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…
It was Senior Day on May 8th for the Acalanes Softball Dons and everyone came out to celebrate the four outstanding Seniors, who have made a huge impact on the Acalanes community and incredible influence on the softball program. The four seniors are Sophia Alvarado, Emmi Cronin and Co-Captains Tess Gundacker and Hailey Stripling. An early lead helped the Dons…
Earlier this season, the Acalanes Softball Dons battled in a 10 inning marathon on the road against the Las Lomas Knights, eventually losing in the most intense game of the year. The rematch took place on Thursday afternoon, May the 4th in Lafayette at the Dons home field in what Head Coach Victor Silva called the most important game…
A little bit of rain did not slow the Acalanes Varsity Softball Dons as they defeated Berean Christian Eagles 13-3 on Monday thanks to a timely ten runs in a big third inning. This was the second time the Dons were able to defeat Berean Christian this season as they continue to build momentum as they head into the last…
Acalanes Softball traveled to San Leandro on Tuesday afternoon looking to rebound from a couple of tough games recently. The Dons had tons of energy from the first pitch and were prepared to take on the challenge against this large Division 1 school. The Dons bats came alive in this game as every single player for the Dons got a…
It was a tough day on Thursday for Acalanes Varsity Dons, who fell 12-2 to Northgate Broncos ending their 3 game winning streak. Northgate got things moving in the bottom of the first inning scoring one run. However, the Dons came right back in the top of the second inning to even the score. A walk by Tess Gundacker, followed…
