The Acalanes Dons Varsity men’s lacrosse team travelled to Martinez for a Friday night showdown, emerging victorious over Alhambra, 15-5. The game began with a flurry of offensive pressure from the Dons, but Alhambra’s goalie showcased exceptional skill particularly in the early minutes denying numerous scoring opportunities. The Dons’ resilience paid off when Brody Darin found the back of the…
Acalanes faced off against the Northgate Broncos Tuesday night, last year’s league champs and NCS finalists, in a highly anticipated match. The Dons started strong, establishing an early lead. Ian Sanftner’s dominance in faceoffs, combined with solid defense early on, led to crucial possession time for Acalanes. Simon Appel took advantage of the possessions and capitalized on an early opportunity,…
The Dons hit the road to San Ramon Friday evening to battle the Cal High Grizzlies in what would turn out to be the lowest scoring outing of the season. Both defenses were in lock down mode in the first quarter, resulting in no blood until just 9 seconds left in the first quarter when the Dons’ Griffin Rotundo scored…
Lick-Wilmerding rolled in to Acalanes for an atypical Monday night game. This game would pit two teams with just one loss each against each other. The Tigers of Lick-Wilmerding at 4-1 versus the Acalanes Dons at 5-1. After raining most of the day, it was down to barely a drizzle when the game began. Perhaps it was due to the…
The undefeated Dons headed to San Ramon Valley Tuesday evening to take on the 2-2 Wolves. And while their records suggested an advantage for the Dons, we all knew the Wolves posed a formidable threat. Dons scored first, two minutes into the first quarter, on a nice goal by Griffin Rotundo. The Wolves tied it up quickly, but shortly…
The Varsity men’s lacrosse team took the field on a chilly Friday night in Oakland to take on the Dragons of Bishop O’Dowd. With the Dons undefeated on the season, this was rumored to be the toughest test so far, especially given O’Dowd’s recent upset of Campolindo 13-12. The Dons looked good early on. Ian Sanftner won the first…
The 2-0 Men’s varsity lacrosse team took to their home field Wednesday night to face the Fighting Irish of Sacred Heart Prep. The first few minutes showed great defense on both sides until Sacred Heart jumped on top to score first. Dons attacker Griffin Rotundo then scored his first of three first half goals to tie the game at 1.…
Coming off their win in their first match, the Varsity Boys were looking to keep the momentum alive. They did just that as they secured a decisive victory in their home opener against the Stuart Hall Knights, 16-2. Comparing the Dons’ first two games illustrates what one can assume was an emphasis on decision making and increasing the team’s efficiency. …
On Tuesday February 25, the team traveled to Dublin HS for their first match of the preseason. They came away with a dominant 14-3 win and a nice night of game experience for all players and coaches. It was a true team effort where 43 shots were fired and 22 loose balls were controlled. The Dons controlled much of the…
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…