In the first annual Trial of Miles, kicking off the track and field session for our distance runners, Acalanes girls and boys teams shined against visitors from Piedmont and Archie Williams. Sophomore Nevis Murphy started the year right for the Lady Dons with a victory and personal best in the 1600 meters with a winning time of 5:15.16 and was…
After cruising to 4-0 victory in their opening NCS playoff match, the Dons took a 2 1/2 hour bus ride up to Ukiah on Friday for a rematch of last year’s controversial exit from the playoffs. The Acalanes squad took the field with great confidence as the coaching staff surprised them with the same jerseys that 12 years ago helped…
Acalanes Wrestling was at Mt. Diablo High School Saturday for the DAL Championship fighting for spot at NCS on the Varsity Boys side. All three teams were wrestling on Saturday with the Dons bringing 19 wrestlers in total. One the Varsity Boys side we had three get through to NCS next Friday and Saturday at James Logan High School. Junior…
It was a gorgeous (and warm) afternoon on Thursday, 2/15 as the Acalanes swim team gathered after school to establish their base times for the season! Swimmers “raced” in ten different events: the 200 Free, 100 IM (JV), 200 IM, 50 Free, 50 Fly (JV), 100 Fly, 100 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back and 100 Breast. The mood was lively…
The Dons played an awesome game in their NCS opener versus Benicia on Tuesday evening. From the outset, the team displayed exceptional coordination with seamless passes and dynamic movement up the field. Things really heated up with a beautiful run up the field by Reese Tierney and Ella Thomason, but a Panther defender stopped it. However, Megan Yee’s precision corner…
Seems like we just finished the spring 2023 season. How fast the time goes. The Dons lost eight seniors last year, but this year we have picked up some improved players from our junior varsity farm as well as a talented new incoming freshman. We have a lot to look forward to this year. We also have a new assistant…
The Dons opened the NCS playoffs at home on Tuesday night as the 5th seed in Division III and faced off against the Piner High Prospectors from Santa Rosa. The positivity from the Dons home crowd spilled onto the field as the boys collected two first-half goals for the first time in many matches. Colby Ebner got the Dons rolling with a…
After going undefeated in League for the 2nd year in a row the girls were the #1 seed in the DAL Tourney. With wins against Campolindo and Northgate, the Lady Dons faced #2 seed Miramonte in the title game. The game started with both teams scoring and was close for the first few minutes. However, our girls began to assert…
Thursday, February 8, the Acalanes Women’s Varsity traveled to Mt. Diablo High School to take on the Red Devils. Not only was this their last league game of the season, but it was also Mt Diablo’s Seniors’ Night, where our Senior Dons were kindly recognized with red roses alongside the Senior Red Devils during halftime. From the start the Dons’…
The boys in blue matched up against formidable Northgate and Mt. Diablo teams last week to conclude their regular season. The Dons traveled to Walnut Creek on Tuesday night and again controlled the ball much of the game but were challenged to find the back of the net. The match featured plenty of jostling and pushing between the two squads. The Northgate medical team…
