In a frosty season opener against the Dougherty Valley Wildcats, the Acalanes Dons battled to a 1-1 draw last night. Braving low 40s temps, the Wildcats pounced first, taking the lead in the first half. But the Dons weren’t about to freeze under pressure – Coen Gilson delivered a “Coen-cise” equalizer 10 minutes into the second half, igniting the sidelines. …
The Lady Dons start another season with high hopes after not having one senior on the roster last season. The girls have won 3 league titles in a row, going undefeated in league play the last 2 seasons. In fact, Acalanes Girls Basketball has won 5 out of the last 6 league titles, with the only outlier being the covid…
Wednesday December 12th marked the much anticipated opening of the Acalanes Women’s soccer season with the Varsity Dons facing Windsor at home. Our opponents came out strong, but right from the start keeper Sara Tarnai fended off a goal attempt, backed by ready defense from Edie Berzansky, Sisi Houston, Cassidy Smith, and Tori Hiatt. An impressive header by Berzansky cleared out a Windsor challenge. Downfield, Nicole Nguyen made a solid…
Welcome to the 2024-25 JV Girls Soccer Season! Optimism abounds for this team as many of the players are returning from last year’s 12-7 team, and the JV girls program actually hasn’t had a losing season since 2017-2018. Against that backdrop, the team hosted the Windsor Jaguars on Wednesday in a rematch from last season that must have felt like…
The frosh Dons tipped off against the Las Lomas Knights on Saturday in their first regular season High School basketball game. Coach Richards started with a 4-guard lineup of Cash Woehrle, Pengyu Chen, Nick Zagorov, and Brandon Blatteis, along with Zubin Krishnan as the lone big. Las Lomas had a height advantage at a few spots, but the Dons had…
Last Friday Coach Paul Curtis kicked off the Boys Soccer Season with annual Alumni game. Over 40 alumni showed up to take on the current Varsity team. The old men held their own!
There’s something about this time of year that lowers the vibrational energy. Possibly the odd manipulation of time so that it gets dark by 5PM and always feels much later than it is or the almost freezing temperatures or arrival of wet weather. But before you know it here comes high school basketball and the holidays to amp things up…
Saturday, November 30, 2024Record: 1-0 The Junior Varsity Boys’ Basketball team had a dominating performance in their home opener. The young Dons soundly defeated their opponent 76 to 29. With the win, the JV team sits at 1-0 for the season. Going into the season, JV Coach Eric Thomas felt that his current team was extremely deep and just as…
In a highly anticipated rivalry game, Acalanes squared off against their archrival, Campo, in a thrilling contest Friday night that ended in a 20-17 victory for the Dons. While quarterbacks and skill players often dominate the headlines, it was the relentless efforts of the offensive and defensive lines that truly carried the Dons to victory. Offensive Line: The Backbone of…
The freshmen boys took their talents to Benicia on Saturday for a 3-game pre-season tournament at Benicia High School. The games themselves were quick, just 20 minutes each with a running clock. But that didn’t mean they weren’t action-packed, with many stellar plays and moments, along with a few missed opportunities that may prove to be very valuable lessons…