Coaches Jim Burleigh and Dan Meade Make 2024 Baseball Season Their Last. One’s passion for baseball sometimes starts with a small spark, and for some it burns strongly and brighter, and for a few it is mixed with some talent which feeds that spark and leads to wonderful things. And for some,…
Dons Triumphant at Tri-Valley Track & Field Championships: 14 Dons Qualify for NCS Meet of Champions
On a glorious (finally!) Saturday in Pittsburg, the Dons performed brilliantly, advancing 14 athletes to the NCS Meet of Champions, with the boys team taking 2nd place overall out of 19 competing schools, and girls taking 6th overall. Not to be missed…PRs galore and new state #1 marks for speedster Paul Kuhner in the 100 in a blazing 10.36 (tie…
Saturday was the final day of the NCS Team Championships. It was held at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on an amazing weather day. To say we were outgunned that morning in the semifinals would be an understatement. SF University was clearly the top seed and dominated on all but two lines. They showed up with their entire top…
The Varsity Baseball team lost a dramatic back and forth battle in Moraga on Thursday 8-7. They split their two game series with the Cougars this week. The boys finished the regular season 21-3 with a 7-3 league mark. The Dons fought to the very end before dropping their final regular season game. Fortunately the NCS Playoffs begin next week.…
Just when I think it’s safe to put the child-proof cap back on my heart medication, the heart attack pack strikes again! There are so many things about this team that keep me coming back for more – where do I start? One is the fact that we get new heroes each week that pull out critical wins that push…
Catcher Stewart leads the Dons in feasting on Cougar’s pitching. What little hope the Campolindo JV had to salvage a split in the week’s series went up like smoke up a chimney in the bottom of the second inning Thursday afternoon off Pleasant Hill Road. Jasper Stewart led off the inning with a double down the left field…
Acalanes Boys Varsity Golf participated in the DAL championships at Paradise Valley golf course last week. The Dons finished in 3rd place behind Campolindo and Miramonte. Senior Jackson Jones led the Dons with a 4th place individual finish, followed by a 7th place finish by senior Gus McKinney and a top 15 finish by senior Nate Lyons. Jones earned 1st…
The Varsity Softball team had their final league game at Las Lomas on Tuesday and with a win they would secure at least a tie for the league championship. Coming into the game, the team had won 10 of their last 11 games and looked to close out the regular season over the Knights who played the Dons close in…
The Varsity Baseball team kept rolling with a 7-2 win over their rival Campolindo Cougars on Tuesday at sunny Ken Souza Field. The victory pushed the team’s impressive season record to 21-2. It was the perfect conclusion to Senior Night at the ballpark (see more below). This year’s squad features nine seniors who have all made their mark on this…
Making it to the semi-finals of NCS is no small feat. After beating Petaluma and Piedmont in decisive victories, the Dons advanced to the semi-final game against #1 seed San Marin on Tuesday evening in Novato. From the start of the game, you could tell that the Dons were playing with grit and determination and making the most of this…