Girls Varsity Basketball Wins 1st Game 80 to 28

The Lady Dons started the season at the Pinole Valley Invitational on Saturday.  Originally the girls were scheduled to play Antelope who ended up dropping out of the event late last week.  Instead Eureka was the opponent.  Eureka came in 2-0 with a blowout victory over Miramonte on Friday.  After exchanging baskets to start the game it didn’t take long…

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Acalanes Asst Basketball Coach Keeping Cancer at Bay through Perseverance

Acalanes Asst Basketball Coach Keeping Cancer at Bay through Perseverance

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…

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Varsity Girls Basketball Rout Heritage

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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