The wind was blowing and the temperatures were chilly, but the Dons were hot with a 17-5 victory over Granada in their season opener. The powerhouse Middie trio of seniors Maya Wang and Haley Rurka and junior Grace Imrie controlled the pace of the game from start to finish. Wang and Rurka both had 5 goals and 2 assists, with…
16 players from the Acalanes JV ladies lacrosse team played their first three scrimmages of the season on Saturday against Granada High, Las Lomas High and Miramonte High. The Lady Dons crushed each team by scores of about 9 to 0 for each game. The Dons did not give up even one goal the entire day! It was an amazing…
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…
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…
On Friday night the JV Lady Lacrosse team beat Miramonte 17 to 7 in its final official game of the season. The Lady Dons ended the season on a 14-0-1 run. Unbeaten in their last 15 games! All 37 players in attendance saw significant action in this game. The Dons started out behind 4 to 2 but after a…
That JV Lady lacrosse Dons took on a mighty Piedmont High team and came within inches of a last-minute victory. The Dons tied Piedmont 11 to 11 but in the last 20 seconds Maia Upp made an almost perfect shot that hit barely missed by hitting the cross bar of the goal. Maia had already scored four goals in the…
It was with heavy hearts the Acalanes Ladies Lacrosse team took the field against Berkeley this Friday night. The entire team playing to honor their friend and teammate who had tragically passed away. This was the first time the JV team had played any lacrosse in over two weeks. The Lady Dons beat Berkeley 11 to 2 and all 35…
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…
Grief is love with no place to go. Our emotions move in us, move through us and move between us. Thank you, Girls LAX for helping our ACAcommunity move together. Grief isn’t something you fix; it’s something you honor. We will honor the light and love of Natalie. The Girls Lacrosse players and coaches welcome the attendance by any student,…
The Acalanes athletic community is fortunate to have Bill Fraser coaching and mentoring so many of our student-athletes. Bill’s extensive volunteer work across the community for many years led the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce to recently honor him as Co-Citizen of the Year. As the city’s official proclamation declared, “Bill Fraser, through his coaching, creates community on and off the…
