The 2025 season is in the books for the Acalanes Varsity softball team, after an explosive 18-0 first round NCS win and a narrow second round loss. The seniors, Esa Orman, Emme Young and Avery Robb passed on a legacy of class, strong play and academic excellence. Esa is attending the University of Wisconsin (Go Badgers!), Emme is going to…
The Acalanes Dons are headed to the NCS Championship after a gritty and electrifying 4–2 win over Cardinal Newman on the road on Wednesday. And, the Dons came out swinging…literally. Leadoff catalyst Ando Butner stepped in, worked the count to 2-0, then said ‘enough waiting around’ and obliterated a 92 mph fastball deep to left for a leadoff home…
The boys varsity golf team rose before sunrise on Monday and headed off to Rancho Solano Golf Course in Fairfield for the 2025 NCS tournament. Competing against 21 other teams, the young Dons finished in a tie for 10th place with an overall score of 399. Naveen Ahuja led the team with a 74. The NCS team was comprised of…
Tuesday night the Dons faced off against the Ugly Eagles for a thrilling Senior Night matchup, honoring 15 seniors before the opening whistle. The game got off to a hot start with Grant Condy striking first, followed by a goal from Caleb Mason. Condy found the back of the net again and solid defense and goal protection from senior…
The California Tennis Classic is held every year in Fresno. Due to rain, it has been canceled two out of the last three years. This year, 72 teams from across California entered the tournament. Because Acalanes is missing its #1, #3 and #5 players, we are playing in the division two bracket of the tournament. After day one, it feels…
The girl’s freshman volleyball team had a mixed week, with a win and a loss. On Tuesday, the team faced off against Benicia, coming away with a triumphant victory after two sets. However, the momentum shifted on Thursday when they went up against Northgate. Despite starting strong, Acalanes fell to Northgate in two sets. In both games, the girls displayed…
Last season was the inaugural season for Girls Flag Football as a varsity sport in the state of California and the Acalanes Flag Football team made it a magical one! Despite having only 3 weeks to prepare for the season, the team rallied to beat Campolindo twice and won the first ever DAL Flag Football Tournament! Led by Coaches Mike…
On Friday the JV Dons hosted a non-league match at Rossmoor against De La Salle. The Spartans got the upper hand outpacing the Dons by 13 strokes. Junior Brody Greenfield led the way for Acalanes, followed by freshmen Grant Gebhardt with Issac Topp and Owen Curley one more shot behind. Senior night was also Friday with six seniors playing a…
The Varsity Softball Dons are now half way through their season with a record of 8-4 after a big win over Mt. Diablo on Tuesday winning the game with a final score of 11-4. The Dons won thanks in part to seven runs in the first inning and then cruised the rest of the way to pick up the…
The Acalanes Softball Varsity Dons hosted the Mt. Eden Monarchs on Thursday and played a close game for the first three innings until the game got away later in the game. The Dons preseason schedule has been challenge facing larger D1 programs to get them ready for league play, which starts this week with home games against Concord on Monday…