The Oakland Lacrosse Club hosted a lacrosse jamboree for the entire Bay Area on December 4, 2021. It was a fundraiser to support their program. The mission of Oakland Lacrosse is to support Oakland Public School students in becoming healthy, confident, and self-empowered youth effectively to navigate systems, overcome challenges, and achieve their education and life goals”. The Acalanes Lady…
Over 25 young men from Acalanes, Alhambra, Benicia Campolindo, Las Lomas and Miramonte made the Football all-league team for the Diablo Athletic League, but only ONE can be named MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, and his name is Luke Souza, Acalanes Senior Quarterback. On August 13, the Mercury Sun sports writer stated: Senior QB Luke Souza has a chance to be a breakout player…
With the Fall sports season now behind us, the Acalanes community should recognize and celebrate the outstanding performance of our student-athletes both on and off the playing surface. Our student-athletes from the 22 Fall sports teams garnered numerous all-league awards for their athletic performance including 13 first-team, 16 second-team, and 5 honorable mentions. A complete list of our athletes who…
Our football Dons endure the ups and downs of being athletes together. Our Don teammates help one another remember why you love football in the first place and they understand you like no one else can. In the end, the relationships with your teammates are some of the most important and lasting bonds that you’ll ever have-It’s a great day…
If you’re not familiar with Hudl, it is a video system that enables scheduled recording of activities at both the Big Gym and the Football Field. Hudl is a feature provided by Acalanes Boosters to all sports that use those two venues. Not only are games recorded, but they are also made available to coaches and players with detailed breakdowns…
The Lady Dons won their home opener 51 to 28 over Bethel Tuesday night. After a slow first half where the halftime difference was 7 points, the girls exploded in the 3rd and early 4th quarters to extend the lead to more than 30 points. Overall it was a sloppy mistake filled game where it was tough to get any…
The lady JV basketball team cruised to a 48-9 victory over Jesse Bethel at home Tuesday evening. The Dons were tenacious on defense forcing turnover after turnover. Passing was solid and the Dons dominated on the boards. Sophomores Addie Martin and Katherine Leamy led the scoring effort with 12 and 11 points respectively while freshman Claire Zimmerman contributed 9 points.…
Acalanes Girls Soccer started their season Tuesday night with dominant performances for both Varsity against the Mt. Diablo Red Devils and JV versus El Cerrito. The varsity squad took care of business early, scoring 10 goals in the first half, and throttled back in the second half, only adding one more to their tally despite maintaining possession for over 95%…
The Lady Dons fell to Menlo 59 to 46 in the 3rd place game of the Marin Catholic Invitational Saturday. It was a rough start for the girls, as they dug themselves into an 8-10 point deficit in the 1st quarter and spent the entire game trying to keep pace. In the end the girls could not get closer than…
The lady JV basketball team was outmatched by a deep Oakland Tech team in their final game of the Pittsburg Tournament. The Dons trailed 10-30 at the half and the final score was 16-37. Each and every Don played tough throughout the game with freshman Claire Zimmerman scoring 10 points. Claire and freshman Sophia Sinha were recognized by the tournament…
