On a warm spring evening under the watchful eye of a lone falcon perched atop a stadium light, the Acalanes girls lacrosse team battled their way to an impressive 18–15 win over College Park in a game packed with intensity, drama, and grit. From the opening whistle, the tone was set. College Park struck first, but Acalanes wasted no time…
The Acalanes Dons showcased their skills Monday night at home against the College Park Falcons, securing an impressive 11-6 win. From start to finish, the Dons maintained control demonstrating their strength on both offense and defense. The scoring opened with a goal from Jackson Tseng, setting the tone for the Dons’ offense. Jan Korzeniowski then took center stage, netting his…
This past Friday night, our fun, fierce, fantastic players conquered the Mats in their own house for another W. Buoyed by the energy of their Senior Night (complete with green balloon arches galore), the Mats came out fighting. It was a solid contest as the teams went head to head up to a 6-6 tie. But that was where…
The Varsity Dons dropped a frustrating game on Thursday to the Alhambra Bulldogs on Thursday at home. The loss dropped their record to 9-5. The girls ran into a tough pitcher and were only able to scratch out four hits and two runs in a 10-2 loss. Senior center fielder Emme Young, sophomore left fielder Vanessa Choi, freshman catcher June…
Acalanes Boys Golf was at it again last week as the Varsity team competed in the annual 2025 Silverstein Transbay Tournament at Rossmoor Country Club. The Dons came in 3rd out of 21 Bay Area high schools with an overall team score of 382, which was 15 shots better than last year. Players competing for the Dons were Krish Veluthakkal…
Acalanes student club Families4Families (F4F) held a food drive with the Lacrosse program (Girls and Boys, Junior Varsity and Varsity). Lacrosse players and families collected enough food to feed 15 families groceries for a week.
The Acalanes Dons came out strong in Tuesday night’s rivalry matchup, leading for most of the game before a late Miramonte surge edged them out 14–13 in a hard-fought thriller. The Dons set the tone early in the first quarter. Reese Imrie opened the scoring off a clean assist from Meghan Churchill, who followed up moments later with her signature…
The Dons took to their home field Friday night against Miramonte in the annual Matt Lynn game. Matt was a former Acalanes lacrosse player and JV coach who died in 2009 after a 4 1/2-year battle with brain cancer. In honor of Matt, his family has generously set up scholarships for boys and girls lacrosse players. When Matt was a…

League play is heating up, and your Acalanes Dons are right in the thick of it — battling hard, winning big, and writing one heck of a story. So far, the Dons have split their league matchups — first with Benicia and most recently against Alhambra. There’s something about that Benicia home field that’s got us shaking our heads. Maybe…
The last two meets of the season took place on 4/16 and 4/21. The Dons faced El Cerrito and Clayton Valley last Wednesday, and hosted Las Lomas on Monday, 4/21 for AHS Senior Night. On 4/16: Jay Shoenhair shaved almost a second off his 200 Free time! Audrey Tugade, Jonathan Judson and Graham Moroney improved their 50 Free times in…