Under a sky that couldn’t quite decide what it was doing, the Acalanes Dons found their sign of good fortune—a brilliant rainbow stretching over the field just before game time. The team took it as a lucky omen… and it didn’t disappoint. With the rain clearing just in time for the opening draw, Acalanes went on to defeat Piedmont 14–9…
On Monday, the JV and Frosh programs met up with De La Salle at Contra Costa Country Club. JP Birdwell (So) led the team with a 38, but The Dons ended up losing by 5 strokes with a final score of 156-161. The teams had such a great time playing together that they met up again Wednesday at Rossmoor where…
Yesterday’s rained-out contest between Miramonte and Acalanes took place earlier today. It didn’t look so good this morning as it was raining pretty hard, but the sun came out and we ended up with a nice tennis day. Our first match against Miramonte was rough to say the least. We were missing #1 Sze Ting Chen and #6 Sammy Taylor…
It was a beautiful afternoon as the Dons hosted their last home meet of the season against Clayton Valley. The meet started off with the 200 Medley Relay – the JV girls (Indi P, Lucy K, Mave M and Lily T) came in 3rd, while the JV boys (Ben P, Luke W, Finn B, Sean G) won their race. The…
Traveling to Oakley over the weekend, the JV Dons brought the minimum eight players to field one team in a field of 12 competitive teams. Format wise, the field was divided into groups of four teams. Each round featured two Singles lines and three Doubles lines. Acalanes was in Group 3 along with Campolindo – and it would be the fifth…
After the JV Dons took down Campo a few weeks ago for its first rivalry win in six seasons, Campo got some retribution as the Dons fell 6-5 at home. The singles matches were all won decisively, one way or the other, with Campo taking three of four. Eddie Leung in Line 2 played patiently and took the win 8-4. In Lines…
When Did It Start? Maybe it started early, on a packed BART train, every car spilling over with royal blue, Dons faithful shoulder-to-shoulder rolling out from the East Bay. People in San Francisco glance twice at the gear, wondering and asking, “Dodgers in town?” Not even close. East Bay Blue. This is Acalanes Dons baseball. Maybe it started…
Friday night had everything you could ask for—perfect weather, home turf, a fired-up crowd, and a celebration of nine seniors—and the Dons made sure it turned into a night to remember against College Park. They wasted no time setting the tone. Just 90 seconds in, Grady Evans struck first with the opening goal, and he wasn’t done—moments later he came…
The game may not have started on time, but the Acalanes girls made sure the energy never lagged. With a 30-minute delay while waiting for a third referee to arrive, the team stayed loose and entertained themselves with a lively game of “down by the banks.” By the time the whistle finally blew, the Dons were warmed up, focused, and…
On Tuesday, April 14, Acalanes hosted Miramonte for the final home meet of the year. It was also our Senior celebration, honoring the 29 seniors competing for Acalanes this year. Illias Kaplanes-Jones led the stadium in a remembrance of and moment of silence for classmate Amin Naroozi, who would have been part of this graduating senior group of athletes. …