The Dons Varsity Softball dispatched Mt. Diablo Lady Devils on Monday, 14-3, to extend their winning streak to four games and push their record to 7-3 on the season. The game was a good tuneup for the team as they get ready for a big game on Thursday hosting College Park for the last game before spring break. The…
Though 5-4 is a very close final score, the boys spared their coaches some stress Tuesday as they got to five wins pretty quickly. One of the nicest things about playing at Northgate is the twelve courts. This allows all of the matches, including the exhibition, to go on at the same time. It’s a little chaotic for coaching, but…
There was so much scoring in Pinole on Tuesday afternoon that one might think that they were in Panama City Beach or South Padre Island in the middle of March, not on an all-dirt infield between the Pinole Dog Park and the Pinole Skate Park. It seems that the scenic batter’s eye of trees on a mountain past center field…
Water polo is a sport played with 7 players per side. The Casa Grande JV lacrosse team only had 9 players total. So, the Aca JV Boys lacrosse squad was once again facing the challenge of playing a 7v7 game. And, with Saturday’s downpour, it had the feel of a water polo match. However, as we got closer to the…
The Dons didn’t know what to think when they suddenly were looking up from a 2-run deficit after just one-half inning Monday afternoon at Ken Souza Field. No one will admit to taking the visitors from Walnut Creek lightly, but they do own a 11-0 loss to Miramonte this season and entered the game 0-3 in their league play. With…
Moments before first pitch, Coach Jim Burleigh was summoned by the opposing dugout to put a stop to some extracurricular activities in the visitors’ stands. Double checking that there was a stout tall chain link fence between him and the offending fans, he then strode over with the swagger of Dirty Harry to the squabble, ready to eject a couple…
The Acalanes Softball Varsity team won their third game in a row as Esa Orman drove in four runs on three hits to lead the Dons past Las Lomas Knights 7-5 on Thursday. Despite falling down by five runs in the second inning, the Knights tried to fight back and closed the gap, but the Dons held on for a…
The boys varsity boys lacrosse team faced off against Casa Grande surrounded by the green hills of Petaluma. The game started off with a mixture of brilliant sun, ominous rainclouds, and dramatic downpours much like the game itself. The Gauchos came out with a ferocious offensive start and ran up the score 6-0 before the Dons could catch their…
The Varsity Girls Lacrosse team travelled to Orinda on Friday to take on the Miramonte Matadors. In a bit of an inauspicious beginning, the scoreboard didn’t work, and apparently the music didn’t work either as the Matadors sang the national anthem unaccompanied. Also, if anyone is every interested in more rain, just schedule a girls varsity lacrosse game as it…
It was a busy day at the Heaston Aquatic Center on Thursday afternoon as the Dons hosted a very large, very strong Cougar swim team. After such a strong showing at the Mission Viejo Invitational last weekend, it’s pretty normal not to see many improved times after such a fast and competitive meet. Campo’s swim team is very strong since…
