Lamorinda Weekly article, June 7, 2023, by John Kingdon
When you reach out to Edgar, he quickly says ‘How can I help or what can I do you need for you.’ Always upbeat, kind, and ready to roll up his sleeves to help any Don, that’s Edgar. Acalanes Spots Boosters would like to congratulate Edgar Gonzales for 2023 accolade of ‘Employee of the Year’ for AUHSD. From the gym to football…
As Acalanes 2024 nose guard/defensive tackle Chase Caidedo joined the Don’s football program as a freshman, he was not fully in love with football yet. But as Ciacedo met the coaches, built bonds with the teammates, practiced with them, watched film and the teamwork aspect of the sport, needing all 11 players on each side of the ball to hone…
In late summer 2023, we will have a new ACA stadium with turf & track. It will be the start of a new Dons football season, followed by soccer, lacrosse and track. Between, those games special life events will take place, pep rallies, senior sunrise, homecoming, and ending the year with graduation. Since 1940 the Don’s have showed up. Some…
Big Shout Out to our Spring MVPs: Hailey Stripling in Softball and Owen Estee in Boys Lacrosse! Congratulations to our 1st team All-DAL selections for Spring 2023: Sammy Lee, Chase Regan, George Churchill, Cooper Olson, Dylan Olson, Ben Foox, Hailey Rurka, Grace Imrie, Emme Young, Esa Orman, Parker Etnyre, Sophie MacKay, Tyler Toni, Nick Owens, Kaya Hoeberechts, Aaron Brown, Ethan…
A standout soccer player at Acalanes was named the winner of the first Parity Leadership Award.Parity, a mission-driven organization focusing on closing the gender pay gap in sports, announced that Tatum Zuber was chosen for the award because her record-breaking performance on the soccer field, inspirational leadership and team-first approach represent the highest standards in athletic competition. Zuber was formally…
Stronger, faster, safer… the 2022 Liftathon was a huge success with over 100 participants and 19 new members of the 500 lb and 1,000 lb Clubs. This year we are refining the rules and expanding the timeline to get an even larger number of participants. Here are the details for this year’s event: 1. Registration opened on April 1 and…
Great teams have sense of purpose: they know what they are capable, they know what they do matters, focus on the moment and make a difference. Meet the four athletes with a great purpose: Ethan Torres, Kyle Bielawski, Trevor Rogers and Paul Kuhner. This mystic foursome took second place in the 2023 California State Championship with a record: 40.96 seconds and this record…
On Saturday evening at the Meet of Champions at Dublin High School, our BOYS 4x100m, made up of Seniors Ethan Torres and Kyle Bielawski and Juniors Trevor Rogers and Paul Kuhner, ran a 41.46 to put them in 1st place for the North Coast Section (2nd Seed overall in State) and the chance to compete in the CIF State Championship…
Today and tomorrow, these elite athletes will take to the Track & Field for the final competition of the season and the final competition that will take them to STATE on Friday, May 26th! The 2-Day schedule, program and tickets can be found HERE. Please join me in celebrating their season’s accomplishments! To those Seniors graduating, thank you for a…