There were goals aplenty on a wet Acalanes field Tuesday night as the College Park Falcons flew in to take on the Dons in an action-packed league match. The Acalanes squad put on quite an offensive display as five different players scored goals! The goalfest started just three minutes into the match when Dons midfielder Colin Sohn corralled a ball in…
The Dons faced off against College Park in another rainy and slippery match this week on Tuesday. The girls battled the entire first half of the game with a few chances at goals, but not a ton of shots were taken by either team. The Dons’ offense really came to life at the start of the second half. Nicole Nguyen…
The Dons (6-12) rolled into Martinez on Wednesday night to try to get back in the win column against the Alhambra Bulldogs (9-9). In recent years this hasn’t been much of a battle, but second year Coach Ric Shepard has done a good job turning things around for the ‘Dogs and this one was intense until the last seconds. A…
The freshman Don’s are having fun this season! They recorded another league victory beating the Alhambra Bulldogs on Wednesday night. Acalanes got off to a fast start with a flurry of 3’s by Anthony Heglie, Kaya Wingate and Shea Stahl. Oliver MacLeod pulled down multiple rebounds and Sam Phillips played great defense. The Dons took the first quarter 15-2 and…
Wednesday, January 17 2024Record: 15-3 “Our goal is to be a 20-game winning team” stated shooting guard, Sean Khouw. With their victory over Alhambra, the JV team inched closer to their goal. The visiting Dons defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 62 to 38. The Dons improved to 5-0 in league play and 15-3 for the season! Acalanes controlled…
On January 10th the Acalanes wrestling team had their first league dual of the season against Concord and Campo. The young Dons were able to fill 12 of the 14 weight classes with 8 of those being filled by 1st year wrestlers. Unfortunately the Dons came up short in both duals losing 64-18 to Concord and 54-30 to Campo. This…
JV Girls Basketball have had a challenging season filled with injuries and illnesses but tonight, these Lady Dons had a stellar showcase of basketball with resilient teamwork to land a victory over Alhambra High, 27 to 14. Highlights include 12 points by point guard RIri McGroom, 7 points from center Aria Falahati with 8 rebounds, 4 points by shooting guard…
The freshman Dons have been busy taking down competitors. They put together a four game win streak beating Serra 53-51, Washington 55-45, Clayton Valley Charter 53-42 and Miramonte 68-35. There were a lot of great contributions by many players. Justice Hembrador scored 16 points and Ben Mickelson had 9 points and 7 rebounds against Serra. In the Washington game Bryce…
Ko Panyi is a tiny island in southern Thailand. At the end of the 18th century, nomadic Javanese fishermen decided to build an offshore fishing village there on stilts as Thai law at the time limited land ownership solely to people of Thai national origin. In 1986, a group of kids decided to add a football pitch to the offshore…
On Saturday evening, the Acalanes Varsity Women traveled to Moraga in the driving rain to face Campolindo for a friendly match. Although not an official league game, many Campo and Acalanes families and fans hunkered down under their umbrellas to support these committed athletes! From the beginning, it was clear that the Cougars and Dons were well matched in skills…