Freshman Haley Chelemedos (pictured above) led the Varsity golf team’s 240-258 taming of the Alhambra Bulldogs with an impressive 40 over 9 holes at Diablo Creek golf course. Makena Chelemedos, Kendal Geddes, Hana Chelemedos all went low in the victory, and Juliette Becker finished strong with her best round of the season! Go Lady Dons!!
The Dons’ boys varsity water polo team took on Foothill on Wednesday and came out with a 14-6 victory. Leading the way in the scoring were Andrew Sappal and Austin Bishop with three goals apiece, Kyle Rosenblatt and Christian Gotterup with two each, with Warren Cooper, James Gordon, Tommy Gallagher, and Aaron Vasserman also contributing goals. Gotterup is shown in…
On Tuesday, the Acalanes Dons varsity volleyball team hosted Archie Williams (formerly Drake) HighSchool in the Dons’ first preseason match. With senior Rachel Zhang serving, the Dons got off to a 1-0 lead. After a sideout, senior Emma Johnsonserved up on ace for a 2-1 lead. The Dons fell behind but juniors Ryann Jones and Katelyn Olin had backto back…
The Acalanes Freshmen Women’s Volleyball team kicked off their pre-season with an impressive win over Archie Williams. In the first set, Archie Williams jumped out with a 2-0 lead, which came to a screeching halt after Addie McShane’s monstrous hit. The Dons were then off and running with an impressive number of aces from Mimi Maycock, Emma Seelenbacher, Fiona Roux, Campbell Evans, and Emme Cain. The defense also…
After their convincing win on Saturday, your Acalanes Dons are now ranked in the East Bay Times/SJ Mercury Bay Area Top 25. We have two (currently) more highly rated opponents on the home schedule this year, Benicia at #11, and Campolindo at #19. Come see our highly ranked Dons at home on Friday vs Rancho Cotate, who beat Las Lomas…
Let’s face it, the fires raging in Northern California are no joke and neither is the smoke that has covered the state and caused so much bad air for all of us over the past couple of years. But like so many challenges that we’ve all faced recently, this too can be an obstacle that brings us together and make…
This Friday, September 3 the Acalanes Dons (Varsity and JV) will have their first home game against Rancho Cotate and Frosh Dons will play away on Thursday, September 2. Friday is also Wiggin’ Out for the Dons Night organized by the Acalanes Student Body and Class Leaders. We are grateful for their support for our football teams and building our…
The Dons played their first game against Sierra High School last night and returned home with a victory, 59-6…details of this game will be published tomorrow in the Acalanes Sports Boosters News Brief Next Game… This Friday, September 3 at home vs Rancho Cotate at 7pm
The offensive line is the foundation for a football team’s offense. When the offensive line plays well, anything is possible. Against Amador Valley, the Dons’ freshman offensive line of ELI LAIRD, DREW McKENZIE, ANDREW TRESSER, JADEN McCLANE and JAKE YOSHINAKA played great. The results were amazing to watch. The offensive line provided quarterback DAVID GONZALES with time to throw the…
Coming off an incredible three year run where they went 64-3, this new Dons team worked to continue the legacy in a 13-9 victory over Tamalpais High. With only 1 returning starter (Heidi Heffelfinger) the team will have to learn how to play with each other over the season. Heidi led all scorers with 9 goals, with 1 each from…
