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…
Last Friday Night, the Boys Varsity Lacrosse team mauled the rival Campolindo Cougars. In typical fashion, the boys led by team captains David DePaepe, Owen Estee, and George Churchill brought the intensity and never let up. The boys in white pulled away quickly from the Cougars amassing an 8-1 lead at halftime. As their lead grew in the third quarter,…
Boys Lacrosse vs San Ramon Valley – Boys Lacrosse vs Tamalpais – Boys Lacrosse vs Campolindo – Girls Lacrosse vs Berkeley – Girls Lacrosse vs Piedmont – Girls Lacrosse vs Las Lomas –
The Boys Varsity Lacrosse team traveled to Mill Valley on Tuesday to take on the formidable Tamalpais High Hawks. The Hawks started off strong, capitalizing on our 2-minute man-down, and took an early 5-1 lead in the first Quarter. The Hawks managed to stay out of the penalty box, execute cohesively on both ends of the field, and widen their…
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…