One of the exciting things about going to a sporting event, at any level, is you never know what you might see. Sometimes you get lucky and something magical might happen right before your eyes that you will remember for a lifetime. Friday night was the Regular Season Finale and Senior Night for the Dons who hosted Mt. Diablo (2-21,…
Saturday, February 3, 2024Record: 22-4 “We are going to Disneyland.” Stated versatile forward Spencer Clark. Spencer, who often goes by the nickname Bee-Rabbit in the Lafayette music community, had promised his teammates a trip to Anaheim if they could beat his mother’s alma mater, Bishop O’Dowd. Sadly, the Disneyland adventure will have to wait. The Dons lost to Jennifer Montague’s…
One of the exciting things about going to a sporting event, at any level, is you never know what you might see. Sometimes you get lucky and something magical might happen right before your eyes that you will remember for a lifetime. Friday night was the Regular Season Finale and Senior Night for the Dons who hosted Mt. Diablo (2-21,…
On yet another rainy winter night (what is this Groundhog Day?), the Dons travelled crosstown to face the Northgate Broncos (15-9, 6-4) in a must win game for the Dons to preserve a chance of getting an NCS berth, more on that later. Dons opened the scoring with a Cameron Hood corner three and were down 7-6 midway through the…
Wednesday January 31, 2024Record: 21-3 “We are going to beat you.” Declared Northgate Cheerleader, Grace. Grace, who is a close friend of the Dodge and Clark families, left with a broken heart. The young Dons have made it a habit of breaking opposing fans’ heart. By beating the Northgate Broncos 62-60, the Dons finished the Diablo Athletic League with a…
Monday, January 29, 2024Record: 20-3 “Great game! So proud of this team.” Expressed superfan, Stefania Kaplanes. The fans of the JV team rightfully have reason to boast. Not only did Acalanes beat a physically imposing College Park team, but they also won the Diablo Athletic League Championship. The young Dons hit the 20-win mark for the season and remain undefeated…
Former ACA Coach Sol Henik and the College Park Falcons (10-13, 4-5 in League) came into town Monday night for an interleague battle in the final week of the regular season. After two emotional losses in a row, the Dons got off to a sluggish 9-2 start in the first few minutes. Gavin Dodge had a couple early buckets, then…
January 30, 2024 The JV Basketball team officially won the Diablo Athletic League last night!!! The young Dons beat College Park 58-46 to improve to 20-3 on the season and remain undefeated in league play! The current standings are as follows: DAL STANDINGS as of 1/30/2024 School Record Standing Comments Acalanes 10-0 1st 1 League Games Remaining Campolindo 8-2 2nd…
January 29, 2024The JV Basketball team with its victory of Ygnacio Valley remains in first place. The current league standings are as follows: DAL STANDINGS as of 1/29/2024 School Record Standing Comments Acalanes 9-0 1st 2 League Games Remaining Las Lomas 8-1 2nd Lost to Acalanes (68-53) Campolindo 7-2 3rd Lost to Acalanes (55-36) Northgate 6-3 4th Play Acalanes on…
This Dons squad continues to improve and, although it hasn’t translated to many wins just yet, this team feels dangerous and I mean that in the best way possible. Friday night brought the Ygnacio Valley Wolves (17-5, 8-0 in League) into town and this was easily the most well attended home game the entire season by the ACA Students who…
