Varsity Girls lacrosse had a solid showing on both ends of the field against Clayton Valley at home last night. The Lady Dons defense, led by Senior goalie Della Pascucci, shut down the Eagles offense. The Acalanes offense moved the ball well, with eight of the Dons’ thirteen goals coming from assists, which was a season high. Junior Maya Stelzer…
The Dons stole the lead late in the game in a 6-4 victory over the Northgate Broncos on Tuesday. Miller Smith (and six other teammates) hung up his football cleats on Saturday and put his baseball cleats yesterday. Smith had not been on the mound in six months, but today he started out as the Dons starting pitcher. The…
The Acalanes Varsity Football team wrapped up their season on Saturday Night vs. California High School. If you like nail biter, high intensity, football games, then this was your game! You would not have been disappointed! Not only was this the final game of the season an intense one, it was also Senior Night! Acalanes celebrated our senior players, cheerleaders,…
It was short, but oh so sweet for the JV Dons, as they finished their Spring Football season with a perfect record of 6-0 after a convincing 15-0 win over a tough California team. The defense was lights out on the day as the Grizzlies were held to only 41 total yards, and the offense only needed two big plays…
The Freshman Baseball Dons traveled to San Ramon yesterday to take on the Wolves in a Monday afternoon matchup. San Ramon jumped out early but the contest was close until late, when the Wolves pushed across 2 late runs and won the game 6-1. Everett Glass, Henry Garbo and Peter Thorn handled the pitching duties for the Dons, and the…
The Lady Dons returned to action in the pool with a trip to Las Lomas almost 18 months after their last game – the triumphant CIF final that capped off a second unbeaten season. It was an experienced team that traveled to the Knights with 6 seniors and a junior in the starting line-up. However, just in case there was…
Thursday night the Lady Dons Varsity lacrosse team got an early lead against Alhambra Bulldogs and never looked back. Scoring came from 12 different players: Avery Bahl Ellie Ives Lulu Milnes Lyla Cox Lindsay Campbell Grace Imrie Grace Gebhardt Coco Fellner Leyna Machtmes Sammy Hess Tea Smith Even our goal Della Pascucci came into the game on offense and scored…
Varsity Baseball Tuesday, April 20/4pm Northgate (Away) Thursday, April 22/4pm Northgate (Home) Friday, April 23/4pm Concord (Away) JV Baseball Tuesday, April 20/4pm Northgate (Home) Thursday, April 22/4pm Northgate (Away) Saturday, April 24/11am Concord (Home) Frosh Baseball Monday, April 19/4pm San Ramon (Away) Saturday, April 24/12pm & 2pm Northgate (Away)
This football season which came to an end Saturday was an experience unlike any other, short, intense and wonderful. And the Dons will be back at it in a few weeks followed by their first FALL SEASON Football game in four months VARSITY: Div.3 Acalanes beat Div.1 Cal High 23-22. Record 5-1. Looking good for next year! JV: Beat Cal…
Acalanes football has always been about building a solid foundation for a young person’s life, based on principles and experiences that can only be taught through the game. It’s about cultivating genuine relationships between players, coaches and a community of fans and that is what Coach Floyd Burnsed and all the Acalanes football coaches do so very well, especially in this zoom school-crazy…
