The Acalanes Softball team traveled on Saturday to Alameda to play in a rare Saturday morning game against the Encinal Jets, who were ranked #1 in NCS division 3. The Dons faced the Jets last year in the NCS playoffs and lost a nail biter, so revenge was on everyones mind against this fundamentally sound team with exceptionally strong hitters. …
A balmy but breezy baseball afternoon in Mill Valley saw the Dons offense get a quick upper hand over the Tam High Junior Varsity, building a 4-0 lead through their half of the fourth inning. The Dons manufactured their first two runs in the top of the second, with LF David Roux proudly trotting home as his protégé Jimmy Cusumano…
The Acalanes Dons Varsity Softball hosted last year’s league champion Northgate Broncos for an unforgettable showdown on Thursday afternoon. A game that started with some offensive fireworks quickly turned into a pitching duel and defensive showcase until the final inning when the Dons ended up falling 6-2 but the final score does not represent just how close this game…
Playing in their first league game of the season, the Acalanes Varsity Softball team came out with a purpose as the Dons defeated the Concord Bears 14-3 on Monday afternoon. The game was moved up to Monday to avoid the predicted rain on Tuesday and the Dons swung the bats early and often to score 4 runs in the first…
The Acalanes Softball Varsity Dons hosted the Mt. Eden Monarchs on Thursday and played a close game for the first three innings until the game got away later in the game. The Dons preseason schedule has been challenge facing larger D1 programs to get them ready for league play, which starts this week with home games against Concord on Monday…
After all the rain, the Varsity Softball Dons finally got their season started with away games at Dougherty Valley and Antioch High School. After suffering from some first game jitters in a 12-2 loss at Dougherty Valley, the Dons bounced back with a huge 14-3 win to defeat Antioch to start the season at 1-1. In the first game…
Lamorinda Weekly article, June 7, 2023, by John Kingdon
Big Shout Out to our Spring MVPs: Hailey Stripling in Softball and Owen Estee in Boys Lacrosse! Congratulations to our 1st team All-DAL selections for Spring 2023: Sammy Lee, Chase Regan, George Churchill, Cooper Olson, Dylan Olson, Ben Foox, Hailey Rurka, Grace Imrie, Emme Young, Esa Orman, Parker Etnyre, Sophie MacKay, Tyler Toni, Nick Owens, Kaya Hoeberechts, Aaron Brown, Ethan…
Acalanes Dons Softball fell behind early and despite a valiant effort to come back, the Dons lost in the first round of the NCS playoffs 4-3 to the Encinal Jets on Tuesday, May 16th in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd. This game was a rematch from earlier in the season and from the first pitch it was obvious…
Acalanes Softball put up nine runs in the second on its way to a 12-1 victory over Concord High School on Thursday in their last regular season game of the season. The victory secured a second place finish in league standings with a 12-8 record (5-3 in league play). Esa Orman, Emmi Cronin, Avery Robb, Lauren Foster, and Emme Young…
