Lacrosse History: In 1933, men’s lacrosse rules change to reduce the number of players per side from 12 to the current 10. It also reduced the distance between the goals to 80 yards. Playing time remained at 60 minutes, but was divided into quarters as we see it today. Teams change ends after each quarter. In 1933 the distance was…
Lacrosse History: In 1881 the first intercollegiate tournament took place on the Polo Grounds in New York. In the final match of the tournament Harvard beat Princeton 3-0. In 1904 lacrosse is played in the Olympics. In the championship match Canada defeats the USA. On Friday March 8th the Dons travelled to Northgate HS for their first League match. Lacrosse…
On a Friday night with far superior weather compared to last week’s deluge, our Acalanes Dons fought hard but could not prevail against the Northgate Broncos. The Broncos jumped to a quick 3-0 lead, but the resilient Dons came back with goals from Brody Darin and Jan Korzeniowski. At halftime, the score was 2-7 which had the Dons within striking…
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America and it originated among Native Americans. Traditional games could last for several days and anywhere from 100 to 1,000 men would participate. In 1877 New York University became the first college in the US to establish a lacrosse team. Much like that NYU team, the Acalanes JV Boys Lacrosse team is…
The boys lacrosse team plays in rain or shine. Or in Friday night’s case, atmospheric rivers. The Dons faced off against the Cal High Grizzlies who came out strong with 2 quick goals in the first quarter. The Dons answered back with goals from Brody Darin and 2 from Jan Korzeniowski to tie the game 3-3 at the…
As the season opened, the varsity boys team pegged Monte Vista as the toughest opponent they would face. They were not wrong. The team faced off against this Division 1 team stacked with multiple D-1 college commits up and down the field. The Mustangs took a decisive lead early on and dominated the first quarter forcing Acalanes defense…
The Dons fired up the season with a thrilling comeback game against Serra High School in a night of steady rain. The Padres started out the first quarter with 4 unanswered goals but this did not rattle the Don’s confidence. Sophomore Jan Korzeniowski scored the first goal of the season in the first quarter followed up with a…
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…