The Junior Varsity girls lacrosse team took down Carondelet and University for the second year in a row. Each game basically over in the first half. Dons vs Carondelet The First game was Friday night against the Carondelet Cougars who came into Aca with an incredibly winning tradition in Women’s Lacrosse. HA-Final Score Dons 15 and the Cats 4. Once…
The varsity softball team headed to Pinole Valley High School on a warm Monday afternoon this week to take on the undefeated (4-0) Lady Spartans. The Dons came away with an impressive 10-7 win to push their record to 4-1 and establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with this season. The girls came out in their road blue…
The undefeated Dons headed to San Ramon Valley Tuesday evening to take on the 2-2 Wolves. And while their records suggested an advantage for the Dons, we all knew the Wolves posed a formidable threat. Dons scored first, two minutes into the first quarter, on a nice goal by Griffin Rotundo. The Wolves tied it up quickly, but shortly…
Today Acalanes kicked off DAL league play, and we jumped right into the deep end taking on the Cougars at Campolindo. We were fully staffed, prepared, pumped and ready to play. The question of just how good 2024 league champion Campo is this year was answered. In this match today, they were the better team. We offer no excuses, but…
The varsity softball team put on another impressive 13 hit offensive show with their third win in a row on Thursday against the Las Lomas Knights in Walnut Creek. The squad came out in their road blue jerseys with black pants, looking tight. They scored early and often in this lop-sided affair. Centerfielder Emme Young led off the first inning…
Last week was a great week for boys golf. The top 6 varsity players had a match at Rossmoor against Bentley on Wednesday. While Bentley was missing some of its top players, it may not have made a difference as the Dons showed up big time. The final team score was 150-199. The 4 individual scores that counted include Rocco…
The Track & Field team demonstrated that they can compete on a wicked cold Thursday night vs. California San Ramon and Livermore and on a beautiful and sunny day Saturday at the 55th running of Bob Warren Charlie Eaton Invitational with 20 competing teams. The season is early and the girl’s team will receive a welcome inflow the basketball team…
Acalanes 3, Pinole Valley 2 (8 innings) – “Extra Innings, Extra Guts!” The Dons kicked off their season with a nail-biting 3-2 victory over Pinole Valley in extra innings. Despite some early-game jitters, Acalanes proved they’ve got the guts to pull through tight games. The hero of the night? Branson Smith. The guy went the distance, throwing a complete game…
Being down our #3 singles player on the trip, Shah, due to a rolled ankle, ended up being a key reason why we struggled on day two. We knew it was going to be tough, so the plan was to field the best team we could and rotate our lower varsity players into the matches. This tennis tournament experience is…
The Varsity men’s lacrosse team took the field on a chilly Friday night in Oakland to take on the Dragons of Bishop O’Dowd. With the Dons undefeated on the season, this was rumored to be the toughest test so far, especially given O’Dowd’s recent upset of Campolindo 13-12. The Dons looked good early on. Ian Sanftner won the first…