The wind was blowing and the temperatures were chilly, but the Dons were hot with a 17-5 victory over Granada in their season opener. The powerhouse Middie trio of seniors Maya Wang and Haley Rurka and junior Grace Imrie controlled the pace of the game from start to finish. Wang and Rurka both had 5 goals and 2 assists, with…
16 players from the Acalanes JV ladies lacrosse team played their first three scrimmages of the season on Saturday against Granada High, Las Lomas High and Miramonte High. The Lady Dons crushed each team by scores of about 9 to 0 for each game. The Dons did not give up even one goal the entire day! It was an amazing…
The Dons left it all on the field Friday night against a young, scrappy team from Ukiah. Acalanes defensive efforts & offensive pressure enabled our boys to hold possession and keep the ball in the attacking zone for much of the game. In the first half Andrew Huchingson launched a beautiful cross where Eli Roth finished with a header goal.…
Twenty student-athletes make up the 2023 Boys’ Varsity tennis team; eight are seniors. The first official practice was on February 13, and it didn’t take long to realize that many of the players improved considerably during the off-season. The players took that dedication, hard work, and passion and applied it to a very formidable Piedmont team on Thursday. The results…
Congratulations to the following 16 players who will be competing this Spring for Acalanes Boys Golf: Luke Dulik , Jake Elerts, Brody Greenfield, Luke Gregovich, James Hanzel, Jackson Jones, Nate Lyons, Gus McKinney, Jake Megibow , Zach Murdin, Chase Regan, Spencer Voogt, Jackson Voogt, Guoan Wang, Dane Wilcox, Simon Werner. Varsity players will be competing in their first tournament at Wente on…
Acalanes Frosh girls tied Clayton Valley in a hard-fought match on Saturday morning. Dons dominated the first half with multiple scoring attempts by #8 Nina Bundy and #18 Julia Lyons but it was #22 Charlotte Gellman who scored the only goal, ending the first half 1-0. In the second half, things were not going the Dons’ way with multiple off-side…
Playoff hoops! On Wednesday the Dons headed north to Benicia to take on the Panthers. Both teams got off to a bit of a slow start with Benicia on the board first with 2 drives and Jake Davis opening the Dons’ scoring with a FT. A 3 from Benicia got them off to a 7-1 lead and forced a timeout…
The Dons met Rancho Cotate High at home for their first NCS game. One goal in the first half ended up being the deciding goal of the game- Eli Roth’s cross from right corner delivered into the box where Riley Bonner put it away. The Dons got fired up the second half with 2 goals by Eli Roth, 1 by…
It’s the NCS Championships and the Dons are the top seed in the Division 2 playoff bracket with home field advantage. Acalanes hosted the Washington Huskies of Fremont Tuesday night. The Huskies employed an offside trap defense, catching the Dons off guard with early penalties. The strategy failed to take into account the speed and physicality of the Don forwards…
