On Thursday night, wearing a Don’s uniform for the first time, the frosh girls took to the court with authority. Getting the Dons off to a strong start, Jade Profilio showed her serving prowess with a run that included 6 aces. Ruthy Protass, Monica Dikova and Mika Bocobo also served up aces to increase the Don’s lead. The Dons racked…
The Acalanes Girls Varsity volleyball team was beaten in three sets by the Miramonte Matadors on Thursday night, 25-8, 25-22, 25-20. In set 1, the Matadors gave the Dons fits with their serving and defense. Acalanes got down early and could not put a run together. In set 2, the Dons were down just 1 at 20-21, but the Mats…
A strong first half wasn’t enough as the Dons boys basketball team fell to the Miramonte Matadors, 78-65. The first quarter was a tight affair, ending with the Mats ahead 19-17. The second quarter offered more of the same, with the Dons trailing just one at halftime, 34-33. Scoring was spread relatively evenly in the first half, with Graham Smith,…
The JV Dons beat the Los Lomas Knights on Tuesday, 12 to 2 and traveled to Walnut Creek on Thursday, to beat the Knights again, 13-2 Acalanes Dons JV got things started in the first inning scoring two runs. Miller Smith had a hard first, causing the first baseman to fumble with the ball, scoring Kyle Bielawski. Henry Souza hit…
Acalanes freshman basketball slipped by College Park on Saturday by a score of 61-54, to start the year 1-0. Jordan Brown led the way with 21 points and 8 rebounds. Liam Krackeler added 12 points, including 4 free throws in the final minute to ice the game. Trevor Carillo chipped in with 8 points and 8 rebounds.
It was a disappointing night for the Dons girls volleyball program, as they were beaten by Campolindo in three sets, 25-16, 25-13, 25-18. The Dons could never get their rhythm against a very talented opponent, and showed some first-match jitters that lead to mistakes. The first set was close until the Cougars used a 12-3 scoring run to put it…
In a home game against the Miramonte Matadors, the Acalanes Boys Varsity Water Polo team lead through the first half but came up a goal short at the end, losing 8-9 in a close contest. The Dons led 2-1 after the first quarter, and 5-3 at the half. Outscored 4-0 in the third quarter, the Dons came back to within…
The Dons hosted Oakland Tech on Wednesday on a beautiful sunny day at Acalanes and finally showed what their bats are capable of. Coming off a 1-0 victory in 12 innings last week against Concord High, the Dons put 16 runs on the board yesterday. It was a 5-4 game with 2 outs in the 4th, when the Dons bats…
Today might have been the swiftest victory we’ve seen since coaching at Acalanes. Dons go 9-0 vs College Park. Singles lines 1-4 (Eliza Bates, Analese Ruczynski, Jasmine Toni, Martha Burns) and 6 (Lauren Williams) won rather quickly today with Ruczynski bringing home the first win for the Dons in record time at line 2. Line 5 singles, Anna Scheirer brought…
Wednesday saw the Lady Dons’ most anticipated game of the season as local rivals, the Matadors of Miramonte, visited the Heaston Aquatic Center. Miramonte, like the Dons, boasted an unbeaten record coming into the game and brought a strong, experienced team. Over the last two seasons the Mats had given the Dons some of their toughest games and expectations were…