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…
The Varsity Dons travelled to Campolindo on Tuesday to take on their friends and foes in what always seems to be a hard fought, entertaining battle. Ethan Rowland (sr) was matched up on the mound against Colin Godfrey (Campo sr headed to Chapman) in a hard throwing battle. The Dons drew first blood in the 3rd, when Dante Montgomery (sr)…
Tuesday was a busy afternoon for the Boys’ Varsity tennis team. Not only were we hosting Miramonte, but we were also celebrating the last varsity league match of our three seniors: Tyler Holder, Liam McGlynn, and Matthew Muren. With a full and healthy roster, we came very close to beating Miramonte this time. #1 Tyler Toni and #2 Nick Owens…
A ten-run first inning led the Varsity Dons to an 11-1 victory on Tuesday against Ygnacio Valley. The first inning fireworks started with a walk, followed by a double by Emmi Cronin, and another walk. This put the bases load for Esa Orman to hit a single with two Dons scoring with more runs to follow with more walks, hits…
Sitting pretty at a 14-1-2 record, and having started a new winning streak, the JV Dons were hosting their cross-town rivals, the Campolindo Cougars. Both teams swung the bats well, with quite a few hard-hit balls flying around, despite solid pitching on both sides. Conversely, both teams were hurt by sloppy defense, with 3 errors on each side. The…
The end of the 2022 season is upon us with the first test for the Acalanes swimmers at the DAL championship meet to be held at Campolindo high school Thursday and Saturday. The qualifying events are held Thursday with the top 16 times in each event invited back Saturday to compete for the title of each event. The Dons have…
Scoring the three lowest rounds of the match, Juniors; Spencer Voogt (38) and Cory Grey (41) & Senior Nate Cheslog (42), Acalanes beat Las Lomas 212-242 last Monday the 18th at Contra Costa CC. The Dons raise their league record to 4-3 and overall record of 7-5.
Congrats to both Varsity Lacrosse teams to making it to the playoffs! Games start this Tuesday! The Boys LAX DAL semifinal game is at Campolindo at 5pm! The Girls LAX NCS is at home against Northgate at 7pm. Go to the Boys Game then roll over to ACAstadium to cheer on the LAX Girls! Be where you can be but…
April 23. A day in history when Shakespeare was born (1564) and died (1616), Weeghman Park (now Wrigley Field) hosted its first baseball game (1914), Hank Aaron hammered his first home run (1954), “New Coke” was introduced to the world (1985), and the Acalanes Freshman baseball team swept the College Park Falcons in convincing fashion (2022). The team won game…