The Acalanes tennis program is fortunate to have Coach Rick O’Brien on board to lead the Dons tennis program. Coach O’Brien comes to Acalanes after working with the Alhambra High tennis program for 16 years as well as head coaching stints at Pinole Valley and De Anza high schools. Rick was a highly-accomplished tennis player himself, having reached a 5.5…
HERE COME THE DONS! The Acalanes Freshman Baseball team opened up their 2022 season with a sweep of a doubleheader versus Dublin, winning the first game 14-6 and the second game 8-7 in extra innings. The future looks bright for Acalanes with 13 different players getting at least one hit, and 9 different players driving in at least one run…
The Dons came on the field ready to fight at last Friday’s quarter-final match. So many great offensive & defensive moments, leading to a 2-0 win. Major intensity from all the players, shout out to Daniel Adri’s defense with Dylan Olson’s incredible saves at the goal. Riley Bonner received Man of the Match. Zach Appel with a goal from his…
Learn where and when to attack while driving downhill at full speed. Get your hands free and strike while your defenders are on their heels. Crush an opponent’s drive towards your net with explosive defensive strategy. Shooting, dodging, cutting without the ball and doing it correctly gives you a win. And that is what JV LAX Ladies did! Acalanes JV…
The Lady Dons won their quarterfinal match-up against Washington by a score of 53 to 24 in front of a large and festive crowd at home Saturday night. The girls started slow in the first quarter and then finally woke up in the 2nd quarter behind pressure defense and great hustle by Sophie Chinn. At the half the lead was…
The Dons hosted Terra Linda High School Saturday evening for the NCS quarterfinal match and racked up another win. Senior Natalie Means had another high scoring game and the Dons’ defense, anchored by juniors Jacque Peacock and Chloe Quintella, earned another shutout. After countless close misses by the Dons’ offense, Means scored her first of the night with an excellent…
On Wednesday the JV baseball team took on Berean Christian. Mason Zirkel started for the Dons and went two scoreless innings. James Stadt, Everet Glass, Jack Giorgianni and Peter Thorn also got to throw in the game. The pitching staff yielded only 3 hits. Paul Kuhner, Everett Glass, Keegan Goddard and Sully Bailey each had two hits as the boys powered past…
On Wednesday the Dons traveled to Alameda to take on the 5th seed Hornets. A nice crowd made the trip as well to support the Dons while Alameda sported a large home crowd, including a band, which made for a festive atmosphere. The Dons kept it close in tightly contested first half despite some hot shooting from their opponent, and…
Tuesday the boys kicked off their first playoff game with a 5-2 win against West County High! Two goals by Rhett Skvarna, goal from Cem Adatepe & Orion Moreno. Boys move onto the quarter finals this Friday against Terra Linda in San Rafael at 3:30pm. Go Dons!!
The Dons kicked off the first round of the playoffs with a decisive victory over Pinole Valley High School. The Spartans were playing a high offsides trap, but it didn’t take long for the Dons to figure it out and start scoring. The first goal of the night was scored six minutes after kickoff by senior Natalie Means, unassisted, with…
