The Dons dropped a league game on Thursday 14-5, to split the season series with the Northgate Broncos.  The Dons swept Campolindo and Las Lomas earlier in the year, so their run against district teams this year was pretty solid. Sophomore Santana Tamayo (#21) led the girls with three runs batted in.  She just missed her fifth home run of…

The Dons squared off against another Division 1 contender on Thursday in Lafayette.  The Falcons got off to a fast start before the girls showed some fire in an attempted comeback.  The final score was 13-3.  The loss dropped their season record to 9-7. Acalanes was led offensively by freshman catcher June Natal, who had two hits, including a double and…

The varsity softball squad made the long drive down Ygnacio Valley Road to play the loaded Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles on Tuesday, in Concord.  They lost to the first place Eagles 11-1.  CVC is currently the #8 ranked Division 1 team in the North Coast Section.  The loss dropped the Dons record to 9-6. Junior Maya Shoenhair started in the circle. …

The Varsity Dons dropped a frustrating game on Thursday to the Alhambra Bulldogs on Thursday at home.  The loss dropped their record to 9-5. The girls ran into a tough pitcher and were only able to scratch out four hits and two runs in a 10-2 loss.  Senior center fielder Emme Young, sophomore left fielder Vanessa Choi, freshman catcher June…

The varsity Dons got in a slugfest with another league rival on Tuesday in the rugged DAL, upper division.  The girls knocked out an impressive 18 hits on their way to a dramatic road win that pushed their overall record to 9-4. Sophomore left fielder Vanessa Choi, senior first baseman Esa Orman, sophomore third baseman Santana Tamayo, junior pitcher Maya Shoenhair and…

The varsity Dons lost a close 7-6 battle to the Piedmont Highlanders on Thursday to drop their season record to 8-4. They were missing star senior center fielder Emme Young as the squad narrowly lost a back and forth, cliff hanger of a game. The girls came out strong in the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead.  Sophomore…

The team traveled to Pleasant Hill to take on the always tough College Park Falcons on Tuesday.  The Falcons came out swinging and scored three runs in their half of the first inning to take an early 3-0 lead. The Dons came back with two runs in the top of the third inning to tighten the game at 3-2, thanks…

The girls ran into a strong Benicia team on Tuesday in their first game after spring break.  The ball just didn’t bounce their way in a tough 12-0 loss that dropped their record to 8-2 through 10 games.   It was a tight 2-0 contest heading into the 4th inning, but the Panthers exploded for 10 late runs to blow the game…

The varsity Dons completed a two-game season sweep of rivals Campo on Tuesday and Las Lomas on Thursday to capture their eighth straight win, pushing their impressive record to 8-1. According to Max Preps, they are the #20 overall ranked team in the San Francisco Metro, the #12 overall ranked team in the North Coast Section (NCS) and the #1…