On a sunny but cool day at Acalanes Tuesday afternoon, Benjy Braunstein (jr) scattered 7 hits across 7 innings, and rode a 6 run 3rd inning from his offense to pickup the win. It was the first complete game of the season for the Dons. Benjy’s defense was very solid for the most part, including a great diving stop by Brady…
Yesterday Acalanes students, staff and Acalanes Boosters celebrated the 2021 senior athletes and artists that have been recruited by colleges and universities to play and perform at the next level. Thanks to all who came out to support and to the student athletes who expressed gratitude to the entire Acalanes community. Congratulations to all 11 recruited athletes going on to…
Both Acalanes Dons and Benicia Cougars had their offenses going on Tuesday, but the JV Dons eventually prevailed 9-6. In the first inning, Benicia got their offense started and for the first innings the scoreboard read Cougars 2 Dons 1. But that did not last… Things changed in the fourth inning, Henry Souza hit a single to right field, Jake…
After a rough couple games, the Dons needed a bounce back win and they got one Monday against Las Lomas. Ethan Rowland (jr) started on the mound for the Dons. After cruising through the 1st inning, Las Lomas started to get to Ethan in the 2nd, putting their first four runners on and plating 1. With second and third and 1…
The Dons led the game against the College Park Falcons for the win, 8 to 5. There were many key plays in this game like a bare handed double play by Kyle Bielawski toTyler Worthington, Nikko Woodson with 3 RBIs, lots of hits, six stolen bases, big catches in the outfield and dugout chatter that including a shout out to JK…
The Lady Dons took on their cross town rival Campo Cougars in Moraga. Freshmen Jenna Steele and Kelly Todhunter, along with Sophomores Emily Du and Isabella Aris-Dumas. turned in a great effort on both ends of the floor. Isabella scored 12 points and Senior Grace Gebhardt added 30 points in a losing effort. Final score Campo 75 Dons 60. Next…
The JV Dons Basketball team traveled to College Park on Saturday after an emotional win Wednesday evening against the Eagles at home. Saturday’s game was the 4th in 5 days for the Dons. The first quarter got off to a quick start with Eli Brent hitting Jack Bayless for a jumper in the lane for the first basket of the game. Bennett…
Acalanes survived a close game Saturday in Pleasant Hill against a stubborn College Park team that refused to let the Dons pull away after they overcame an early deficit. Both teams hit key shots down the stretch in the 4th, with Liam O’Keeffe scoring 6 points and ultimately fouling out a key College Park player with his post moves, ensuring…
The Lady Dons returned to the pool on Saturday morning for a match up with the Wolves of San Ramon Valley in the first round of the end of season tournament. The Dons have been steadily building their performance over the last weeks and this game showed more evidence of the developing strength in depth of the squad. The Dons…
The Dons varsity baseball team took on Campolindo on Thursday and Friday, and unfortunately came up on the wrong side of the scores. In the first game, the Dons started strong by loading the bases in the first inning with a single by Miles Bergman (jr) and walks by Kyle White (jr) and Brady Huchingson (sr). However, they were only…
