It was an epic back and forth battle throughout but the Dons came up a point short in their Season Opener. The scoring opened with a beautiful dish from Braedon Christie to Avyn Morales on the first play of the game. After that Tamalpais frustrated the Dons with their half court trap which led to a 10-14 first quarter deficit.…
The Dons cross-country team wrapped up a fantastic season with some historic performances over the past two weekends at the NCS meet in Hayward and the State meet in Fresno. At the NCS meet, sophomore Olivia Williams easily won the NCS Division 4 championship on the 3-mile Hayward High course with a time of 16:15 that tied the all-time course…
The Lady Dons varsity team started their season Saturday with a victory on the road against Windsor by a score of 45 to 32. It was a game where the girls took control early and maintained a modest lead throughout the first half. At halftime the margin was 7 points, however, a quick run in the 3rd quarter stretched the…
The lady jv Dons traveled up to Sonoma County for their season opener against Windsor. The Dons scored first and never trailed, despite a couple late runs by Windsor, winning 38-333. Sophomore Addie Martin led the scoring effort with 13 points, junior Apple Walton added 11 points and sophomore Katherine Leamy contributed 8 points. Freshmen Sophia Sinha and Elena Russo…
In the Varsity Girls Basketball Foundation Game Tuesday the Lady Dons beat Arroyo 78 to 15. The girls raced out to a 31 to 3 first quarter lead and never looked backed. Freshmen Dulcinea Vail and Karyss Lacanlale led the way with 24 and 23 points each. Natalie Frechman and Emily Du both added 8 points, while Jenna Steele chipped…
Our Acalanes Dons GWPT fell in a close game to the Arroyo Grande Eagles, 10-7 Eagles, in Arroyo Grande following a great week of play in the CIF-NorCal Girls Water Polo Division 2 Championships this week. The week started with our Lady Dons, the 2nd seed, easily handling the San Ramon Valley Wolves, 12-2, on Tuesday, at the Heaston Aquatics…
The Dons opened the season against the Foothill Falcons Tuesday night for the program’s first game under new head coach Bill Powers. The team showed a lot of heart, collecting most of the loose balls, fighting for rebounds, and showing a deep rotation. A driving layup from junior Jack Bayless and 3 straight triples from senior Noah Bloch got the…
The 2021-2022 Acalanes Girls Soccer team is looking forward to dominating the competition this season and reclaiming the NCS title that they last won in 2020. Coach Nick Barbarino is returning for his 4th season with the Dons. Coach Nick was impressed with the talent level at tryouts earlier in November; he said that it was the most talented field…
Our Acalanes Lady Dons hosted the Lady Dons from Amador Valley in the semi-final round of the CIF-NorCal Championships. Acalanes and Amador Valley had meant once this season, with Acalanes the victor with a slim margin, 9-7, early in the season. Our Lady Dons came out strong in the 1st, setting the tone for the rest of the game. Our…
On a beautiful evening at the Heaston Aquatics Center, our Acalanes Dons hosted the San Ramon Valley Wolves in the 1st round of the CIF-NorCal Water Polo Championships. The Lady Dons started out fast when Heidi Heffelfinger (Sr) drew a power play 1:10 into the game and then Heidi scored 20 seconds later thanks to an assist by Olivia Williams…
