Friday night saw the Campolindo Cougars return to Acalanes for the DAL Championship game. As the Dons quickly discovered, the Cougs had improved since their 14-4 loss to Acalanes earlier in the season. Cougars leader and D3 commit, Harrison Leenhouts kicked the night off with a pair of quick scores followed by a goal from Campo Sophomore Gaeten Avicolli, putting the…
The boys traveled to Clayton Valley Charter High School on Thursday to take on the Ugly Eagles for theirsecond game of the week, on an unseasonably warm day. Acalanes wore their road grays and came outswinging. The Dons had runners on in every inning of the game, but it wasn’t enough to win. In the endClayton Valley prevailed with a…
On an absolutely gorgeous Saturday, with near perfect conditions, our Track & Field DONS showed up to the DAL Trials/Finals, hosted by Campolindo, to win, place and show their work that they have been perfecting all season. Our throwers/Jumpers/Vaulters advancing to the Tri-Valley Meet on Saturday, May 13th at Foothill High School in Pleasanton: DAL Finals will resume this Saturday…
The Dons Boys Volleyballers wrapped up a great regular season with two consecutive hard-fought 5-set wins over strong Las Lomas and Northgate teams last week. The Dons posted a 15-8 overall regular season record including a championship in the Deer Valley Tournament and a 5-5 record in the highly competitive DAL league, which features four of the top 14 teams…
Playing against Campo in the DAL Championship game on Friday night was a tough assignment. Campo features multiple NCAA Division I commits, including their incredibly stingy goalkeeper, Haley Richards. The Cougars put their talents on display throughout the first half, outscoring the Dons 3-11. Unfortunately the Dons also lost star middie, Grace Imrie, to injury in the first half, making…
On April 27 and 28, the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) Foothill Division held its season-ending singles and doubles tournament. The winners move on to the NCS Championships on May 5 and 6. Thursday (Apr 27) was at Northgate and reserved for the first three rounds, while Friday was at College Park and for the semis and finals. Unfortunately, day one…
As we move from our regular Season and continue the celebration of our GIRLS DAL Foothill Championship win, we transition focus to the DAL Trials and Finals. Tomorrow, the DAL Trials are at Campolindo High School. Here is everything you need to know for the Trial Meet, the Finals Meet next Saturday and the Program/Schedule for both weekends. Lots of…
Video games have been a part of baseball since 1961, when “BBC Vik: The Baseball Demonstrator” was released on a IBM 1620 mainframe. The game lasted around 9 minutes with each play simulation being printed, letting the player know who hit the ball, when a base was stolen, when a ball was caught, and so forth. Since that time, there…
The Acalanes swim season is busy and compressed. Acalanes has had 5 meets in a month and a half, plus an invitational in Mission Viejo. The last 3 meets happened in quick succession: Miramonte away on March 30 , Clayton Valley at home on April 12 and then Northgate at home last Wednesday, April 19. The team saw good progress…
The Dons wanted a win against Miramonte Tuesday evening in their DAL playoff game, after their close loss to the Mats in their final regular season game, and a decisive win was exactly what they earned. The momentum swung back and forth in the first half, with the Dons edging out the Mats 6-5 at halftime. The second half was…