All home matches streaming live (and free) on YouTube Dons Girls Volleyball is finally back. The program is coming off a historic season way back in the Fall of 2019, when they finished in 2nd place in the NCS Division III, and qualified for the CIF State playoffs. Although there are no playoffs this year, coaches Haley Glass, Alan Go…
At the Senior Night match the Acalanes Dons Crushed Campo 3-0. What a Shut Out, the fans and parents filled the stands to cheer the Dons to a great victory over Campo. The game started off with the Dons dominating the field. Charlie Peacock with his fancy footwork wanted that goal and took a shot! The defense was strong and…
The Knights batted first and some how squeaked in one run. Dons exited out of the first inning of the game with a double play by Nikko Woodson. In the bottom of the first, the Dons started out with Paul Kuhner with a hit to shortstop, followed by a walk by Mason Michlitsch and the first run on a single to…
The Dons picked up their 2nd win of the year, undetterred by unfavorable windy conditions. Five lines of singles ( Eliza Bates, Analese Ruczynksi, JasmineToni, Martha Burns, Lauren Williams) swept with 2 set victories. While Anna Scheirer took down her opponent in a hard fought 3 setter. In Doubles, lines 2 (Ashley Donner & Marcela Wisniewska) and line 3 (Olivia…
On Saturday the Freshman Dons traveled to deep Walnut Creek to take on the Northgate Broncos in doubleheader. Game One was a back and forth affair, with both teams trying to break out offensively. Jack Giorgianni was in command on the mound for the first five innings, striking out 5 Broncos and walking zero, and allowing three runs. The Dons…
With the 2020-2021 school year being not so normal, Acalanes was fortunate to have a group of seniors rise to the occasion to participate in a swim season when they were needed most. It would have been much easier to throw in the towel on a shortened season with only one meet, but these seniors challenged themselves to bring their…
In their first home game, the Dons Varsity Boys Water Polo team jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, and beat the Northgate Broncos by a final score of 8-6 on Saturday. Jay Mills led the scoring with 5 goals, and Eli Berkowitz, Liam Stevenson and Warren Cooper each added one, while Andrew Sappal had a team-high four assists.
Boys Hoops returned to the hardwood with a 58-56 win over the visiting Northgate Broncos. The Dons combined strong offense in the first and third quarters and intense defense in the second and fourth to seal the win and move their record to 1-0. The Dons’ long-range threats got off to a hot start, nailing five three-pointers in the first…
Pitching and good defense were the stars of the show once again for the Varsity Dons as three pitchers combined for 12 innings of incredibly stout pitching. Just back from football, Dante Montgomery (jr) pitched a six-inning gem as the starter allowing three hits and recording nine Ks. Ethan Rowland (jr) came on in relief for four more innings of…
An early lead helped Acalanes Dons defeat Concord Minutemen 6-1 on Saturday. The Dons pulled away for good with two runs in the second inning. In the second an error scored one run for Acalanes and Nikko Woodson singled on a 2-2 count with a superman dive to the first base, scoring one run to cross the plate.…
