The Lady Dons beat Miramonte Wednesday night 68 to 48 to improve to 15 and 2 on the season and 4 and 0 in league. It was the 13th straight win for the girls who improved to 4 and 0 in league. After a slow first few minutes, the Dons assumed control with aggressive full court pressure which completely overwhelmed…
The JV Lady Dons were firing on all cylinders in a rematch with the Miramonte Matadors. The defense was relentless and tenacious forcing turnover after turnover. Each and every Don gave 100% effort and it paid off. The Dons led 19-10 at half-time and the final score was 39-20. Freshman Erica “RiRi” McBroom led the scoring effort with 12 points…
Miramonte, in what would be a pattern in the game, quickly scored eight unanswered off a couple three’s and a midrange jumper to take a 10-2 lead. Drew McKenzie added a couple buckets in the post and Sam Bishop had back to back threes as the Dons stayed close and were only down 16-12 headed into the second. The Matadors…
Wednesday the Dons faced off against Miramonte on the road, dropping this contest. Miramonte’s lineup, starting 4 seniors, proved disciplined on defense and efficient on offense but the Dons fought hard on an overall tough night. Theo Stoll led the Dons with 15, Jake Davis added 8 and Jack Bayless slashed his way to 9. Next, the Dons face a…
Home Games Tonight for Lady Dons Soccer. JV at 5pm and Varsity at 7pm These ladies mean business. It is exciting to watch them play!
The Acalanes athletic community would like to salute Coach Paul Curtis after recently winning his 300th game with the Dons’ boys soccer program. Acalanes is fortunate to have been led by Coach Curtis since 1999. Over that time, Coach Curtis has led the Dons to eight DFAL titles and two NCS titles! More importantly, he has been an inspiration to…
Acalanes traveled to Clayton Valley to play the Ugly Eagles Monday evening. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bit of an ugly game for the Dons, losing 52-33. Clayton Valley jumped to a big early lead behind a full court press and good 3 point shooting. In the second quarter Coach Powers, who was subbing in for Coach Herley,…
There will be a meeting for boys’ tennis Monday, January 31 at lunch in the stadium bleachers. This is a great opportunity to meet Rick O’Brien, head coach. He will provide the necessary information for tryouts that will begin Monday, February 7. See you there! Let’s Go Dons!
Natalie Means of girls soccer is nominated by the Mercury News as Player of the Week. You have the opportunity to vote for her at mercurynews.com/2022/01/24/vote-now-bay-area-news-group-girls-athlete-of-the-week-28/ . The deadline to submit votes is 5:00 pm today.
The Eagles got off to a 6-0 start off a putback on a missed free throw and two easy fastbreak layups as their Coach screamed orders from the sidelines. Nico Ortman hit Avyn Morales for the Dons’ first bucket. Brody Darin then hit Sam Bishop on a nice curl cut who found Drew McKenzie for the and-1 to put us…
