The Student Newspaper of Acalanes High School
Category: Sports
Acalanes Womens Water Polo Teams Compete in Invitational
By Helen O’Neal and Kylie Choi, Online Shadow Editor and Photographer // The Acalanes High School womens water polo teams competed at the Acalanes Invitational on Sept. 10 to 11 against several other high schools in Northern California. This was the first home water polo
Acalanes Football Players Respond to Coach’s Release
By Juliet Becker, Online Feature Editor // After an incident at the varsity football game at Acalanes on Sept. 3, the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD) released Greg Young from his position as a junior varsity football coach. Many community members began to discuss
Acalanes Water Polo Players Reunite in Alumni Game
By Erin Hambidge, Print Opinion Editor // Current water polo players, returning alumni, and coaches gathered on Aug. 14 to celebrate the Acalanes High School water polo program in an alumni match. The game was part of an annual tradition that began seven years ago
Acalanes Teachers Step In as New Golf Coaches
Interviews by Online Sports Editor Tom Bequette. Photos by Head Photographer Mara Korzeniowska. // Acalanes’s instructors Cassidy Mulholland and Kenneth Lorge will coach girls and boys golf for the upcoming 2021-2022 season. They will replace 2020 head coach Dan Weiner and longtime head coach Tim Scott
Acalanes Women’s Lacrosse Team Honors Alexa Despins
By Stella Heo and Griffin Ruebner, Online Editor-in-Chief and Print Sports Section Editor // The Acalanes High School varsity women’s lacrosse team held a memorial on March 25 to honor Alexa Despins and her battle with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a genetic blood disease. Despins was
Acalanes Football Team Beats Monte Vista in First Game Back
By Noah Glosson, Head Print Section Editor // The wait is finally over. After 476 days since their last game, the Acalanes High School varsity football team returned to action on Saturday, March 13 to play against the Monte Vista High School Mustangs. Football players
CIF Updates Guidelines for Return to Sports
By Tom Bequette, Online Sports Editor // The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced on Friday, Feb. 19 that high school sports may start as early as Feb. 26 in parts of California. Contra Costa County (CCC), however, is excluded from this return and must wait
CIF Updates Return to Sports Schedule
By Miller Smith, Staff Writer // California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) North Coast Commissioner of Athletics Pat Cruickshank released an update on Jan. 14 stating that high school sports could return as early as Feb. 1 based on COVID-19 tiers if the California Department of Public
CIF Postpones High School Sports
By Tom Bequette, Online Sports Editor // The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 16 that Governor Gavin Newsom and Dr. Mark Ghaly from the California Department of Public Health postponed the release of California’s updated youth sports guidance. CIF competitions will remain
Women’s Water Polo Wins SportsStars Magazine’s 2019-2020 Team of the Year
By Tom Bequette, Online Sports Editor // SportsStars Magazine selected the Acalanes women’s water polo team as their Northern California Team Of The Year on Aug. 17, for their undefeated season last year, the program’s second in a row. The magazine announced on Aug. 6