If you’ve ever played Pachinko you know what it was like for the Varsity Dons Golf Team last week as they battled against Northgate at Contra Costa Country Club. You say spring, we say punched greens. In spite of the bumpy greens, the Dons prevailed winning the match 199-222. Topping the Acalanes leaderboard were Naveen Ahuja (So) with a 37,…
It was a beautiful, warm Friday evening under the lights at Acalanes . . . until it was freezing. So began the evening. Despite the temperatures dropping 20 degrees in a 2 hour span, the Dons kept things hot on the field in a dominant victory over Granada. Teamwork was the name of the game as 10 out of the…
Before Spring Break, the JV Girls Lacrosse team had their first loss of the season to an excellent Cal High team. The game was incredibly competitive. Although they lost by 2 goals, the players put everything they had into this game and gave their fans an exciting game to watch. Their composure and sportsmanship were wonderful to watch. After Spring…
The girls ran into a strong Benicia team on Tuesday in their first game after spring break. The ball just didn’t bounce their way in a tough 12-0 loss that dropped their record to 8-2 through 10 games. It was a tight 2-0 contest heading into the 4th inning, but the Panthers exploded for 10 late runs to blow the game…
With the continued absences of the Chen and Hoeberechts brothers due to illness, we were fortunate that our opponent today was Las Lomas. The Knights are considered interleague play now, and they are continuing to rebuild as a team. That being the case, we won the match convincingly even with a short-handed roster. It’s always a good thing to get…
The Girls Varsity Lacrosse team hit the road Tuesday on a nice, warm spring evening in Moraga to take on the cross-town rival Campolindo Cougars. Despite holding a lead for most of the game, the Dons fell 13-12 after an unfortunate yellow card (the third one handed out to the Dons on the day) with just under 2 minutes to…
The Dons returned from spring break a little rusty but managed to deliver a resounding performance Tuesday night, overpowering the Urban Blues of San Francisco in a 16-2 victory. From the opening whistle, the Dons showcased a potent offense and an impenetrable defense, leaving the Urban Blues struggling to find any footing in the contest. The first quarter set…
With spring break behind us, Acalanes kicked off April with a practice match against Bishop O’Dowd. We knew going in this would be a tall order as the Dragons are division 2 league contenders and we were missing critical members of our team including both the Chen and Hoeberechts brothers and Gorham. Without five of our top twelve players available,…
Acalanes Swim faces Miramonte on Friday, 3/21 It was a lovely Friday afternoon as the Dons headed over to the green school to face the Mats in their pool. Here are some highlights! The Varsity Girls 200 Medley team of Sadie Suppiger, Audrey Martin, Evya Smyth and Jessica Gerhardt took 1st with a CONS time of 1.57.97. Charlie Holmes dropped…
While some were relaxing on the beach, the Track & Field Dons were busy tearing up tracks all over the Bay Area. At the Stanford Invitational, Illias Kaplanes-Jones started the Dons properly bt taking 4th in the long jump with with a huge PR 22′ 7.75″ leap, moving him up to 5th best in ACA history. Back on the track…