While the JV Baseball Dons played quite a few games this Spring in chilly conditions, the Tuesday afternoon road game in Benicia was the first where the weather was legitimately hot. Perhaps it was the heat, or perhaps it was complacency after a long string of wins, but Dons came out flat and just couldn’t get the offense fired up. …
Saturday was an eventful day that began when a number of Mt. Tamalpais families drove to Acalanes thinking they were playing a game on the road, only to learn they were playing at home. The Dons would have preferred that the Mt. Tamalpais pitcher not return, as he celebrated his birthday by tossing a complete game gem giving up only…
The Dons secured the victory over the Cougars, pretty quickly thanks to eight runs in the first inning. Scarlett Popplardo, Esa Orman, Tess Gundacker, Sophia Alvarado, Emme Young, and Emmi Cronin all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning. The first inning Dons scored a whopping 8 runs, followed by 4 runs in the second inning, 2…
Acalanes competed in the DAL championship meet April 28 and April 30. The aqua Dons produced many personal best times along with some top ten times in individual events in Acalanes team history. Those top ten times are as follows: Sadie Suppiger – 100 Free & 100 Back Audrey Cox – 500 Free Heidi Heffelfinger – 500 Free Lila Waechter…
It was revenge time vs Campo and the Dons came to play. Henry Souza (So) got the start and looked nervous at first, along with a large crowd of onlooking Dons fans, and issued a 4 pitch walk to start the game. That’s about where the nerves disappeared, and Henry and the Dons took charge. The next batter hit the…
At the end of each tennis season, coaches of all teams in the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) nominate players to compete in a singles and doubles tournament. DAL consists of Acalanes, Campolindo, College Park, Las Lomas, Miramonte, and Northgate high schools. The tournament allows a total of 32 singles players and 32 doubles teams to enter. For 2022, we had…
The Varsity Dons Softball defeated Miramonte Mats 15-2 on Thursday thanks in part to Scarlett Poppalardo, who drove in four runners. Poppalardo drove in runs on a double in the third and a home run in the fourth. The Dons fired up the offense in the first inning, when Esa Orman drew a walk, scoring one run. The Dons tallied…
The Dons JV boys volleyball team capped off a terrific season with two home wins this week against Alhambra and Las Lomas. Prior to this week, the team had taken two closely-contested losses to Las Lomas and Campo but bounced back to finish strong. The JV team completed the season with an impressive 15 wins against 5 losses and also…
To say that the JV Baseball Dons had good pitching this season would be a gross understatement. Many superlatives could be applied to describe the Dons pitching staff and the combined 1.201 team ERA: great, dominating, superb, awesome, exceptional, and so on. And yet, although Dons came tantalizingly close (one-hitter on a bunt!), a no-hitter has remained elusive – until…
It comes down to Friday night…the Diablo Athlete League Championship game!The Dons beat Campolindo on Tuesday night in overtime, 17 to16. The #1 seeded Miramonte lacrosse took down Northgate by a score of 13-2. This brings us to this Friday night-DAL Championship game! #1 Miramonte versus #3 seed Acalanes. #3?!! The Dons should feel no expectations or pressure to win as the underdog, which allows…