Are You Ready for Some JV Football? A Saturday paaaaarty! Yes, sir, Acalanes is here… ready to get the good time started! We got Granada on the field and we’re crankin’ up the heat, all the rowdy Dons are back and can’t be beat! It’s been a long ten months of masks, distancing and no pads, but thanks to the…
The Acalanes Don’s Freshman team FINALLY got to suit up for a scrimmage vs California High School on Saturday. It was great to see these boys put on pads and play full contact football – Nothing says Football Season like a Beautiful Spring Day… but we will take whatever we can get. This is a “bumper crop” year for Freshman…
Nothing feels more like football weather than a beautiful Spring Day… reminds me of the USFL Football league. The Acalanes Varsity Football team played a scrimmage against Granada this past Saturday and the excitement of some normalcy, and of getting to finally see the team suited up, was palpable starting from about 4 days ago. It was great to see…
Yesterday, the boy’s tennis teams competed against Northgate High School in their first official league match since 2019. In Varsity, there were a total of five matches that went to a third and deciding set. Of those five matches, the Dons won three. At line 3 doubles, sophomore Zubin Acuna and senior Jack Innenberg stepped into their first varsity match…
It is a GREAT Day to be a Don. The Dons have stuck it out and now they are ready to bring it on. Dons football players and coaches have made it clear that obstacles and challenges from the past months and whatever issues there will be in the future don’t matter. They are focused on finally getting a delayed…
Hello Dons! Tryouts for Boys Soccer begin on March 8th at 7PM in the Stadium. All boys interested in playing in the 8 week season from March 8th to May 1st should ensure they have their Athletic Clearance completed and arrive at 6:45 PM with appropriate soccer training gear including Shin Guards and Face Masks. Details of the season will be provided on…
Dons Runners Dominate First Meet of the Season Having not run a meet since November of 2019, the Dons Cross Country team had some cobwebs to shake off before their first meet this past Saturday. Both veteran runners and newcomers came through in smashing fashion. The tri-meet between Acalanes, Las Lomas and Northgate was a hybrid virtual meet in which…
“To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.” -Tom Brady, 6-time Super Bowl Champion No one could have known what it would take to get Football back in a pandemic, but due to the…
I always loved running – it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs. Jesse Owens We are excited…
In Conversation with Arshay Cooper Tuesday, February 23 from 6:30-7:30pm sponsored by Acalanes Parents Club and Acalanes Student Body. With our first sports season kicking off this week, this is a great opportunity for teams to join the event together, bond and get inspired! ARSHAY COOPER is a Rower, Benjamin Franklin award-winning author, the protagonist of the critical acclaim film…
