The Lady Dons opened league play early this season thanks to the new expanded DAL League format. On Tuesday it was a home game against Las Lomas who came in 4-3 on the season. After a slow start the Dons stretched the lead to 25 to 5 end of 1. At halftime it was 54 to 10 Dons. The girls…
The Dons came into this one with a 3-4 record while not much was known about Las Lomas who came in just 1-1 due to some very relaxed preseason scheduling. The Dons have actually not won in this building since January 8, 2010 – a thirteen year drought! We are still banged up with some key players out and have…
Tuesday evening, December 12th, the Benicia High Panthers met the Dons on our home pitch for what would turn out to be a hard fought close match… The Dons opened up with strong midfield play by Tatum Keely, Reese Tierney, Taylor Mikalis, & Livi Foster working the ball towards the goal. Leila Hamidi, Demi Woods, & Keely with spot on…
Tuesday, December 12, 2023Record: 6-2 “A scrapy game. A scrapy win.” Stated Donovan McGrath about the JV Basketball team’s latest win. Donovan, better known as Donnie, chipped in two points toward the victory. The JV Dons defeated Los Lomas Knights 68-53. The win improved Acalanes to 6-2 on the year. The game started out sluggishly for both teams. Arman Craig,…
The Acalanes Frosh/Soph team continued their win streak in a 2-0 victory over Piedmont on Saturday on a surprisingly cold but blue sky morning. The Dons controlled the game from the start and kept the Piedmont goalie busy with a number of shots in the first few minutes of the game. Hannah Hoover scored the first goal on a 70…
The Acalanes Dons Boys Freshman Soccer team played well and controlled the match on Saturday, yet faced an unfortunate 2-0 defeat. Despite dominating possession and creating numerous goal-scoring opportunities, the ball just wouldn’t find its way into the net for the Dons. Come cheer the Frosh boys this week: 5pm Thursday vs De La Salle at HOME and 12pm Saturday vs…
The Dons Girls Varsity Soccer team dominated in their game against Deer Valley from the start. In the first 30 seconds of the game, midfielder Reese Tierney dribbled past defensive players to take a strong shot on goal. With the Dons in complete control of the game, Tori Hiatt crossed the ball to Taylor Mikalis who headed our first goal…
It is thought that women have been playing soccer for as long as the game has existed as they were painted in frescoes playing a similar game called tsu chu dating as far back as the Han Dynasty. In the UK, the “first golden age” of women’s soccer occurred in the early 20th century with some matches pulling in 50,000…
The 9th Annual Chris Huber Classic was a resounding success culminating in a very exciting Championship game against Monte Vista and Woodcreek from Roseville. The game was tied 51 all with under a minute left but the Mustangs prevailed 56-52, winning this one at the free throw line late. Host Acalanes fell to Dougherty in the Third Place game. Piedmont…
The boys headed to Southern California last Friday to take on the Birmingham Patriots in the Division 3AA State Championship on Saturday and won 35-22 in a contested, epic battle! As the sign says, they were there to win, and they did! This team accomplished what no team in the long history of Acalanes High School has ever accomplished in…