The Lady Dons hosted 9 and 1 Casa Grande Wednesday night in a match-up of two NCS D2 squads. Coming in Maxpreps had Casa rated #2 in D2 which made this an important match-up for future playoff seeding. The Dons didn’t have their best shooting night, but relied on intense full court pressure to end the first quarter with a…
After Friday night’s big win over Deer Valley, the Lady Dons had two more games Saturday versus Liberty and Weston Ranch. The girls jumped out to a 27 to 8 first quarter lead over host Liberty and coasted the rest of the way for a 56 to 28 victory. In the 2nd game the Lady Dons overwhelmed Weston Ranch for…
The Lady Dons posted an 83 to 14 victory over Deer Valley in the first game of the Liberty High School Stonebarger Showcase. It was the full court press which immediately set the tone for the game and lead to a large first quarter lead. The halftime score was 56 to 11. From there the girls coasted the rest of…
The Lady JV Dons continue to gain experience by playing very strong opponents. The Dons showed lots of improvement, but could not match up with a deep Dublin team in the first game of the Liberty Tournament in Brentwood. The Dons trailed at halftime 21-7 and the final was 45-14. Sophomore Addie Martin led the scoring with 7 points. The…
If you’re not familiar with Hudl, it is a video system that enables scheduled recording of activities at both the Big Gym and the Football Field. Hudl is a feature provided by Acalanes Boosters to all sports that use those two venues. Not only are games recorded, but they are also made available to coaches and players with detailed breakdowns…
The Lady Dons won their home opener 51 to 28 over Bethel Tuesday night. After a slow first half where the halftime difference was 7 points, the girls exploded in the 3rd and early 4th quarters to extend the lead to more than 30 points. Overall it was a sloppy mistake filled game where it was tough to get any…
The lady JV basketball team cruised to a 48-9 victory over Jesse Bethel at home Tuesday evening. The Dons were tenacious on defense forcing turnover after turnover. Passing was solid and the Dons dominated on the boards. Sophomores Addie Martin and Katherine Leamy led the scoring effort with 12 and 11 points respectively while freshman Claire Zimmerman contributed 9 points.…
The Lady Dons fell to Menlo 59 to 46 in the 3rd place game of the Marin Catholic Invitational Saturday. It was a rough start for the girls, as they dug themselves into an 8-10 point deficit in the 1st quarter and spent the entire game trying to keep pace. In the end the girls could not get closer than…
The lady JV basketball team was outmatched by a deep Oakland Tech team in their final game of the Pittsburg Tournament. The Dons trailed 10-30 at the half and the final score was 16-37. Each and every Don played tough throughout the game with freshman Claire Zimmerman scoring 10 points. Claire and freshman Sophia Sinha were recognized by the tournament…
The Lady Dons suffered their first loss of the season to the highly regarded Saint Ignatius Wildcats in the semifinals of the Marin Catholic Invitational by a score of 61 to 41. Coming into the game the Wildcats were state ranked and regarded as one of the top teams in Northern California. The Dons fell behind early and fought hard…
