This Saturday, we will send qualifying jumpers, sprinters, and throwers to a few morning events at Marsh Creek Invitational at Freedom High School – 1050 Neroly Rd, Oakley, CA 94561. This is a very exciting meet! Distance will practice at home. **Please be sure to note the weather and possibly bring a seat/umbrellas as the stadium may be full. Also,…
The Dan Gabor Invitational on Saturday brought not only champion to the Track and Field but also the notorious time shattering winds and rains that are synonymous with this Memorial Invitational. Good job to everyone who was able to compete in the morning sessions and Distance in the afternoon. I don’t have any times for Distance, unfortunately. On Wednesday, we are away at Clayton…
THANK YOU DONS, COACHES, PARENTS AND BOOSTERS FOR SUPPORTING UNIFIED SPORTS
Congrats to all unified sports athletes and coaches for facing off against Heritage High last week. Good times had by all. Many thanks to Acalanes Resource Specialist and Unified Sports director, Holly Thompson who helps make these games happen. Marcus Megadney was a big scorer with 3 goals and Sammy Hamalian added one. Goalie Adam Cedeno had countless saves. Game…
For those of you who don’t follow Track, an invitational is a track meet in which upwards of 20 schools compete, sort of like an all-star game in the middle of a season. In each event, points are assigned based on placing – 10-8-6-4-2-1 – with 10 being first place. In this meet, our girls scored 107 points (2nd place…
Special Olympics Unified Sports brings people with and without intellectual disabilities together to compete as teammates. Several Varsity athletes volunteer their time to coach the unified athletes. The Dons faced some fierce competition from Ygnacio Valley. There were lots of buckets, a few rebounds and tons of smiles and high fives on both sides of the court and in the…
Team Sports bring people together. Special Olympics and Unified Sports teams do just that and SO MUCH more. The bonds of peer friendship in this amazing diverse organization are very powerful for all involved. Acalanes essential needs students started their Spring basketball season on Friday with a home game. Players are coached and assisted by several of the Varsity boys…
We are back!!! Acalanes High School is continuing to offer a Unified Sports Program in partnership with Special Olympics Northern California. Dedicated to promoting social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences, Unified Sports joins students receiving special education services and their general education peers on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and…
The second match up of the year occurred Thursday evening in Walnut Creek between the Acalanes Dons and Northgate Broncos. The Dons were poised to execute their game plan which included inserting Bennett Dodge at center who was not present during the first meeting. Bennett won the tip, regained possession and passed to a cutting Eli Brent for two points over the…
