What a difference one year can make. Last year, the Dons took down Bishop O’Dowd 8-1. This year, Coach Tom brought a much-improved team to Acalanes and we suffered our first home loss since 2022. We did not go down without a fight though. Four matches were decided by a third set super tiebreaker. It was a nail-biting day, so…
Torrential rains, 35 MPH winds, 45 degree weather. That is what Mother Nature provided to the Dons as they played Granada High School in Livermore. Did that stop the Lady Dons…NO WAY. I know I mention ground and loose balls as an important statistic and the reason it is so important is because it results in a possession for the…
They say that the hallmark of a good team is being able to win even when you don’t play your best game. On Wednesday, the Varsity Girls Lacrosse team travelled to Piedmont to take on Highlanders and did exactly that, ekeing out a 10-9 win on a golden goal in overtime despite being outshot 24-13 and committing 16 turnovers. The…
Rainbows, raindrops and rays of sunshine set the backdrop for the first dual meet of the season, a tremendous success, the boys winning 88-48 and the girls winning 63-41 with fantastic performances across the board despite less than ideal conditions. See Athletic.net for full meet results. Outstanding performances for the day included: Boys— Trevor Rogers (Sr): Winning the Long Jump…
Today was an exercise in how you get stuck with lemons and make lemonade. The day started with a scheduled away practice match against Benicia High on a day with no rain in the forecast. Everything looked great until we reached the Benicia Bridge. It started to rain and then it was a downpour. Instead of turning the cars around,…
Boys Varsity Golf kicked off their season yesterday with a narrow victory against Las Lomas at Contra Costa CC. Final score 206-209 and remember in golf you want the low score… With an all senior lineup, Jake Elerts shot 39 with 3 birdies in 9 holes. Guoan Wang had the second best Dons score posting a 41. Coach Randy Jones…
The red hot Acalanes Dons took on the Petaluma Trojans in Sonoma County on Monday and came away with a 2-1 victory to improve their undefeated record to 4-0. Junior Jake Colaco took the hill and pitched an outstanding game to fuel the boys. Solid pitching, defense and timely hitting has been the early season recipe for success with the…
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America and it originated among Native Americans. Traditional games could last for several days and anywhere from 100 to 1,000 men would participate. In 1877 New York University became the first college in the US to establish a lacrosse team. Much like that NYU team, the Acalanes JV Boys Lacrosse team is…
Strictly adhering to the team’s mantra…run fast and turn left…the distance runners posted strong results at this weekend Dan Gabor Invitational, a premier Bay Area distance running event held in the cold and rain in Dublin on Saturday. Leading the girl’s team, in a familiar position, was senior Olivia William’s who placed 1st in the 3200 meters in a very…
After all the rain, the Varsity Softball Dons finally got their season started with away games at Dougherty Valley and Antioch High School. After suffering from some first game jitters in a 12-2 loss at Dougherty Valley, the Dons bounced back with a huge 14-3 win to defeat Antioch to start the season at 1-1. In the first game…