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…
The Varsity Baseball team headed to San Leandro on Thursday to take on the San Leandro Pirates. The boys came away with a hard fought 6-1 win to push their impressive record to 9-0 for the season. Junior Jake Colaco started on the hill for the Dons and went 3 scoreless innings, giving up a hit, a walk and striking…
The day was perfect for tennis, warm but not hot and no wind. The rain is coming Friday and Saturday, so we were fortunate to get this contest in and stay on schedule with our league matches. In league play, Acalanes is now 2-2 and 5-3 overall. We have played some good tennis up to this point, but my gut…
The Acalanes Girls JV Lacrosse team improved their record this week to 9 wins and 0 losses after defeating Campolindo 8 to 3 and Bishop O’Dowd 16 to 2. Both Campo and O’Dowd scored two goals in the last two minutes of their games when the Dons stopped pressing otherwise neither game would have been that close. Both games were…
The Dons traveled to Oakland on Wednesday night for their match up against Bishop O’Dowd. The team was slow to get started on attack, with Lucca DeBiasse scoring the only goal for the Dons in the first quarter. They headed into the second quarter down 3-1. Thankfully, things started to pick up on offense and the dons got some scoring…
On a pleasant Wednesday afternoon the Dons graced the Falcon’s track in Walnut Creek and came away with an overwhelming Boy’s victory (79.5-56.5) and a near miss for the Girls, losing by 8 points after conceding 36 points pre-meet not running in 4 events due to a few injuries and some pacing to stay healthy for upcoming major invitationals and…