Tuesday night was a tale of two halves for the Acalanes Girls Varsity Lacrosse team as they took on the Monte Vista Mustangs at home. Going into the game, the Dons knew they’d face strong competition from the Mustangs. Monte Vista got started quickly, scoring the first goal of the night. However, Acalanes wasn’t to be deterred and with solid…
The Girls Lacrosse JV Team defeated the mighty Monte Vista team on Tuesday evening 16-3. Although the score may not indicate it, the teams battled in this one. The Dons were behind 3-2 but after a time out and making a couple of lineup moves the Dons scored 9 more goals before half time to take control of this one.…
On a beautiful Friday evening at home and the day after International Women’s Day Acalanes Running Lady JV Dons made a major local statement by beating Northgate 19 to 0. They represented the women of the world admirably! These young lady Dons played all 37 players in a game that was not in doubt after the first five minutes. This…
The Girls Varsity Lacrosse team hosted the Northgate Broncos on Friday night. The Dons showed some nerves early in the game, allowing the Broncos to score in the first minute. From there both teams traded possession multiple times with turnovers back and forth. The Dons finally broke through with senior Grace Imrie scoring off of a nice pass by fellow…
Torrential rains, 35 MPH winds, 45 degree weather. That is what Mother Nature provided to the Dons as they played Granada High School in Livermore. Did that stop the Lady Dons…NO WAY. I know I mention ground and loose balls as an important statistic and the reason it is so important is because it results in a possession for the…
They say that the hallmark of a good team is being able to win even when you don’t play your best game. On Wednesday, the Varsity Girls Lacrosse team travelled to Piedmont to take on Highlanders and did exactly that, ekeing out a 10-9 win on a golden goal in overtime despite being outshot 24-13 and committing 16 turnovers. The…
It was a picture perfect night as the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team took on the Granada Matadors. Actually it was cold, windy, and raining, and yet a strong contingent of fans still made the trek down to Livermore to watch the team fight through the elements. Acknowledging the weather, the announcer played Singin’ in the Rain, made famous in the…
The Acalanes JV Girls Lacrosse team, outran, out hustled and outlacrossed another opponent on Tuesday at home. The young scrappy runnin’ Lady Dons did it again! The Dons played a good team from San Marin High that were returning six starters versus the Lady Dons that have no returning starters but do have incredible players. The Dons won the game…
The Dons weren’t quite sure what quality of team they would be facing with San Marin on Tuesday night, but they were fairly certain it would be a tough, competitive game. It turns out that the Mustangs were athletic and tenacious, but the Dons were ready for the challenge. San Marin started strong, winning the first draw and putting the…
The Acalanes JV Girls Lacrosse team dominated in 2023 and have begun their quest to do it again in 2024. This team is comprised of all new starters. The Coaches Steve Seiler and Scott Stafford did not know just how good they were or could be, but these young, inexperienced and scrappy Lady Dons proved that they will be a…