Less than 24 hours after an all-time comeback against Piedmont, the Acalanes Dons found themselves right back on the floor Friday night in the winners’ bracket of the Chris Huber Memorial Tournament, staring down a problem that—on paper—looked unsolvable. That problem was the Monte Vista Mustangs. Ranked 60th in the entire state, armed with wins over multiple top-tier programs, and…
The Acalanes freshman soccer team stayed perfect on the young season with a dominant 8–0 home victory over Dougherty Valley High School on Thursday, improving its record to 3–0. Speedy striker Nick Siewart led the way with a hat trick and was named “Man of the Match” by the coaches. Siewart opened the scoring after 15 minutes of relentless pressure, finally breaking…
In their fiercest competition yet, our Dons braved frenemy territory, tundra conditions, and fascinating game adjudication to come up even in the end. Acalanes controlled the opening minutes, but it was Campo with the first shot on goal, just wide. Some smart playmaking from Audrey Tseng (#4), Courtney Hamill (#10), Casey Lerch (#11), and Alexa Wall (#22) elevated the momentum…