As the season opened, the varsity boys team pegged Monte Vista as the toughest opponent they would face. They were not wrong. The team faced off against this Division 1 team stacked with multiple D-1 college commits up and down the field. The Mustangs took a decisive lead early on and dominated the first quarter forcing Acalanes defense…
Today the varsity team played its first home match of the season. The sun made a rare appearance, and our family fans came out in big numbers. It was a good day. We are still streaking from last year as the team went undefeated on its home courts in 2023. The boys today proved too much in our practice match…
The Acalanes JV Girls Lacrosse team dominated in 2023 and have begun their quest to do it again in 2024. This team is comprised of all new starters. The Coaches Steve Seiler and Scott Stafford did not know just how good they were or could be, but these young, inexperienced and scrappy Lady Dons proved that they will be a…
The Varsity Baseball team started their season in style with a come from behind 4-2 win in Martinez on Thursday and an impressive 10-5 W at home on Friday under sunny skies. The Dons first game was against the Alhambra Bulldogs. Lefty Henry Souza took the mound for the boys in blue and the 2024 campaign was officially underway. The…
Some days on the track are good, some are great. With a sunny seventy degree day at the San Valley Ramon Valley track serving as the backdrop, the team’s performed well and the Dons posted many, many incredible performances, perhaps the best individual performance by an Acalanes track athlete in recent, if not school history (see Trevor Rogers below). While…
Despite their best efforts, the Dons fell short of a win at home on Friday night against a talented California High team. The game started out with Cal High taking the early lead. With the help of goals scored on penalty shots by Ella Thomason and Tea Smith along with a goal by Campbell Evans on an assist from Emily…
The JV baseball team celebrated their home opener against the Alhambra Bulldogs JV squad and the disappearance of the rain and cloud icons from their weather apps on Thursday, February 22 with an 8-5 win. Austin McManamon made his debut on the mound for the Dons and looked like he might be the bell cow of the pitching staff this…
Lacrosse is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins dating back to indigenous people as early as the 12th century. By the 17th century, a version of the sport was well-established and documented in the territory of present-day Canada. In this version, each team consisted of 100-1,000 players, the field was several miles long, and games lasted…
The Dons fired up the season with a thrilling comeback game against Serra High School in a night of steady rain. The Padres started out the first quarter with 4 unanswered goals but this did not rattle the Don’s confidence. Sophomore Jan Korzeniowski scored the first goal of the season in the first quarter followed up with a…
In the first annual Trial of Miles, kicking off the track and field session for our distance runners, Acalanes girls and boys teams shined against visitors from Piedmont and Archie Williams. Sophomore Nevis Murphy started the year right for the Lady Dons with a victory and personal best in the 1600 meters with a winning time of 5:15.16 and was…