If you were at last year’s Senior Night, you know it was going to be hard to top one of the greatest Team Manager Cameo performances of all time by Ori Elbaz (click here). However, for these five Seniors, you really couldn’t have scripted this much better. In your final regular season home game, a chance to win the first…
This past Saturday, the Dons traveled to Orinda to take on the Matadors for a second time, this time in a non-league game. Fortunately, the sky was clear, but despite starting earlier it was even chillier than our rainy game last week at Campo. Both teams started the game working hard in the midfield. Sisi Houston on wing moved the ball to striker Alex Salazar who…
On Saturday, the 8-4-1 JV girls soccer team traveled to Orinda to take on Miramonte. They emerged with a 3-0 victory over the Mats for the second time, sealing the season sweep against cross-town rivals Campolindo and Miramonte. The Dons had the ball on the Mats side of the field for most of the game. On offense, the Dons had…
This past Thursday evening, February 6, the Varsity Women Dons traveled to Campolindo for their second time this season for their first official league game against the Cougars. We parent fans were incredibly grateful for the sturdy pop-ups set up in the bleachers by fellow parents Brian Houston and Wendy Cerruti (apparently when you each have 2 players per family…
On Tuesday, the JV girls soccer game vs Alhambra was rained out. However, never missing an opportunity to have fun in the rain, players from both teams got together and decided to make the best of the situation, diving headfirst into the massive puddle that formed on the sideline. Not to be outdone, Coach Jose also got into the action.…
The DONS (18-5, 8-1) made their way up Moraga Road on a very wet and windy Tuesday evening to face the Miramonte Matadors (11-12, 2-7). Miramonte is a young squad with only one player over 6’3” and was also missing their main scorer, Preston Rguem. DONS were without some firepower of their own with Senior Captain Maddox Malm missing this…
Anticipating a challenging match due to the absence of several starters, the Acalanes Dons varsity boys’ soccer team battled to a 0-0 draw against Richmond. While the scoreline suggests a lack of offensive action, the match featured numerous scoring opportunities, with contributions from several subs, including Aidan Parnell, Jeremy Lara, Elliot Van Ornum, Grey Helfrich, Harry Sheffler, Maor Ziskind, and…
The Dons secured a decisive 3-0 victory over the Las Lomas Knights last Thursday, completing a sweep of the season series. Despite the Knights’ recent successes against Campolindo and Clayton Valley, the Dons maintained control throughout the match. The offense, led by the trio of Ben Pecci, Colby Ebner, and Liam Parks, proved to be a formidable force. Pecci initiated…
The rain never quite let up Saturday afternoon as the Frosh boys took on Emerald High for the second time this season. With the clear direction of Varsity Coach Paul Curtis, stepping in for Frosh coach Gene, the boys kept structure and worked to break the opposition’s offensive chances. With consistent pressure, the boys finally scored when #4 Santi Felix sent…
Coming off an early morning loss to Carondelet on Saturday, the girls frosh soccer team, known as The Frosh and the Furious, seemed poised to put the defeat in their rear-view mirror as they traveled to the home of the Dragons, Bishop O’Dowd. The relentless rain continued on this soggy afternoon. But fearless as ever, the Dons came prepared…
