Basketball has always been a family affair for the Deilys from shooting hoops in the driveway to CYO games, and now at Acalanes High. For them, the game is more than points and plays, it the love of the game in this house. This season, that family bond shines in a special way: senior Landon on the boys varsity…
Walk into an Acalanes High School girls basketball practice, and it won’t take long to spot the Fernandez sisters. Sometimes it’s the cut from the same cloth competitive fire. Sometimes it’s the effortless connection on the court. And sometimes it’s the playful trash talk echoing from one end of the gym to the other. Senior Sofia Fernandez and sophomore Sienna…
For the past four years, the Acalanes Dons girls basketball program has been a constant force in the region, consistently ranked inside the top 10 and regularly competing at an upper-tier level. The program has built its reputation on discipline, depth, and player development, producing standout athletes who are now competing at the collegiate level. So when the 2025…
Acalanes JV Girls Basketball opened the 2025-26 season with some good hustle and teamwork against a Campolindo team playing their 4th game of the season. For you trivia buffs, Nina Salazar scored the Dons’ first 2 points of the 2025-26 season. The Dons’ early scoring was led by Emie Kunlyoshi with Amelia Serna vitalizing the team with great energy on…
The girls host the defending Open Division Champs, Cardinal Newman, tonight at 7pm at home. Newman currently stands at 25-3 on the season and has won 18 in a row. In fact, they have not lost a game yet in 2025. CalHiSports has Newman currently ranked #20 in the state https://www.calhisports.com/2025/02/24/new-girls-bb-state-top-30-rankings-7/ . They are led by D-1 commit Kate Schat…
DONS love is in the air tonight at Chris Huber Gymnasium in beautiful Lafayette, California! The 11-1 Boys squad goes up against the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles 6-4 in the primetime slot tonight at 7PM. The DONS beat the Ugly Eagles earlier this season in Clayton by the score of 40-35. Clayton has since welcomed back two key starters, Elijah…
The girls hit the road to Stockton Saturday to face what traditionally has been a National power in the St Mary’s Rams. While the Rams record coming in was 8-7, they had played an extremely tough schedule including a trip to Arizona to compete in the Nike TOC. The Rams also came in ranked Top 25 in the State by…
The Lady Dons kick-off 2025 at home tonight against Maria Carrillo at 5pm. On Friday the girls face the #3 ranked team from state of Oregon, South Medford, at the Sabrina Ionescu Showcase (SI20) at De La Salle High School at 8pm. South Medford is loaded with D1 talent, it should be a great match-up. Below is an article which…
Prior to heading to San Diego, the girls defeated an undefeated Sacred Heart Cathedral team which was ranked #17 in the state by Calhisports. The game took place Dec 21st and the result was a 78 to 55 victory. Dulci Vail scored a team and season high 31 points that game. In San Diego the girls played in the NCAA…
The Lady Dons won the 3-day Marin Catholic Invitational Saturday with a 56 to 53 victory over a very tough St Ignatius squad. Great resiliency was shown, as the girls battled back from a double digit deficit to eventually prevail in the championship game. Winning this event was a solid start to the season, as the tournament was made up…
