Even though the league matches have finished, the tennis team has been busy this past week. The DAL head coaches named first team, second team and honorable mention players. The team had its season ending banquet where team awards were presented. Team representatives Will Lofting and Sammy Foster joined me and attended the Acalanes Athletics & Activities event where we…
It was a tough week for Acalanes Varsity Baseball. The Dons took on the Campolindo Cougars onThursday at home and repeated a similar bad dream as Tuesday’s outcome. Solid pitching, decent hitting and a few let downs in defense were ultimately the story of both games. Hard to watch because defense has been so stellar all season. Mason Zirkel started…
With straight-set wins over Marin Catholic on Tuesday and Piedmont on Thursday the #3 seed Acalanes Boys Volleyball team moves on to face #2 Moreau Catholic away in Hayward next Tuesday. The Marin win went fairly straightforward, but Piedmont was much more of a challenge. The Dons had to come from behind late to capture the first set 26-24, before…
The Dons played the second game of the double header against Campo on the road on May 4. Given the date, I had every intention of repeating the article theme from last year as it was again Star Wars Day, aka “May the 4th be with you”. I thought I could even tie it into my laundry with something like…
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 6th, our DONS will compete in the DAL Finals along with the other 12-schools in our League. Heat and Lane assignments have been updated so please make sure to check the schedule. DO NOT FORGET YOUR SPIKES or shoes or poles or shot put at school. Please make sure you or your child remembers these critical tools…
It was a tale of two halves as the Dons took on the Wildcats in the NCS quarterfinals on Thursday at San Rafael High School. In the first half, the Dons kept the Wildcats close, going into halftime with a score of 2-5, giving themselves a chance to mount a comeback in the second half. Dons goalie Addie Martin stopped…
The boys made the short drive to Moraga on Tuesday to take on the Campolindo Cougars. The rainstarted right before game time and continued for most of the two and a half hour contest. Junior hurler Henry Souza started on the hill for Acalanes and pitched well enough to get a win, but the bullpen and defense could not hold…
A little bit of rain did not slow the Acalanes Varsity Softball Dons as they defeated Berean Christian Eagles 13-3 on Monday thanks to a timely ten runs in a big third inning. This was the second time the Dons were able to defeat Berean Christian this season as they continue to build momentum as they head into the last…
Is there anything better than a postseason overtime sudden death Dons win? No! On Tuesday evening, the Dons took on Head-Royce in the first round of NCS. The first half went back and forth with the Dons and Jayhawks trading goals; the Dons and Jayhawks went into halftime tied 5-5. The second half was even tighter, with the end of…
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