In an exciting development for the Acalanes sports community, the Dons Girls Beach Volleyball program launched and had their first scrimmage on March 15th against Piedmont High School. The match took place at the Heather Farms sand courts in Walnut Creek, and drew a crowd of enthusiastic supporters. The Dons put on an impressive display of skill and teamwork, winning…
On Wednesday March 15, Acalanes Swimming faced the Campolindo Cougars at the Soda Center in Moraga. The Cougars won the meet drawing upon their large team and talented group of year-round swimmers. However, there were many, many bright spots for the Dons. Acalanes swimmers achieved a total of 4 NCS qualifying times (2 of those in relays) and 13 NCS…
Thursday’s game against Northgate Varsity Broncos was a heartbreaker for Acalanes Softball Dons, as they had the tying run at third base in the last inning but eventually lost the game in a 6-5 defeat to make their record 3-1 on the season. Acalanes lost despite out-hitting Northgate Varsity Broncos seven to six. The Dons took the lead in the…
Caramel is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, or as a topping for ice cream and custard. Oh wait, we played Carmel, my bad. So the game against Carmel wrapped up the Dons 4 game road trip where the…
On Friday night the lady lacrosse JV Dons continued their winning ways by jumping out to a 10-0 halftime lead and cruising to a 14-1 victory. As has been most of the season so far this game was never in doubt. There were so many contributions from different players. Campbell Evans had 3 goals and 2 assists, Emily Roberts had…
Varsity beat Liberty in extra innings, 6-5. JV Dons beat Liberty, 8-5…so the Frosh Dons did the same on Saturday. The Dons sweep the Lions this week in baseball. Game one: The Dons got things moving in the first inning, when Reid Martin singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. Tommy Terhar was credited with the victory for the…
Hailey Stripling, Tess Gundacker, and Sophia Alvarado Selling Booster Tickets Outside of Diablo Foods
On another beautiful afternoon in Lafayette a festive crowd witnessed a second dramatic win for theDons in the same week. This time the offense was the star of the show. The Liberty High SchoolLions came to town on Thursday with a 4-0 record and a #2 Division 1 North Coast ranking. They had Saint Mary’s commit David Roberts on the…
In the classic 1990 LL Cool J Hip-Hop song “Mama Said Knock you Out”, there is a line where he sings “Don’t call it a comeback”. With all due respect to Mr. J, I am going to call the Dons erasing a 3 run deficit by scoring 6 runs in the last inning to pull out the victory over the…
Acalanes vs Bishop O’Dowd Acalanes vs Deer Valley