Acalanes 64, Northgate 36 The Lady Dons improved to 2-0 in league with a convincing 28 point victory over the visiting Broncos. After a close first quarter the girls broke it open in the 2nd quarter to go into the locker room up 17. The lead stretched well into the 30s in the 2nd half before the foot was taken…
Looking to make amends for the 1-1 draw earlier in the season in Moraga the Dons came out firing. By the 45th minute the girls had put 6 goals in the back of the net.The scoring started with two early goals by Sophi MacKay. The first a good follow up from a rebounded Lauren Yee shot and the second…
The Dons faced the other cross-town rival, Miramonte, on a cold Monday evening. After their disappointing loss to Campo on Friday, the Dons wanted to come out strong against this tough opponent. In an odd twist, the Mats decided not to start their best players at the onset. The Dons had a few solid chances to score but came up…
Looking to find a winning formula, Coach James switched up his starting line-up Saturday night but came away with another disappointing loss as the Acalanes JV Boys basketball team went down in defeat to the visiting Piedmont Knights 68 to 45. Missing stalwart big man Tyler Murphy due to the flu, the Dons never came up with the answer as they were…
In a game that turned ugly early for the visiting Dons, the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles defeated the Acalanes JV Boys basketball team by a final score of 80 to 57 on Friday night in Concord. The Dons fell behind from the opening tip and were down double digits before scoring their first points of the game. Trailing 21-7 after the first…
The Boys Varsity Soccer game vs Campolindo on Friday night finished in a tie 1-1. Campolindo scored on a Penalty kick in the first half. Acalanes came out strong in the Second half with Charlie Peacock assisting to Aiden Nelson with the goal.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…It’s Superman THE DONS! Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound was the Freshman team on Saturday. Thrilling combinations of running, passing and getting to the basket or simply collecting of a defensive rebound, making it to the outlet pass, and getting the…
The Dons had a strong second half performance during Saturday’s home non-conference game against Piedmont, but it wasn’t enough to catch up to the Highlanders, who took a 16-point lead by halftime and ended beating the Dons 81-61. After a slow start by both teams, Jackson Aris-Dumas opened with a 3-pointer to start the scoring. A nice defensive move by…
The Dons came out fired up and confident on Friday night against cross-town rival, Campolindo. During the first half, the Dons had several shots on goal and held possession to keep the Cougars at bay. The Dons definitely outplayed their opponent and had the edge. At the half, the score was even at 0-0. To begin the second half, the…
Last-minute heroics sent the Cougars packing in a thriller Friday night. The girls started the game on the front foot with an early beautiful shot from distance into the upper corner from Camryn Salazar. The Cougars quickly answered back making it level at 1 – 1. The defense and midfield took over for much of the game keeping…