The boy’s tennis team is off to a solid start defeating a very worthy adversary in Bishop O’Dowd. This is the team’s first official practice match of the season, and eight of nine lines won. Seven of those wins were in straight sets. The team is only in its second week of practice and just picked up four soccer players…
Dons Split Opening Week, Go 1-1 On what turned into an Icy Tuesday afternoon at Acalanes, the Spring campaign got off to a cold start. The Dons hosted a very tough squad from Marin Catholic who boasted a number of D1 commits. The bright spots were Dante Montgomery’s solid start as he held the visitors scoreless for 3 innings (pictured below),…
After a successful trip to Marin County, the JV Baseball Dons had the first regular season home game against Saint Pat’s. As baseball games go, this one was the exact opposite of a nail-biter. The Dons were simply a much stronger team, and dominated on both sides of the ball. The Dons sent 9 batters to the plate in the…
After a few scrimmages, the JV baseball team kicked off the regular season with a trip across the bay to face Marin Catholic. The game was well attended from both sides, with visitors not deterred by the cold and blustery conditions, and the Dons provided the fireworks to keep the crowd well entertained. The game was off to a sloppy…
The Acalanes tennis program is fortunate to have Coach Rick O’Brien on board to lead the Dons tennis program. Coach O’Brien comes to Acalanes after working with the Alhambra High tennis program for 16 years as well as head coaching stints at Pinole Valley and De Anza high schools. Rick was a highly-accomplished tennis player himself, having reached a 5.5…
HERE COME THE DONS! The Acalanes Freshman Baseball team opened up their 2022 season with a sweep of a doubleheader versus Dublin, winning the first game 14-6 and the second game 8-7 in extra innings. The future looks bright for Acalanes with 13 different players getting at least one hit, and 9 different players driving in at least one run…
Learn where and when to attack while driving downhill at full speed. Get your hands free and strike while your defenders are on their heels. Crush an opponent’s drive towards your net with explosive defensive strategy. Shooting, dodging, cutting without the ball and doing it correctly gives you a win. And that is what JV LAX Ladies did! Acalanes JV…
On Wednesday the JV baseball team took on Berean Christian. Mason Zirkel started for the Dons and went two scoreless innings. James Stadt, Everet Glass, Jack Giorgianni and Peter Thorn also got to throw in the game. The pitching staff yielded only 3 hits. Paul Kuhner, Everett Glass, Keegan Goddard and Sully Bailey each had two hits as the boys powered past…
On an unseasonably warm Saturday, Acalanes Baseball JV team kicked off the Spring 2022 preseason with a couple of home-field scrimmages: a morning game against Las Lomas, and an afternoon contest against Pinole Valley High. While technically the scores didn’t matter, this was a good test of the team’s readiness to the regular season that starts on Feb 22.The morning…
Track and Field begins Monday, February 7th at 3:30 on the track. Unlike many other sports, there are no tryouts – if you show up to practice, work hard, and listen to your coaches and teammates, there is a spot for you on the team. Contact the coaches with any questions at ahstrack2019@gmail.com.
