It is always nice to start the season strong, and the Lady Don Golfers–Haley Chelemedos, Jordan Huskins, Miracle Gu, Taylor Baker, Grace Wolpert and Hana Chelemedos–did just that, dispatching the DAL Valley division champion College Park Falcons by 17 strokes in Monday’s match at Contra Costa Country Club. Led by seniors Hana Chelemedos (with an early season team low of…
Happy Summer! Hope our Lady Don Golfers have been enjoying some great rounds on the golf links! Our golf season is approaching fast, with tryouts on August 12 (~6 holes at Contra Costa Country Club) and a scrimmage vs. College Park on August 19 also at Contra Costa. If you are planning to tryout for the team, you must be…
Last season was the inaugural season for Girls Flag Football as a varsity sport in the state of California and the Acalanes Flag Football team made it a magical one! Despite having only 3 weeks to prepare for the season, the team rallied to beat Campolindo twice and won the first ever DAL Flag Football Tournament! Led by Coaches Mike…
The stage was set for a dramatic finish, and that finish was delivered! Trevor Rogers, holder of the #1 long jump in the state, made less than 24 hours before Saturday afternoon’s long jump finals with an amazing PR jump of 24′ 7.75″, was in 2nd place after his first five (of six) jumps. Due to Trevor’s #1 preliminary…
Alyvia DeCredico, Charlotte Sutherland, Ainsley Dodge, and Chloe Boyle placed 5th at the State Championship in Clovis California With Coach John Crain’s support
The Varsity baseball team was defeated by the Granada Matadors 6-0 in Tuesday’s NCS Division 1 Semifinals. The Matadors will play De La Salle in the D1 Championship game on Friday. The Dons completed an historic season as they say goodbye to several mainstay Seniors who have restored the excellence of the baseball program under the guidance of Coach Hornsby…
On another cold and windy Friday and Saturday, this time in Dublin, the boys and girls track teams competed strongly against the North Coast Section competitors, with the boys finishing third place overall and the girls finishing fourteenth. Individual performances were the order of the day, and our athletes came up strong, with six athletes qualifying for the state championships:…
The Varsity Baseball team beat the defending Division 1 Runner-up, the Casa Grande Gauchos, 1-0 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the NCS playoffs next Tuesday. The boys improved their home record to 13-1 and their overall tally to 23-3. It is the first time that Acalanes has made it to the semifinals since 2016 when the Dons…
The Varsity Baseball team started the Division 1 NCS Playoffs with a 6-0 shutout win against the Freedom Falcons on Tuesday. It improved the Dons record to 22-3 and set up a second round battle on Friday in Lafayette against Casa Grande High School. The boys were fired up and ready to roll for the start of post season play!…
Coaches Jim Burleigh and Dan Meade Make 2024 Baseball Season Their Last. One’s passion for baseball sometimes starts with a small spark, and for some it burns strongly and brighter, and for a few it is mixed with some talent which feeds that spark and leads to wonderful things. And for some,…
