Pencils barely down from a long week of finals and Dons immediately kicked off the holiday break with a visit to Concord High. The opening tip went to Concord and the first couple of minutes had both teams firing up their defensive skills. After a couple of minutes Tate Nelson put the first points on the board with an assist…
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.…
Acalanes Girls Soccer started their season Tuesday night with dominant performances for both Varsity against the Mt. Diablo Red Devils and JV versus El Cerrito. The varsity squad took care of business early, scoring 10 goals in the first half, and throttled back in the second half, only adding one more to their tally despite maintaining possession for over 95%…
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…
Berkeley High managed to hold off Acalanes in a frenetic finish Saturday in Lafayette, for what was each team’s final game of the Rhodes Memorial Tournament. Joe Reidenbach led the Dons with 15 points, and Jake Elerts added another 13 points. Berkeley High jumped all over the Acalanes from the opening tip, using their full court press to force turnovers…
