Yesterday, the boy’s tennis teams competed against Northgate High School in their first official league match since 2019. In Varsity, there were a total of five matches that went to a third and deciding set. Of those five matches, the Dons won three. At line 3 doubles, sophomore Zubin Acuna and senior Jack Innenberg stepped into their first varsity match…
ACALANES VARSITY TENNIS OFFICIALLY ENDED IT’S 2020 SEASON WITH A TEAM AWARDS CEREMONY CALL YESTERDAY. HEAD COACH DREW DIEFENBACH WAS PROUD OF WHAT HIS TEAM ACCOMPLISHED IN THE SHORTENED DAL SEASON AT AT THE BOYS CALIFORNIA TENNIS CLASSIC TOURNAMENT IN FRESNO THAT THE TEAM COMPETED IN EARLIER THIS YEAR. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: ISHAAN SAHA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: TYLER TONI LEADERSHIP AWARD:…
Dons show up to share their Acalanes baseball stories to the future Dons As we know the Varsity Baseball season had their spring sport season cut short by COVID-19, with Seniors saddened to miss out on their last high school sports season. The 2020 Dons baseball season was guaranteed to be a golden season. The Acalanes Dons were…
There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time… The Freshman Baseball team traveled to Pleasanton to play Foothill High School on Wednesday evening with parents in the stands cheering on the Falcons and Dons. Dons took their first ups and could not get on base. The Falcons did…
Twenty of the top Northern California teams came out to play an 18 hole shoot out at the De La Salle Tournament. The match was moved to Ruby Hills Golf Club this year. Acalanes finished 18th place. Murphy Baker came in with the lowest round for the team at an 83. Ryan Reilly was close behind with an 84. Will…
Bouncing back hard from a 3-1 loss in the first game of a doubleheader, Acalanes won game two, 8-3 School rivalries are the backbone to any high school sporting event, especially in Lamorinda. Ultimately, rivalries provide for fun and spirited games. Victory is always sweet, but it is even sweeter when it is against a rival team. For the day,…
This past Wednesday, March 4th, we hosted Clayton Valley Charter for our first home Diablo Athletic League (DAL) dual meet. Due to some major unforeseen issues with the timer we hired, the meet ran exceptionally long and there are still a lot of corrections to be made with the results. Huge thank you to everyone who volunteered and participated! As…
Sadly the cold, windy weather made for some tough rounds as the Dons fell to the Las Lomas Knights on Friday. The teams played at Acalanes’ home course, Rossmoor GC, for a 9 hole match, but fell short by 3 strokes. Mike O’Donnell led the team with a top score of 39, followed by Will Condy with a 41 and…
The Dons got their season underway this past week by becoming co-champions of the 2nd Annual Pittsburg Invitational Tournament, a tournament they also won last year. The tournament included all top D1 teams and ended up crowning co-champions because both semi-final games ended in ties, which led to having two “final” games. Dons win Game #1 (3-2) vs. Amador Valley…
The Dons came out strong at the Cowboy Classic tournament held at Wente Golf Course. Teams from all over the Bay Area brought their top players for the all-day, 18 hole competiton. Will Condy golfed a solid round of 74 followed by Tucker Gannon with a 77 and Joe Evans at 79. Mike O’Donnell shot an 82 and Murphy Baker…
