Walk-up songs can be traced back to 1972 with New York Yankees reliever Sparky Lyle, who took the mound to “Pomp and Circumstance” (aka the graduation song). These songs took off in the 1990s when players began requesting their own music. Most are bravado-heavy genres like rap and rock, like “Enter Sandman” by Metallica for Mariano Riviera and “Wild Thing”…
Blues, Brews, and BBQ’s silent auction is now open until 5:00 pm Saturday, 4/15/23 with many great items! This is a Win-Win situation where robust bidding is encouraged because when you win; we all win! It benefits you, our sports programs, and athletes!!! Bid high, bid often and let’s WIN together! Browse items here: Silent Auction and Pay to Plays
This Friday (5p-10p) and Saturday (8.30a-4p), our Track and Field DONS will be running, jumping, throwing and vaulting in the 53rd Bob Warren & Charlie Eaton Relay Invitational. Please come out and cheer on our team as they compete against 31 schools and over 400 athletes. We will have food trucks onsite both days – La Roca Taco Truck, Ofelia…
Saturday the Dons hosted a doubleheader against the Falcons of College Park and many runs were scored with the Dons winning both games. Game 1 with a big win and Game 2 a walk-off hit in the eighth inning. It’s a good day to be a Don! Read on for details… Smith. Michlitsch, Martin, Beers and Terhar rule the hill for…
This Saturday, our BOYS 4x100m Team were headed to the 2023 Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School in southern California but due to injuries, we will unfortunately not be able to run. This year, the meet will host a record 690 schools coming in from 36 states. It is the largest meet in the country and has produced 33 National…
On Thursday, March 30th, the Acalanes Varsity Softball Dons hosted the Miramonte Matadors for the final game before spring break and came away with a big victory. The Dons’s three pitchers and stellar defense didn’t allow a single hit, and defeated the Matadors 14-3. Nicole Parlett led things off in the circle for Acalanes in her first appearance of…
All I can say is, ‘Acalanes Track & Field are no fools’. Saturday, April 1st, brought a dry, bluebird day to the Cobb Track and Angell Field in Palo Alto at the Stanford Invitational. It was the first dry meet we have had in a long time so it was wonderful to watch all the hard work pay off for…
Anticipating an unbalanced match up in the Dons’ favor, Acalanes continually shifted personnel and line-up throughout the game, but the Dons still ran away with a 14-3 win over Ygnacio Valley on Thursday night. The Dons cruised to an easy 8-0 lead at halftime. In the second half, the Dons pulled star goalie Addie Martin and played her on attack,…
The Dons JV baseball game against the Knights was rescheduled three times as it was raining cats and dogs for most of the week. When it finally happened on Saturday, the Dons won yet another cat and mouse type thriller, pulling off a victory in the bottom of the 12th inning. Although they managed to win, it was a bittersweet victory…
Once again the Varsity baseball team faced a committed Division 1 college recruit on the mound, onFriday. He looked great, threw 90 miles per hour and struck out 11 Dons, but it wasn’t enough to get awin. He faced a determined Acalanes squad that was up to the task!! Mason Zirkel took the hill for the Dons and posted an…