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…
The boys lacrosse team plays in rain or shine. Or in Friday night’s case, atmospheric rivers. The Dons faced off against the Cal High Grizzlies who came out strong with 2 quick goals in the first quarter. The Dons answered back with goals from Brody Darin and 2 from Jan Korzeniowski to tie the game 3-3 at the…
It was a picture perfect night as the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team took on the Granada Matadors. Actually it was cold, windy, and raining, and yet a strong contingent of fans still made the trek down to Livermore to watch the team fight through the elements. Acknowledging the weather, the announcer played Singin’ in the Rain, made famous in the…
The San Ramon Valley JV put 8 batters to the plate in the top half of the fifth inning on a sunny Wednesday afternoon and turned a 1-1 pitchers’ duel into a 5-1 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. Sneaking the game in before the biweekly “storm of the century” hit the Bay Area and wiped more games off the schedule,…
