On Friday the Dons headed up the hill to take on the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles. It was a nearly full house with good size student sections from both schools so it was great atmosphere for Friday night hoops. CV struck first on a 3 from the left wing drawing a roar from the crowd, but the Dons got…
A fierce match Thursday night against the undefeated Clayton Valley High. Our Dons showed up to prove themselves against a great team. Jonny Roth scored first goal with assist from Eli Roth then Andrew Huchingson assisted second goal to Eli Roth. Several amazing “almost” goals as well as great saves from keepers’ Cooper Olson in first half and Dylan Olson…
Men’s JV Soccer Gritty…..Gutty……Gratifying. The JV boys faced their toughest test of the season against the undefeated Las Lomas Knights walking away with a 0-0 draw on the road. The backline of Griffin Dubois, Faisal Nabulsi, Ryan Baity and Nick Mitroff were solid all game chasing down players and blocking shots. As good as the Dons defense played, the clear…
The Acalanes GIrls Varsity Soccer team took on the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles Thursday evening. The Dons battled through a scoreless first half with the defensive line working hard. A penalty in the 2nd half led to a free kick by the Ugly Eagles that was deflected into the back of Dons’ net with 31 minutes to play. Shot…
On Thursday night the JV girls’ soccer team hosted the Campolindo Cougars. It was a defensive battle in the pouring rain with the Dons coming up victorious 1-0. The lone goal of the contest came early in the second half. Zoya Acuna raced to a deflected ball and fired it over the goalie’s head to give the Dons the lead.…
Acalanes Girls Varsity Soccer pulled off a fantastic win Tuesday night, beating the Las Lomas Knights 1-0. It was a great battle with both teams going the length numerous times only to be denied by tenacious defense. Senior Jacque Peacock notched the game’s lone goal midway through the first half by creating her own breakaway. She intercepted a Las Lomas…
The 5-5 JV Dons took to the road to face the 5-8 College Park Falcons in a Monday night matchup. Been a tough year so far for Coach Tohn Smith and the Falcons as they lost their best player to a broken leg earlier in the season. The Dons started with Freshmen Gavin Dodge and Josh Elerts along with a…
The Dons traveled out to Pleasant Hill to take on the College Park Falcons for the second league game. On paper the teams looked evenly matched, College Park coming into the game with a 9-4 record and the Dons coming in with a 9-5 record. Both teams showed some great spirit with full stands and feisty fans coming out for…
Acalanes beat College Park making its 7th win in a row! With a motivated home court, College Park tried it’s best against a well-trained opponent. The first period started out steady for the Dons ending with a 6-point lead. Although there was a bit of bad luck foul trouble at the start of the second period bringing it semi close…
Frosh Girls Soccer continued their winning streak on Saturday with another shutout win, this time a 2-0 victory over Piedmont. The first half was a tightly matched game with lots of battles in the midfield and more than a few saves by our goalie #14 Maya Shoenhair. With only a few minutes remaining in the first half, #10 Kate Uffelman…
