Last Friday night, the Boys Varsity Lacrosse team dominated the Las Lomas Knights 13-1. It became quite evident early on that the Knights were simply outmatched by the Dons staring squad on both sides of the ball, which yielded many opportunities for Coaches Lorne Smith and Paul Faust to allow our emerging talent to take center stage. Offensively, Juniors Marshall…
The Dons Varsity Lacrosse season started off last Tuesday with a fast-paced, intense game against the San Ramon Valley Wolves. Our boys came fired up and it showed in their first-half play keyed off a stellar Offensive performance driven by the strong shooting and scoring displays by Owen Estee (5 goals), Dylan Olson (8 shots), Cooper Olson (5 shots), Zach Appel (3 goals) and David Dapaepe (1 goal).…
With over 75 competitors representing eight different Acalanes sports, the Acalanes Liftathon Week was a great way to celebrate all the new weight room equipment and the work that our athletes have put in over the summer months. In the end, six athletes successfully completed the 3 rep, 3 lift (bench, squat, deadlift) competition with totals that reached the 500…
Boys’ Lacrosse followed up their 2nd place DAL finish with a resounding 13-2 win over the University Red Devils in the first round of NCS Div 2 playoffs. Dylan Olson (5 goals) and Owen Estee (2 goals) lead the offensive effort with an additional 8 players contributing to the win. Ben Foox continued his excellent play at the face-off “X” and…
It comes down to Friday night…the Diablo Athlete League Championship game!The Dons beat Campolindo on Tuesday night in overtime, 17 to16. The #1 seeded Miramonte lacrosse took down Northgate by a score of 13-2. This brings us to this Friday night-DAL Championship game! #1 Miramonte versus #3 seed Acalanes. #3?!! The Dons should feel no expectations or pressure to win as the underdog, which allows…
Congrats to both Varsity Lacrosse teams to making it to the playoffs! Games start this Tuesday! The Boys LAX DAL semifinal game is at Campolindo at 5pm! The Girls LAX NCS is at home against Northgate at 7pm. Go to the Boys Game then roll over to ACAstadium to cheer on the LAX Girls! Be where you can be but…
Boosters Installed a Hudl Camera this year at the Football Field. This enables us to live stream and record all home games and provide highlights for teams that play there. For more information visit our Live Stream page. Here are some highlights from the last few weeks for the Girl’s and Boy’s Lacrosse teams. Girls vs Clayton Valley HighlightsGirls vs…
Highlights of Boy’s Lacrosse vs Las LomasHighlights of Boy’s Lacrosse vs College Park Highlights of Girl’s Lacrosse vs CampolindoHighlights of Girl’s Lacrosse vs Northgate
Lacrosse really is an incredible game. It combines the hits of football, the running of soccer, the blistering speed of basketball, and the strategy of just about every other sport. All of this mixes together to create one of the most entertaining to watch, and even more enjoyable to play sports out there. and the Dons are so PUMPED up for…