It was Senior Day on May 8th for the Acalanes Softball Dons and everyone came out to celebrate the four outstanding Seniors, who have made a huge impact on the Acalanes community and incredible influence on the softball program. The four seniors are Sophia Alvarado, Emmi Cronin and Co-Captains Tess Gundacker and Hailey Stripling. An early lead helped the Dons…
The Dons Boys Volleyballers wrapped up a great regular season with two consecutive hard-fought 5-set wins over strong Las Lomas and Northgate teams last week. The Dons posted a 15-8 overall regular season record including a championship in the Deer Valley Tournament and a 5-5 record in the highly competitive DAL league, which features four of the top 14 teams…
Before we started the Thursday match against the Knights at home, we recognized eight seniors who are close to finishing up their high school tennis careers. Those players are Riley Bonner, Luke Brightbill, Aaron Brown, James Cortez, Liam Fitzpatrick, Ben Reinsberg, Zach Snyder, and Tyler Toni. To say they will be missed would be an understatement. These eight boys have…
The boys headed to Benicia High School to take on the Panthers on Tuesday. Henry Souza got the startand pitched a complete game for the Dons. He gave up 4 runs (3 earned) and 5 hits with 3 walks and 5strikeouts in a tight 4-3 road loss. Trailing 1-0 in the 3rd inning, Keegan Goddard got a rally started for…
The Dons have run into a little rough patch as the league schedule is about to begin. Henry Souza got the start on Thursday against another large D1 school, Antioch High School. Henry went 3 innings, giving up 2 hits, a walk, and a run as he posted 2 strikeouts for Acalanes. Peter Thorn relieved him in the 4th and…
Today is the last day of our incredible 3-day FUNdraiser at SIDEBOARD! I’m craving the Fried Chicken and beat salad. What are you grabbing for lunch? What’s on your dinner table tonight? SIDEBOARD!!! We LOVE Lafayette and we LOVE Sideboard! *Note: Please mention Acalanes Track & Field when ordering!! The Stanford Invitational is this Friday and Saturday. We have some…
On Monday, Acalanes golfers turned in their best team result of the season, but unfortunately it was not enough to defeat a tough Campo squad. Juniors Gus McKinney and Chase Regan led the Dons, each with a score of 38. Senior Spencer Voogt was right behind them with a 39. The JV squads tee it up on Wednesday – Good…
It came down to the last play, but Acalanes Softball Dons were on the wrong end of an 8-5 defeat to Las Lomas Varsity Knights on Thursday night. Both teams battled in a competitive game that finally ended in the bottom of the 10th inning. Acalanes Varsity Dons got on the board first in the 3rd inning when Hailey Stripling…
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