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…
The Dons have run into a little rough patch as the league schedule is about to begin. Henry Souza got the start on Thursday against another large D1 school, Antioch High School. Henry went 3 innings, giving up 2 hits, a walk, and a run as he posted 2 strikeouts for Acalanes. Peter Thorn relieved him in the 4th and…
This past Tuesday the Acalanes Dons Varsity Lax team hosted Bishop O’Dowd. The Dons’ first quarter offensive assault began with a strong shot from #8, Sophomore Marshall Anderson. Anderson’s initial salvo was quickly followed up by strikes from Dylan Olson, and Cooper Olson, and an impressive takeaway and score by #22, Senior D-Pole/LSM John Cain. With that, the Dons soon…
After starting the season with three straight away matches, the Acalanes boys’ varsity tennis team finally got to play a match on our home courts. For the second time this week, we took on College Park. The results were the same; we defeated the Cougars 8-1. Two of our players got to compete in their first league matches and both…
