On Saturday, the 8-4-1 JV girls soccer team traveled to Pleasant Hill to take on the 10-1-5 College Park Falcons in their penultimate game of the season. The game was decided on a couple of unfortunate plays, the first being an own goal, and the second a play where the defender was unable to clear the ball, which enabled the…
It’s been over four weeks since our last update, and the Acalanes JV men’s soccer team has been on a roll! Over the past several weeks, the team has battled hard, securing incredible wins and improving their record to 10-7-4. Their latest victory came in a thrilling match against Northgate, showcasing their exciting style of play. The Dons have one…
The Acalanes Dons boys’ varsity soccer team suffered a 3-1 defeat against the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles on a cold, damp Tuesday night in Clayton. The first half was a closely contested affair, with both teams displaying solid defensive play. Neither team could break the deadlock until the final two minutes of the half when the Ugly Eagles managed to…
The frosh boys finally saw a game in the sun on Saturday when they met up at James Logan High School to take on the Colts. An early goal from Eros (assist from Isaiah) set the energy for the team. Just before the whistle signaling the end of the first half, the Colts managed to sneak a goal past our…
After a loss to Campolindo earlier in the season, the frosh boys took on the Cougars hoping the wet Thursday afternoon match-up would end in victory over their rivals. Early in the first half, Eros led the Dons to a 1-0 lead, after his penalty kick found the back of the net. Unfortunately, Campo was able to tie up the game before the…
The Acalanes Freshmen went 2 & 1 in the third week of the regular season, with big wins against Mt. Diablo and Benicia, sandwiched around a close loss to a tough Clayton Valley squad. Game 1 – Acalanes 68, Mt. Diablo 29 The Dons traveled to take on the Mt. Diablo Red Devils and get back to their winning ways…
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…