Dons v. Miramonte Matadors The Dons, fresh off a Campo win came to the Miramonte campus to continue to show the league their style of gritty, tough, never quit volleyball. And the stands had PLENTY of Aca Blue because our fans travel! Game 1. Ellie Blanchard kicked off the offense at 1-1 and with an awesome rocket arm serve and support from…
After a disappointing loss against rival Campolindo, the frosh girls hit the road for a big league game against Miramonte. With Devyn “Beast” Murphy out with a pesky trampoline injury, the team needed a new beast to look to, and the girls regrouped and delivered as a team. With a new line-up the girls looked a bit in disarray the…
Great team effort by the Lady Dons It was a night to remember at the Bill Brown Aquatics Center. The undefeated Miramonte Matadors versus the Acalanes Dons. The whistle blew and the sprinters swam but it was unclear who gained possession which ended in the first jump ball of the game between sophomore Ella Del Rosario and Miramonte’s Rosalie Hassett. …
Early tennis balls were made of a variety of materials including leather stuffed with wool, a wool-wrapped stomach of a sheep or goat tied with rope, and putty and human hair. Today, they are surfaced by a felt-covered rubber compound and filled with a nitrogen and oxygen mixture. They are 2.57–2.70 inches in diameter and weigh 1.98–2.10 ounces. In 1972,…
The girls golf team moved to 4-1 after their first loss of the season at Boundary Oaks golf course. Despite some great play and spectacular shot-making, Boundary Oaks has never been the favorite course of the Lady Don’s, and thankfully we’re done with it for the year. The Lady Dons final matches will all be played at our home course,…
On a beautiful night for football, the Dons took on the College Park Falcons on Friday. It was all gas and no break for the boys in white entering the Falcons home opener. The Dons exercised the demons from their early season losses and showed why they are still ranked #2 in Division 4 football. The YAC (yards after catch) Brothers where…
The Cross Country team has completed 2 meets so far this season, here are the highlights! Farmer Invitational in Hayward, Sept 16th: The Men’s Cross Country team started out their season at the Farmer Invitational. They placed 7th overall as a team, led by Logan Farzan who finished in 4th place overall with a time of 15:28.53. In the Frosh-Soph…
Congratulations to our Acalanes Lady Dons! The Lady Dons headed down to Menlo-Atherton High School to defend their title from last year’s Amanda McDonald Tournament. The time was 12pm and the opponent was the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs of San Jose. The Dons were fired up! Senior Brooklyn Plomp scored the first goal of the game in less than 30 seconds.…
The Freshman football team continues to dominate as they walked away with a 38-8 win against College Park last Thursday night. The Dons are undefeated thus far with a 5-0 record. Let’s go Dons! Getting right down to business, Acalanes scored on the first drive of the game and successfully converted for 2-points immediately putting the Dons up 8-0. Between…
In front of the largest home crowd the season, the two teams put on an amazing show, with both teams getting to large leads in different sets and comebacks galore. You could feel the tension in the gym in warmups with first place in league at stake. This was set to be a battle of wills, and everyone had a…