Congratulations to 1st team All-DAL selections for Winter 2022/23: Jake Davis, Karyss Lacanlale, Sophie Chinn, Dulci Vail, Eli Roth, Zach Appel, Jonny Roth, Chloe Quintella, Jacque Peacock, Camryn Salazar, Addie Bailey, Hunter Goyert, and Olivia Banks. Go Dons! Sport 1st Team 2nd Team Honorable Mention Boys Hoops Jake Davis Theo Stoll Girls Hoops Karyss Lacanlale – MVP Emily Du Ariana…
Scott Espinosa-Brown has long found sanctuary teaching basketball, perhaps now more than ever. “It’s something to look forward to every day,” Espinosa-Brown said in a recent interview. “I cross the threshold of that gym and I’m not thinking about my Kaiser appointments or the medications or anything along those lines. It’s glorious. It’s cleansing.” An assistant coach for the Acalanes…
2023 CIF State Girls Basketball Championships Division I
In the second game of the NCS Open the Lady Dons defeated Heritage by a score of 77 to 38. Heritage finished the regular season 22-4 and was led by 6-4 UCLA commit and McDonalds All American Amanda Muse. The Lady Dons wasted no time in setting the tone with aggressive full court pressure. One could see from the start…
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Girls BasketballPiedmontCampolindoAlhambraClayton Valley Boys BasketballCampolindoCollege ParkClayton Valley
The Lady Dons continued their march through league with a 78 to 25 victory over Las Lomas Saturday. KK Lacanlale scored 27 points on 7 for 9 shooting from 3-point range. This came with KK playing roughly half the game. Sophie Chinn scored 13 points and Natalie Frechman added 12. This win moved the girls to 9-0 in League play…
Tuesday’s JV game against the Campolindo Cougars was a nail biter, but the Dons pulled through with a win, 37 – 35. Lead scorers were Sophomore Robin Parmelee and Junior Addie Martin, with 18 points and 15 points, respectively. Sophomore Heloisa Mateus and Freshman Audrey Leung rounded out the remaining points, clinching the win for the team.
Boys BasketballNorthgateMiramonteGirls BasketballNorthgateMiramonte
The Lady Dons went on the road to Walnut Creek and took care of business to improve to 4-0 in League. The girls started fast behind relentless full court pressure which made for an 11 to 0 early lead. At the end of the 1st quarter it was 29 to 9 Dons. The lead pushed to 47 to 19 at…