The varsity boys’ team is now 2-0 after an impressive and decisive victory over Heritage. All nine matches were won in straight sets. The boys continue to prepare very well for the regular season which kicks off on March 10 when we play Northgate at home. 12 of the 18 varsity players will travel to Fresno on Thursday to participate…
When you win a game in the final 17 seconds of regulation time, every play that led to that moment counted. After nearly an hour of spirited lacrosse, the Dons varsity girls lacrosse team united to beat the Northgate Broncos 11-10 with a winning goal by Maya Wang. It was a team effort, with 8 players contributing to the scoreboard: Haley…
The Acalanes Freshman Baseball team split the games in their doubleheader versus Berkeley, suffering their first loss of the season 7-2 in the first game before rebounding to win the second game 15-3. Austin Wampler led the team with 3 hits, including a double and triple, and 4 RBIs for the day. Jake Megibow got the start in game 1, pitching 3 innings and giving up just 2 earned runs with 6 Ks. In the bottom of the 1st, Acalanes was able to tie the game 1-1 by scratching a run…
This Saturday, February 26, we began our 2022 season by hosting Clayton Valley Charter and Concord High School for a scrimmage. With incredible efforts across the board, dozens of PR’s, multiple top 3 finishes and section leading marks, and not one but two record board performances, your Acalanes Dons dominated the meet from start to finish! We’ll get back to…
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…
