Last night the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles (who doesn’t love that mascot?) traveled to Lafayette to face the Dons Boys Varsity Lax team. True to form, Clayton Valley came amped up with the bravado of a young wrestler auditioning for the WWE. Unfortunately for the Eagles, they were served a repeated smackdown. Senior Goalie Blake Chehlaoui, made several impressive stops (yes,…
The Acalanes Dons Varsity Softball team had everything working on Wednesday, winning big over Berean Christian Varsity Eagles 13-1 to bounce back from a tough game on Tuesday and get on the winning track with a big league game win. The bats came alive for the Dons as they racked up 11 hits on the day. Hailey Stripling and Emme…
Varsity baseball took on the College Park Falcons on Tuesday in their first game after Spring Break. Itperfect day for a ballgame in Pleasant Hill as Junior Henry Souza took the hill for the Dons. The Acalanessquad knocked out 11 hits in a solid offensive attack that just could not produce a run. Despite everystarter getting at least one hit,…
The ladies JV lacrosse team defeated CVC 18 to 0 and it really wasn’t that close. This team is now 11 and 1. The offense was led by multiple goals from Audrey Peatros, Emily Roberts, Campbell Evans, Maya Stafford and Laila Vivek. Additional goals were scored by Emme Cain, Lucy Thomas, Mollie Schofield, Claire Zimmerman, Addie McShane, Cameron Thornton, Grace…
Similar to a big pile of laundry looking intimidating, intimidation has always been a part of baseball. Babe Ruth, who once struck out looking against “the Big Train” Walter Johnson, turned to the umpire arguing that the pitch sounded high. Nolan Ryan was known for his high leg kick, record-breaking strikeouts, and pummeling Robin Ventura. Randy Johnson, the tallest pitcher…
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It would have been expected to see some rust from the Dons after Spring Break, but the rust was hard to find on Tuesday night against the Ugly Eagles. Throughout the game, the Dons displayed a spread out scoring attack, a tenacious redefend and rock solid defense. Scoring three goals each for the Dons were star middies Haley Rurka, Maya…
The Acalanes Softball Dons started the second half of the season coming off of spring break on the road at College Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Dons let the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 12-1 loss. The Dons came out strong and took an early lead in the first as Emme Young scored from second base…
Tuesday was the nicest day we have seen all season weather-wise. The boys were back from spring break and ready for action. The stage was set for a showdown with the Miramonte Matadors at home. Both teams were a little banged up with injuries. While we got Tyler Toni back in the #1 slot, we were without Luke Brightbill (ankle)…
On Monday, the Acalanes varsity golf team defeated Northgate by a score of 207 to 229. Junior Gus McKinney led the team with a solid round of 38 (second best of the match) followed by Chase Regan who shot a 41. The Dons improved their record to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in league play.