On Tuesday, the Dons wrapped up the 2023 regular season with a match against Miramonte at the difficult and often frustrating Orinda Country Club. The Mats’ home field advantage paid off, as they got the best of the Dons by 9 strokes. Spencer Voogt (’23) was the low Don with a 41. Pictured Above: Jackson Jones (’24) tees off on…
It started as a beautiful day for baseball on Tuesday in Lafayette. The Varsity Dons, on a two game win streak took on the #3 ranked North Coast Section team in Division 1, the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles. As usual the boys found themselves in another pitcher’s duel. Henry Souza started for Acalanes and pitched admirably for the first…
Sports gambling was introduced in the US in the early 19th century with horse betting, and took off when professional baseball began in 1876. By 1894, it was so commonplace that there was an article in the Washington Post that stated that the manager of the Chicago Colts bet $100 that his team would finish higher up in the race…
Acalanes Softball traveled to San Leandro on Tuesday afternoon looking to rebound from a couple of tough games recently. The Dons had tons of energy from the first pitch and were prepared to take on the challenge against this large Division 1 school. The Dons bats came alive in this game as every single player for the Dons got a…
When the Dons completed its sweep of the Broncos earlier today, it no longer mattered if Miramonte beat Campo. Acalanes, with a 9-1 record, sits alone at the top. In this Foothill Division, that’s a huge accomplishment. That said because we have a lot of respect for the deeply talented Campolindo, Miramonte and Northgate squads. At the beginning of the…
Last Friday, the Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse team finished the regular season by hosting the Matadors from Miramonte. Many of the Seniors from both teams have a long history of playing lacrosse together, which elevated the stakes and level of tension on the field and in the stands. The Dons came out of the starting gates firing on all cylinders. Within the…
Good Morning! We had a great day on the Track yesterday as we hosting Los Lomas and Miramonte in our Tri-Meet, the first since 2016. It was so fun and the conditions were ideal. It was absolutely wonderful to see all athletes, as well as our Unified Athletes, representing and showing team spirit and ‘sportsperson-like’ conduct! PR’s on the Track…
Today we host Los Lomas and Miramonte at 3.30p on the Track! Please sign up if you have not and please come out and cheer on our athletes at the last home Meet of the Season. We will also celebrate our Seniors and their last day on the Acalanes Track & Field. This will happen before the Meet begins at…
The Dons knew that their final regular season game of the season against Miramonte on Friday night would be a competitive match-up and they weren’t wrong! It was such a fun one to watch, with the scoring going back and forth all game long. The energy in the stands was at an all-time high, especially for an away game, when…
It was a tough day on Thursday for Acalanes Varsity Dons, who fell 12-2 to Northgate Broncos ending their 3 game winning streak. Northgate got things moving in the bottom of the first inning scoring one run. However, the Dons came right back in the top of the second inning to even the score. A walk by Tess Gundacker, followed…
