In the season opener and Acalanes coaching debut for our new Head Coach Margaret Gartner and her experienced Assistant Coach Scott Espinosa-Brown, the Lady Dons took on the Las Lomas Knights. A swarming full court press from the Dons posed problems early on for the Knights. Our offense found its rhythm with our young squad hitting eight 3’s in the…
Last week’s matches vs. Campolindo JV The JV boys volleyball team lost to Campo 2-0. This was the team’s first match of the season, and for some, the first match of their lives. During the first game, there were the usual nerves, but as they settled into their game, the play became more competitive. Justin Law set the tone with strong…
The Acalanes Junior Varsity Women’s Volleyball team delivered a strong performance on Wednesday, May 5, leading to a 25-10, 25-8 win over the Las Lomas Knights on their home turf in Walnut Creek. Acalanes played confidently and consistently throughout the whole match and sailed to victory. Here are some key statistics from the match: Sofie Foster – 6 kills; Jasmine Frost…
The moment you walked into the Las Lomas gym, you realized the futility of your mask against the intensity wafting from the visitors’ side of the net. Well before the match even began, the Las Lomas Knights—not unlike the Northgate Broncos and Campolindo Cougars before them—would fall victim to the cool, confident, machinelike pregame ritual of the Acalanes Freshman Lady…
Thanks to everyone for coming out to senior day and supporting our 3 seniors who are graduating this year!! Jasmine Toni has played Varsity singles all four years and will attend UC Santa Barbara next year. Eliza Bates has played the top line of Varsity singles all four years, she was recruited to play tennis / study at Cal Poly.…
In the first match of the 2020-2021 season, the Acalanes Junior Varsity Women’s Volleyball team beat Campolindo at home by a razor thin margin over the two-set match. Campo won the first set 19-25 and Acalanes won the second set 25-18. This year, we are playing two sets per match, and the winner is determined by the overall point differential. …
In their second game of the season on Thursday, the Junior Varsity Dons eked out a 4-point victory against the visiting Miramonte Matadors, splitting the sets at 25-18 and 22-25. The Dons started the first set with a 4-0 serving run by Mara Korzeniowska, and held onto their lead, which they finished with a well-placed bump set by Maddie Bacon…
Fans who ventured out to see the Dons take on Miramonte at Ken Souza field yesterday were treated to several welcome surprises. The first came when Freshman Henry Souza walked out to the mound for his Varsity pitching debut. His grandpa, Ken, was undoubtedly smiling down from above as Henry dazzled the crowd while vexing the Mats. He retired the…
Timely hitting, good defense, and great pitching were more than enough to easily handle St Patrick-St Vincent on a beautiful Saturday day game at Acalanes. Michael Castelli pitched 4 shutout innings and Dante Montgomery relieved for the last 3 innings. They combined for 10 strikeouts. Defense was stellar with no errors committed by the Dons. On offense it was a…
On Saturday, our boy’s and girl’s track teams concluded their seasons by hosting the 51st edition of the Bob Warren-Charlie Eaton relays. Over 300 athletes from 13 different schools competed. This event was a huge moment for our student athletes, as it takes the place of what would traditionally be a league championship, and our kids put down some amazing results.…
