Friday night was everything you could ever want a high school basketball game to be. A storied crosstown rivalry. An almost sell out crowd with two rowdy student bodies engaged in back and forth chanting throughout. Double digit ties and lead changes with no team ever up by more than 5 points. Two teams leaving it all on the floor…
Friday, January 19, 2024Record: 16-3 The JV Hoopsters along with Coach Thomas and their fans celebrated their 16th victory of the season. And this milestone was sweet!! The visiting Dons defeated their archrivals Campolindo by a score of 55 to 36. Not only did the Dons improve to 16-3 for the season, but the young hoopsters are 6-0 in league…
Playing catch-up here from Wednesday night the girls hosted Alhambra who came in with a record of 10-8. It didn’t take long for Lady Dons to assert themselves behind intense full court pressure. At the half it was 51 to 4 Dons. The final ended up being 78 to 12. Ariana Hallstrom was the high scorer with 20, Dulci Vail…
There were goals aplenty on a wet Acalanes field Tuesday night as the College Park Falcons flew in to take on the Dons in an action-packed league match. The Acalanes squad put on quite an offensive display as five different players scored goals! The goalfest started just three minutes into the match when Dons midfielder Colin Sohn corralled a ball in…
The Dons faced off against College Park in another rainy and slippery match this week on Tuesday. The girls battled the entire first half of the game with a few chances at goals, but not a ton of shots were taken by either team. The Dons’ offense really came to life at the start of the second half. Nicole Nguyen…
The Dons (6-12) rolled into Martinez on Wednesday night to try to get back in the win column against the Alhambra Bulldogs (9-9). In recent years this hasn’t been much of a battle, but second year Coach Ric Shepard has done a good job turning things around for the ‘Dogs and this one was intense until the last seconds. A…
The freshman Don’s are having fun this season! They recorded another league victory beating the Alhambra Bulldogs on Wednesday night. Acalanes got off to a fast start with a flurry of 3’s by Anthony Heglie, Kaya Wingate and Shea Stahl. Oliver MacLeod pulled down multiple rebounds and Sam Phillips played great defense. The Dons took the first quarter 15-2 and…
Wednesday, January 17 2024Record: 15-3 “Our goal is to be a 20-game winning team” stated shooting guard, Sean Khouw. With their victory over Alhambra, the JV team inched closer to their goal. The visiting Dons defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 62 to 38. The Dons improved to 5-0 in league play and 15-3 for the season! Acalanes controlled…
On January 10th the Acalanes wrestling team had their first league dual of the season against Concord and Campo. The young Dons were able to fill 12 of the 14 weight classes with 8 of those being filled by 1st year wrestlers. Unfortunately the Dons came up short in both duals losing 64-18 to Concord and 54-30 to Campo. This…
JV Girls Basketball have had a challenging season filled with injuries and illnesses but tonight, these Lady Dons had a stellar showcase of basketball with resilient teamwork to land a victory over Alhambra High, 27 to 14. Highlights include 12 points by point guard RIri McGroom, 7 points from center Aria Falahati with 8 rebounds, 4 points by shooting guard…
