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…
So here we go, the last event of the 2024 boys’ tennis season. Sixteen of the best division 2 rivals are competing to represent the NCS at the Nor Cal Team Tennis Championships next week. The eventual winner of that event will compete in the CIF State Team Tennis Championships on May 25. Each match we play now determines whether…
Cougars throw in towel after five, hoping for better on Thursday. By the time the first Campolindo batter stepped in the batter’s box on a warm afternoon Tuesday in Moraga, the Acalanes Dons JV stood firmly atop a 6-0 lead. The Dons kept pouring it on as the afternoon wore on, plating two in the second, five in the third,…
The NCS Singles and Doubles Championships finished today. To see all division 1 and 2 champions, open the link below and click on “brackets” under Individual Tennis. CIF-North Coast Section (cifncs.org) When Tucker, Ace and I drove out to Golden Gate Park this morning, I told them I was already proud of their results as they outperformed any expectations of…
Lamorinda bragging rights up for grabs this week as Dons seek to rebound from sweep by Clayton Valley. Carrying similar records into this week, the Dons face a familiar foe in Moraga on Tuesday and then host the Cougars at home on Thursday. Like walking through a park and sensing that you stepped in something you definitely did not want…
On another wet and windy, non-track and field like day that seems to have permeated much of this season, the Acalanes Boys team ran and jumped over the competition to win the DAL Championship! The Girls faired well, finishing 5th of 11 despite their small team and some scheduling challenges as the meet was delayed four hours due to the…
After taking third place in the DAL-F season-ending tournament, our Acalanes standout doubles team was an outside candidate for the NCS Doubles Championships. When the second-place finishers, Dille and Elias from Miramonte, decided to withdraw from further tournament competition, Brewer/Reeder moved into the second spot. Long story short, Brewer/Reeder were named as one of the sixteen teams competing in the…
As fast as it began, the regular season comes to an end. It’s not yet time to sign off for the season though as we have a couple of weeks of post-season to finish up. The player awards were announced last weekend as well as the final standings of the Diablo Athletic League – Foothill Division (DAL-F). Below is a…
