The NCS (North Coast Section) team tournament kicks off Tuesday, May 10. There are 15 teams entered in Division 2. Top-seeded Head-Royce is the only team to draw a first-round bye. Acalanes is the #6 seed and will host Oakland’s College Prep High School at 3:30 PM Tuesday. The Cougars are the #11 seed. If the Dons win, we would…
The Acalanes Freshman Baseball team delivered an early Mother’s Day present, beating El Cerrito 6-3 in game 1 and 6-2 in game 2. The origins of Mother’s Day dates back to the Ancient Greeks, who, in their spring festival, celebrated the goddess Rhea, considered the mother of the Gods. But I digress…back to the games. Game 1 was a hard-fought…
Alexia Dunlavey (Senior), Grace Chehlaoui (Junior), and Dakota Goyert (Junior) went to the NCS dive competition and all 3 varsity divers survived the 2 cuts and finished in the top 16! Great job girls!
The Dons secured the victory thanks to ten runs in the first inning. The Dons big bats were led by Esa Orman, Tess Gundacker, Avery Robb, Ella Johnston, Emme Young, and Sophia Alvarado, all driving in runs in the frame. The game ended with Acalanes 16 and Mt Diablo 4 Sophia Alvarado wanted to spice things up in the third…
Last year in the rain at Benicia, the Acalanes season prospects were dimmed after a significant loss which dropped the Dons record to 8-10. This year, the Dons swept Benicia 1-0 on Tuesday and a blistering 20-4 on Thursday to raise their record to an impressive 15-7. Big win from the Dons especially since we had not won AT Benicia…
After a tough loss on an unusually hot Tuesday afternoon at Benicia, the Dons were back at Ken Souza field for a rematch against the formidable Panthers team. With the weather being a lot cooler, the Dons were looking to get their hitting mojo back, and with Jack Giorgianni starting, an ace on a pitching staff full of aces, all…
Our Acalanes Track & Field Dons will take to the track and field this Saturday, May 7th, as Campolindo High School hosts the 2022 DAL FINALS! This is an all-day event, 9a-3p, so, wear BLUE, bring your sunscreen and hat and padded Booster bleacher chair and come out and support the athletes this Saturday! Buy tickets here: https://gofan.co/app/events/609416?schoolId=CA22846 Tri-Valley and…
Disclaimer: If you are not a fan of Star Wars, baseball, or articles that oftentimes lack any factual accuracy whatsoever, please save yourself some time by not reading any further. On a day known as Star Wars Day, “May the 4th be with you”, the Acalanes Freshman put up a good fight, but ultimately fell by a score of 5-2…
Boys’ Lacrosse followed up their 2nd place DAL finish with a resounding 13-2 win over the University Red Devils in the first round of NCS Div 2 playoffs. Dylan Olson (5 goals) and Owen Estee (2 goals) lead the offensive effort with an additional 8 players contributing to the win. Ben Foox continued his excellent play at the face-off “X” and…
The Varsity Dons took on the Benicia Panthers on an unusually warm day at Ken Souza field on Tuesday. The Dons handed the ball to Benjy Braunstein (sr) and when a good hitting Panthers team loaded the bases with one out in the 1st inning, the game was beginning to look ominous. However, Benjy settled down and got their 5th…
