The DONS (10-4, 1-0 League) travelled back down Ygnacio Valley Road Friday night, this time to face the Berean Christian Eagles (7-6, 0-1). Starting for Acalanes were Brady, Gavin, Ian, Ryder and Joe filling in for Maddox who was nursing injuries from the big Ygnacio Valley win on Wednesday. The Dons controlled the tip and went right to work as…
If you enjoy high-flying offense and shut-down defense, look no further than this year’s Frosh and the Furious squad. They score frequently. And they score fast. That was the story again on a bright and sunny Saturday morning, as the Dons faced off against the Mats of Miramonte. While this sports reporter’s coffee was still too hot to handle, Svea…
Despite several near-goal opportunities that were oh-so close, our Acalanes Frosh Soccer fell to College Park with a close score of 0-1. Shoutout to Corben Hanson for his speed in the back and Luca Genocchio for showcasing impressive skills in goal. Boys will be ready to play at Las Lomas this Tuesday, 4pm & this Saturday 11am at Berkeley High.
On Saturday, the Varsity Boys Soccer team faced University High School at Acalanes Stadium. The Dons attempted to continue their good form and undefeated start to the season. The game started with a high energy tempo and the Dons dominated possession early on. They opened the scoring in the 30th minute when Jonny Roth sent Ben Pecci the ball on the…
On Saturday January 11th the Varsity Women traveled to San Ramon to face the Grizzlies at Cal High. This was a physical game from the get-go with these well-matched teams! The Dons defense was ready with Reese Tierney and Cassidy Smith breaking up two early Grizzly runs. Our offense responded with Nicole Nguyen sending a through ball to Taylor Mikalis, then later Mikalis passing to Nguyen for a shot, both…
You don’t normally hear about buzzer beaters in Soccer, but that is exactly what happened Saturday morning as the JV Girls Soccer team traveled to San Ramon and took down the previously undefeated Cal High Grizzlies 2-1. The final goal came courtesy of Maddie Bernstein (#12) who scored after a shot from Mila Ellis (#20) was deflected by the Grizzlies…
The Dons secured a decisive 3-0 victory against Mt. Diablo High on Wednesday, maintaining their undefeated record. Ben Pecci opened the scoring with a header from Jonny Roth’s corner-kick. Simon Appel then assisted to Omri Noiman. Freshman, Grey Helfrich grabbed his first goal of the season to clinch the 3-0 win. The Dons’ defense, anchored by Eitan Romick, Ryan Rho-Baity,…
The Acalanes JV men’s soccer team pulled off a dramatic 1-0 victory over Emerald High School on Thursday night, thanks to a last-minute goal by Trevor Krick with less than two minutes remaining in the match. The Dons controlled much of the game, creating multiple scoring opportunities and firing hard shots on goal, especially in the second half. On defense,…
Thursday January 9, the Dons headed north to face Clayton Valley High School on their home turf for the first official league game of the 2024-2025 Women’s Varsity soccer season. The Ugly Eagles came out fighting with an early shot just wide of the goal, followed by a cross caught by keeper Melisa Adatepe. Nicole Nguyen followed with a deflection of a Clayton…
The Dons Community is still feeling the aftershocks of what went down Wednesday night in the league opener at Ygnacio Valley. The Dons came in at 9-4 to face the Wolves at 9-5 who have a much stronger schedule per MaxPreps. YV had a very successful 23-24 season getting the #1 seed in the league tournament and going all the…
