Big Shout Out to our Spring MVPs: Hailey Stripling in Softball and Owen Estee in Boys Lacrosse! Congratulations to our 1st team All-DAL selections for Spring 2023: Sammy Lee, Chase Regan, George Churchill, Cooper Olson, Dylan Olson, Ben Foox, Hailey Rurka, Grace Imrie, Emme Young, Esa Orman, Parker Etnyre, Sophie MacKay, Tyler Toni, Nick Owens, Kaya Hoeberechts, Aaron Brown, Ethan…
The first half began in a balanced way with both teams possessing well, seeing Offensive and Defensive action. As the half progressed, Acalanes seemed to gain momentum, driven by goals #2 and #3 from Zach Appel, plus Cooper Olson and Marshall Anderson. The second half kicked-off with Acalanes up 5-3 and seem to pick up where the first half ended.…
Friday night saw the Campolindo Cougars return to Acalanes for the DAL Championship game. As the Dons quickly discovered, the Cougs had improved since their 14-4 loss to Acalanes earlier in the season. Cougars leader and D3 commit, Harrison Leenhouts kicked the night off with a pair of quick scores followed by a goal from Campo Sophomore Gaeten Avicolli, putting the…
Last Friday, the Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse team finished the regular season by hosting the Matadors from Miramonte. Many of the Seniors from both teams have a long history of playing lacrosse together, which elevated the stakes and level of tension on the field and in the stands. The Dons came out of the starting gates firing on all cylinders. Within the…
Girls Lacrosse: 11-4 3rd in DAL Dougherty Valley: W 14-9 College Park: W 15-7 Miramonte: L 13-14 Boys Lacrosse: 12-2 1st in DAL Clayton Valley: W 14-3 Northgate: W 13-9 Piedmont: W 19-10 Miramonte: W 15-13
Last night, the Dons Boys Varsity Lax team tunneled their way through the Caldecott to take on a perennial nemesis, the Piedmont Highlanders. Absent, star D-1 commit, Henry Brayer, the Highlanders were a small, but highly talented squad anchored by Seniors (and Cal Commit) Nate Fredricks, Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson, and Sophomore Goalie Gus Von Metzsch. Fortunately for Dons fans,…
Last night the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles (who doesn’t love that mascot?) traveled to Lafayette to face the Dons Boys Varsity Lax team. True to form, Clayton Valley came amped up with the bravado of a young wrestler auditioning for the WWE. Unfortunately for the Eagles, they were served a repeated smackdown. Senior Goalie Blake Chehlaoui, made several impressive stops (yes,…
This past Tuesday the Acalanes Dons Varsity Lax team hosted Bishop O’Dowd. The Dons’ first quarter offensive assault began with a strong shot from #8, Sophomore Marshall Anderson. Anderson’s initial salvo was quickly followed up by strikes from Dylan Olson, and Cooper Olson, and an impressive takeaway and score by #22, Senior D-Pole/LSM John Cain. With that, the Dons soon…
Last Friday night, was a perfect evening for action-packed lacrosse, and the ACA Boys Varsity didn’t fail to disappoint as they took on the Amador Valley Dons. The game started off unusually slow, with a scoreless first 4 minutes of play. As the pace of play began to accelerate, Sophomore stand-out, Simon Appel ripped a shot past the keeper to…
The long-awaited showdown between the Dons Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team and the Monte Vista Mustangs took place this past Tuesday night and the pre-game hype didn’t disappoint. The game began with a face-off win by the Mustangs and an immediate goal, to give them the initial lead. Unbowed, the Dons answered with a series of swift goals from Dylan Olsen, soon…