Don’s played like the Division 2 #6 seed on Tuesday defeating #11 College Prep 5-2. It was cool and windy conditions with even some light rain sprinkles, but the match went on and the boys looked sharp. As the scores below indicate, we had some tightly contested battles and some lopsided scores. Tucker Brewer and doubles partners Kaya Hoeberechts…
The following is an excerpt from West Coast Preps: Acalanes heard what was said in the past. Slow. Unathletic. Not up to par with the rest of the region. Well, things are far different than that. The Acalanes 4×100 meter relay in boys track is putting up a season for the ages, shattering top spots left and right en route…
On Monday, the Boys’ Golf team finished off a strong regular season at the DAL tournament with a fourth-place finish. Four Acalanes golfers finished in the top 20 with their rounds, Nate Cheslog (8th with 80), Spencer Voogt (10th with 82), James Davis (15th with 85) & Cory Krey (18th with 87). In combination with their season’s performance, Nate Cheslog…
The scores have been tallied, and with a final total of 100 points, the Boys are your 2022 DAL Champions, claiming their first League Title since 2013! The Girls finish as runners-up and send a large group on to NCS Tri-Valley, which is this Saturday, 5/14, at Freedom High School. With a margin of victory of only 9 points (100…
The NCS (North Coast Section) team tournament kicks off Tuesday, May 10. There are 15 teams entered in Division 2. Top-seeded Head-Royce is the only team to draw a first-round bye. Acalanes is the #6 seed and will host Oakland’s College Prep High School at 3:30 PM Tuesday. The Cougars are the #11 seed. If the Dons win, we would…
The Acalanes Freshman Baseball team delivered an early Mother’s Day present, beating El Cerrito 6-3 in game 1 and 6-2 in game 2. The origins of Mother’s Day dates back to the Ancient Greeks, who, in their spring festival, celebrated the goddess Rhea, considered the mother of the Gods. But I digress…back to the games. Game 1 was a hard-fought…
Karyss Lacanlale (KK) led the Lady Dons Basketball team to its best record in 20 plus years of 25 and 4. The team won the league and NCS D2. KK averaged 15.8 points per game and earned MVP of the Diablo Athletic League. She was the only player in the entire Bay Area to be named to CalHiSports All-State Freshmen…
Alexia Dunlavey (Senior), Grace Chehlaoui (Junior), and Dakota Goyert (Junior) went to the NCS dive competition and all 3 varsity divers survived the 2 cuts and finished in the top 16! Great job girls!
The Dons secured the victory thanks to ten runs in the first inning. The Dons big bats were led by Esa Orman, Tess Gundacker, Avery Robb, Ella Johnston, Emme Young, and Sophia Alvarado, all driving in runs in the frame. The game ended with Acalanes 16 and Mt Diablo 4 Sophia Alvarado wanted to spice things up in the third…
Last year in the rain at Benicia, the Acalanes season prospects were dimmed after a significant loss which dropped the Dons record to 8-10. This year, the Dons swept Benicia 1-0 on Tuesday and a blistering 20-4 on Thursday to raise their record to an impressive 15-7. Big win from the Dons especially since we had not won AT Benicia…