It’s a special thing to grow up in your hometown, to walk the same streets, play little league, wear your Acalanes high school jersey with pride, and even take the field at St. Mary’s. Many would call that luck. Life is good when you get to play the game you love, build lifelong friendships, and find joy in the community…
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…
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,…
The Varsity Baseball team lost a dramatic back and forth battle in Moraga on Thursday 8-7. They split their two game series with the Cougars this week. The boys finished the regular season 21-3 with a 7-3 league mark. The Dons fought to the very end before dropping their final regular season game. Fortunately the NCS Playoffs begin next week.…
Catcher Stewart leads the Dons in feasting on Cougar’s pitching. What little hope the Campolindo JV had to salvage a split in the week’s series went up like smoke up a chimney in the bottom of the second inning Thursday afternoon off Pleasant Hill Road. Jasper Stewart led off the inning with a double down the left field…
The Varsity Baseball team kept rolling with a 7-2 win over their rival Campolindo Cougars on Tuesday at sunny Ken Souza Field. The victory pushed the team’s impressive season record to 21-2. It was the perfect conclusion to Senior Night at the ballpark (see more below). This year’s squad features nine seniors who have all made their mark on this…
Cougars throw in towel after five, hoping for better on Thursday. By the time the first Campolindo batter stepped in the batter’s box on a warm afternoon Tuesday in Moraga, the Acalanes Dons JV stood firmly atop a 6-0 lead. The Dons kept pouring it on as the afternoon wore on, plating two in the second, five in the third,…
Lamorinda bragging rights up for grabs this week as Dons seek to rebound from sweep by Clayton Valley. Carrying similar records into this week, the Dons face a familiar foe in Moraga on Tuesday and then host the Cougars at home on Thursday. Like walking through a park and sensing that you stepped in something you definitely did not want…
