The Student Newspaper of Acalanes High School
Tag: NCS
1998 Acalanes Alum Retrieves Stolen 97’ NCS Baseball Ring
By Gareth Kwok, Sports Editor // Mike Henderson hit a pair of home runs in high school. Not literally, but metaphorically speaking, he did. And now, twenty years later, he has scored again. A class of 1998 graduate from Acalanes, Henderson won two North
Women’s Basketball Advances to NCS Finals
By Tommy Fellner // The 2nd seeded Acalanes Women’s Basketball with a 52-45 win over 6 seed Alameda, accomplished what no other Lady Dons basketball team has done in almost 20 years: reach the NCS finals. The Lady Dons, being the higher seed, used their
16 Seed Men’s Soccer Upsets Top Seed Redwood City
By Tommy Fellner // A classic Cinderella tale, but instead of a ball on a starry night, this story took place in the midst of a windy rainstorm on a soaked turf. Instead of a magical carriage, the Dons rode in on a 2 game
Mens Waterpolo Lances Las Lomas 11-9
By Tommy Fellner // The Acalanes Mens Water Polo team, the 5 seed in the NCS Division I playoffs, upset 4th seeded Las Lomas 11-9 this Saturday to advance to the semifinals. Both teams came out full of intensity and emotion in what would be the final
Womens Waterpolo Cruises to NCS Semifinals
By Tommy Fellner // Acalanes Womens Water Polo, the 3 seed in the NCS Division 2 playoffs, defeated 6 seed Drake this Saturday 11-5 to advance to the NCS Semifinals. The first quarter was full of intensity and neither team was able to get more
Womens Waterpolo Advances to Second Round of NCS
By Tommy Fellner // The Acalanes Womens Waterpolo team, the 3 seed in NCS, defeated 14 seed Ukiah this Wednesday night by a score of 12-6. The Lady Dons asserted their dominance early in the game, leading 4-0 after the first quarter and completely halting
Men’s Lacrosse Falls to Marin Catholic Despite Late Run
By Tommy Fellner // The Acalanes Men’s Lacrosse team, the top seed in NCS, lost a nailbiter game to second seeded Marin Catholic 9-8 this Friday night in the NCS championship game. The Dons were bested by Marin Catholic for the second straight year in
Men’s Lacrosse Advances to NCS Title Game
By Tommy Fellner The Acalanes Men’s Lacrosse team, the top seed in the NCS playoffs, defeated Marin Academy 13-5 to advance to the NCS title game for the third consecutive year. In the first quarter the Dons came out hot and senior captain Sam DeRoque
Women’s Lacrosse Upset by S.F. University in NCS Semifinals
By Tommy Fellner The Acalanes Women’s Lacrosse team, the 2 seed in NCS, fell to S.F. University 7-6 in the semifinals of the NCS Playoffs this Tuesday afternoon. Acalanes had already had a terrific season, going undefeated in DFAL play, besting rival Miramonte twice and
Men’s Tennis Falls to Dougherty Valley in NCS Finals
By Tommy Fellner The Acalanes Men’s Tennis team, the 2 seed in the NCS playoffs, had a double header on Saturday, playing in both the NCS semifinals and finals. In the morning at 9 am, the Dons squared off against Monte Vista, the 3 seed