What young coaches Cole Schoenheide and Wil Schueler (#Shiest) have done this season with the JV Dons is hugely impressive and deserves a lot of praise and respect. This team started the first week of the season on the losing end of two blowout games looking unorganized. From the outside looking in, it appeared as if it was going to…
The Dons played their last game of the season Friday night against the Miramonte Matadors. While the Dons couldn’t pull off a W for their last game, they traded off lots of possession time with the Mats and had some great plays on both sides of the field. The boys knew they had their work cut out for them this…
On Tuesday night the JV Boys team finally got to play a regular 10v10 game! Admittedly, to those in the stands, it looked like there were a lot of players on the field… we had gotten a bit used to watching 7v7 matches. Acalanes looked very comfortable in this regular formation and dominated the game from beginning to end, despite…
On an unseasonably cool April evening Tuesday night the Acalanes boy’s varsity lacrosse team took on College Park in their last home game of the season. The game got off to a fast start with a goal from Simon Appel followed quickly by another from Brody Darin. College Park retaliated with their first goal at the end of the first…
This team found themselves in unfamiliar territory on Friday night as they entered halftime behind on the scoreboard. From the beginning, the JV Dons seemed to be a little caught off guard. Acalanes sent out the normal 10 starters to midfield to start the game, but Las Lomas only sent 7. As the referee asked the coaches for clarification, the…
On a beautiful Friday night Acalanes took on Las Lomas on their home field donning colorful socks for the Matt Lynn Memorial Game. The Knights came out hot and scored 2 quick goals against the Dons. But after settling in after the first few minutes, the Don’s offense gained steam with Griffin Rotundo scoring the first goal of the…
The JV Dons were forced to play another 7v7 match against Piedmont on Wednesday night, but what Piedmont lacked in numbers they made up with in size and physicality. But, our Dons were not swayed one bit as they matched their physical play and dominated on the defensive side. The Dons attackers and middies did what they always do… attack…
The Dons took the field on Wednesday night at home this week in hopes of extending their recent winning streak. And they came out firing, scoring the first 2 goals of the game. An opening goal from Simon Appel (his first of four on the night) and the next from Griffin Rotundo, had the Dons quickly up 2-0. But two…
On a clear night under the Thursday night lights of Acalanes field, the Dons celebrated 8 seniors in a pregame ceremony: Collin Malmquist, James Davis, Marshall Anderson, Ben Adler, Ethan Pancoast, DJ Ahn, Nate Murphy, and Evan Banwart. The Dons faced off against the Alhambra Bulldogs and from the outset, Acalanes set the tone for the game, dominating possession…
Lacrosse was played in the London Olympics in 1908, but then dropped as an Olympic sport. Lacrosse returned to the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928 as exhibition games. After five straight away games, it also felt like 20 years had passed since the JV Dons had played in front of their home crowd. They did not disappoint as they dominated the…