Our lefty water polo star Sara Archer is committed to the admission process at Pitzer College, to continue her education and play water polo for Pomona-Pitzer. Such exciting news for our student athlete after many years in the pool and dedicated commitment to the sport. Sara started playing water polo at age 10 and has continued to play club water…
The season started Saturday for the girls at home. Analy came into the game with a 4-0 record with all decisive victories. It didn’t take long for the Lady Dons to assert themselves behind a relentless full court press. It was apparent from the start the Dons overall team speed was overwhelming. After the 1st quarter it was 26-2 Dons. …
Clearly the Dons weren’t slowed down by post Thanksgiving celebrations as they kicked off the 2022-2023 season opener with a quick start against the Washington Huskies. The Varsity boys got it going from the opening tip and quickly had some nice ball movement and classic Dons play with Jake Davis getting blocks, boards and feeding Jack Bayless under the bucket.…
The season starts Saturday at 3pm in Lafayette against Analy. Expectations are high for this year’s team, as the girls return everyone after going 25-4 and winning NCS D2 last season. In preseason rankings WestCoastPreps.com has the team #10 in the Bay Area, while NorCalPreps.com ranked the girls #14 in all of Northern California. On an individual basis – per…
In Tuesday night’s foundation game the Lady Dons outlasted Monte Vista 72 to 65. The girls jumped out to a 21 to 8 lead at the end the 1st quarter, but Monte Vista came roaring back to tie it at 34 at the half. The 2nd half was dominated by KK Lacanlale (23 points) and Sophie Chinn (20 points) who…
Tuesday was the Foundation game for the Dons boys basketball team and they travelled to Foothill to take on the Falcons. The game was back and forth in the first half, with 3s made by Zubin Acuna and Jordan Brown keeping it close for the Dons. Unfortunately, the Falcons hot shooting continued well into the second half and they extended…
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In the four years I’ve been writing football recaps, this is the hardest one to write. I don’t think it is hyperbole to say that the wounds are still fresh, and our hearts are still heavy. However, it would be a disservice to the players and coaches not to highlight all the great play on Friday, along with the mistakes,…
The CIF #3 ranked Lady Dons season ended Thursday night in a bitter sweet 10-4 loss to the #2 ranked Soquel Knights of Santa Cruz. Soquel jumped out to an early lead, but the Dons continued to show fight, staying within striking distance and kept it close throughout 3 quarters. As the number of possessions and the clock wound down…
Game 1: vs Bishop O’Dowd Frosh girls soccer competed against Bishop O’Dowd in a close match on Saturday morning at home, resulting in a 2-2 tie. Winger Julia Lyons (#18) scored the first game goal on a breakaway run, giving Acalanes the early lead but O’Dowd responded quickly to tie before the end of the first half. In the second…