It was a chilly evening when the JV Ladies Lacrosse team traveled to Pleasanton to take on the always formidable Amador Dons. It was the teams first game this season. This is a very new and young Acalanes Team. The Lady Dons were starting an almost entirely new lineup while also missing two of their top players and Captains. However,…
ACA Wrestling closed out a strong, hard-fought season at NCS with a 4–2 league record and plenty to be proud of. The team demonstrated toughness and determination all season, qualifying for the NCS Duals for the first time in six years, sending 13 wrestlers to the NCS, and advancing three to the NCS Championships, a testament to their relentless work…
“Even great successes come to a natural end” — Isaac Asimov. Friday night in Oakland, the Dons walked into one of the nicest gyms in the Bay Area — the home of the Bishop O’Dowd Dragons, the #1 seed in Division 1. College-level lighting. Polished floors. Size everywhere. This was such a big game that three members of the Mt.…
The Acalanes Freshman Dons opened their 2026 season with a 9–6 win over Miramonte, highlighted by Luke Fishman’s three innings of no-hit pitching and strong offensive production led by Jonny Rubin’s 3 hits and four RBIs. With disciplined hitting, steady defense, and contributions across the roster, the Dons showed promising potential for a competitive season ahead.
Lacrosse is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins dating back to indigenous people as early as the 12th century. By the 17th century, a version of the sport was well-established and documented in the territory of present-day Canada. In this version, each team consisted of 100-1,000 players, the field was several miles long, and games lasted…
On Saturday, April 18, at 5:30 PM, something bigger than baseball is happening. Why This Night Matters For nearly four decades, Dante Benedetti was known across San Francisco as “Mr. Baseball.” As the longtime coach at the University of San Francisco, he shaped far more than winning teams; he shaped lives. Grew up in North Beach, San Francisco, playing baseball…
NCS playoff excitement… pouring rain… a trip to Piedmont where the Dons would face off against the Highlanders for round one of the Division II playoffs… Regardless of the outcome one could tell it would be night to remember. Appropriately, there was a well-timed break in the rain just in time for the starters to take center field and be…
After a few days of rain, the swim gods smiled on Acalanes Thursday as the swim team began their time trials. This is the first “meet” of the season where everyone clocks times for events to use as a “base” time for the year. The swim team is headed up this year by returning Head Coach NIck Inserra and newcomer…
In driving cold rain that left players and fans soaked, Acalanes delivered a thrilling 2–1 golden goal victory over Deer Valley in the opening round of the Division 3 NCS Playoffs. Entering the postseason as the #5 seed out of 16 teams, the Dons faced a rematch of an earlier 2–0 regular season win — but this time, the conditions and the stakes…
Tuesday was the rainiest day of the year. Not “grab a hoodie” rain. Not “light drizzle” rain. Biblical rain. The kind of atmospheric river event where the wind blows sideways and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge feels like a whitewater rafting expedition. The #9 seed Acalanes made the long, wet trek to San Anselmo to face #8 seed Archie Williams in…