With over 75 competitors representing eight different Acalanes sports, the Acalanes Liftathon Week was a great way to celebrate all the new weight room equipment and the work that our athletes have put in over the summer months. In the end, six athletes successfully completed the 3 rep, 3 lift (bench, squat, deadlift) competition with totals that reached the 500…
The Varsity Boys’ Tennis Team ran into a very talented #3-seed Branson squad in the quarterfinals of the NCS Team Tournament. The Dons, seeded #6, won two lines but went down in the end. The overall match score was Branson 5, Acalanes 2. Highlights included wins by #1 Tyler Toni and #2 Nick Owens. It was a windy day making…
The Don’s played like the Division 2 #6 seed on Tuesday defeating #11 College Prep 5-2. It was cool and windy conditions with even some light rain sprinkles, but the match went on and the boys looked sharp. As the scores below indicate, we had some tightly contested battles and some lopsided scores. Tucker Brewer and doubles partners Kaya Hoeberechts…
The NCS (North Coast Section) team tournament kicks off Tuesday, May 10. There are 15 teams entered in Division 2. Top-seeded Head-Royce is the only team to draw a first-round bye. Acalanes is the #6 seed and will host Oakland’s College Prep High School at 3:30 PM Tuesday. The Cougars are the #11 seed. If the Dons win, we would…
At the end of each tennis season, coaches of all teams in the Diablo Athletic League (DAL) nominate players to compete in a singles and doubles tournament. DAL consists of Acalanes, Campolindo, College Park, Las Lomas, Miramonte, and Northgate high schools. The tournament allows a total of 32 singles players and 32 doubles teams to enter. For 2022, we had…
Tuesday was a busy afternoon for the Boys’ Varsity tennis team. Not only were we hosting Miramonte, but we were also celebrating the last varsity league match of our three seniors: Tyler Holder, Liam McGlynn, and Matthew Muren. With a full and healthy roster, we came very close to beating Miramonte this time. #1 Tyler Toni and #2 Nick Owens…
The Boys’ Varsity tennis team took on Campolindo Wednesday with a full and healthy roster. Early in the match, the Dons fell behind 1-4, but then in dramatic fashion won the last four lines resulting in an overall 5-4 victory. The Dons avenged the loss to the Cougars back on March 22 and improved to 6-3 in league match play. …
The boys’ varsity tennis team won all nine lines on Tuesday vs. Las Lomas. In league play, the Dons improved to 5-3 with only two matches left to play. There were several firsts on Tuesday that need to be highlighted. #1 Nick Owens took revenge on Trevor Fong who beat him 10-5 in the deciding super tiebreaker back on March…
The Boys’ Varsity tennis team played College Park for the second time this season and the results were the same as the first. The Dons won 7-2 losing only the #1 and #2 singles spots. Both were good matches and our boys played well, however, came up just a little short. Luke Brightbill, who has been sidelined with illness, returned…
The varsity boys’ team evened the score with Northgate on Tuesday. In our first meeting, Northgate defeated Acalanes 6-3 with several extremely close matches. The same happened Tuesday but this time Acalanes turned the tables. Four matches were settled by third-set tiebreakers, and the Acalanes boys won all of them. We were missing #1 Tyler Toni and #3 Luke Brightbill. …