The Campolindo football team went into their meeting with Acalanes Friday night looking at the game as a “must-win.” The Cougars played one of their best games of the year as they beat host Acalanes, 38-27. Tommy Stephens, the Campolindo quarterback, proved to be the star as he completed 19 of his 26 passes for 255 yards. He also threw two touchdown passes. The Cougars improved to 3-2 in DFAL play and 5-4 overall. Acalanes dropped to 4-2 in DFAL play and 5-5 overall.

Miramonte won their game against host Dougherty Valley, 14-7, on Friday night. The Matadors improved to 2-3 in DFAL play and 4-5 overall.

Not many Halloween incidents on the Lafayette and Orinda police logs this week. But one caught my eye. Police called a Lafayette woman after her car was found abandoned in Walnut Creek. She had parked it that night on the street on Los Arabis Drive.

I’m going to guess the police department’s story is that the car was stolen. But, given this occurred on All Hallows’ Eve, I don’t think we can discount the possibility that ghosts took this woman’s car and went joyriding to Walnut Creek.

According to unofficial election results, Measure G will pass with 74 percent of the voters approving it. It needed two-thirds of the votes in order to pass.

The passing of Measure G ensures an extension of the current Acalanes Union High School District parcel tax. Without the passing of Measure G, the parcel tax would have expired in 2011.

The parcel tax costs taxpayers $189 per year, resulting in $6.7 million for the school district.

Measure G not passing could have potentially been detrimental to the district. Without the parcel tax, the district would be forced to lay off a large number of teachers and cut programs.

The Acalanes Union High School District recently selected the recipients of the Su Stauffer Friends of Education Award. The award is given to individuals who have benefited the schools through their commitment to volunteer work.

Su Stauffer was a volunteer who positively impacted the district as much as anyone. During budget cuts in the 1970s, Stauffer helped organize foundations to collect donations to save school programs.

An award recipient is selected for the district and for each of the four schools in the AUHSD.

The recipient of the district award was Judy Carney. The winners for Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramonte were Joni Avery, Dave Pinkham and Ina Paven, respectively.

Acalanes improved to 4-1 in the DFAL after their Friday night victory over Dublin, 35-21. The star of the game was the Dons’ running back Tyler Malley who rushed for 219 yards and scored three touchdowns. If Acalanes can finish the season strong, they could earn one of the top seeds in the NCS playoffs.

Miramonte suffered another DFAL defeat, losing on Friday night to Las Lomas, 35-21. With the loss, the Matadors drop to 1-3 in DFAL play and 3-5 overall. The Matadors are likely to miss the NCS playoffs this year.

Campolindo had a bye this week. Their next game is at Acalanes Friday night, Nov. 6, at 7:00 p.m.

On Nov. 11, starting at 5:15 p.m., there will be a Veterans Day Vigil at The Crosses of Lafayette. If you want to attend the vigil but somehow haven’t seen the crosses yet, they are located at the intersection of Deer Hill and Oak Hill Road.

The event will offer attendees the chance to grieve for those lost in war in a peaceful setting. There will also be some discussion as to how to put an end to the war in Iraq.

The event is being sponsored by Lamorinda Peace & Justice Group, Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, The Crosses of Lafayette, and Buddhist Peace Fellowship.

The Lafayette Reservoir Run took place this past Sunday, Oct. 25, with hundreds of participants competing in the 5K and 10K races, as well as the Sports Basement Elite Mile. The winners of each age group are listed below:

5K Winners:

Females
Overall: Shoshana Ziblatt
2-7: Sydney Kupsh
8-10: Katie Tang
11-13: Raea Gragg
14-18: Haley Shipway
19-29: Jenna Zack
30-39: Tasha McNamara
40-49: Diane Batchelor
50-59: Kim Naylor
60-69: Marilyn Modafferi
70-79: Rosemary Bredahl
80 & Over: Dee Farkas and Joan Bruzzone (tie)

Males
Overall: Steve Zirkelbach
2-7: Spencer Gillen
8-10: Payson Newman
11-13: Mathew Whitman
14-18: Charlie Zamanian
19-29: Weston Dunn
30-39: Max Rodriguez
40-49: John Sun
50-59: John Pettinichio
60-69: Phil Murphy
70-79: Walter Schlehuber
80 & Over: Joe Lobianco

10K Winners:

Females
Overall: Alison Zamanian
2-7: Colleen Dukes
8-10: Leslie Coulter
11-13: Helen Coleman
14-18: Elizabeth Zuniga
19-29: Alexandra Bettencourt
30-39: Katie Karst
40-49: Maryann Nelson
50-59: Susan Park
60-69: Connie Chiba
70-79: Barbara Robben

Males
Overall: Rob Elia
2-7: Michael Laurenson
8-10: Thomas Domgeu
11-13: Dylan Foster
14-18: Keenan Byrne
19-29: Holland Smith
30-39: Kurt Schneider
40-49: John Foley
50-59: Keith Duncan
60-69: Dennis Tracy
70-79: Dennis Hassler

Garret Heath won the Sports Basement Elite Mile with a time of  4:08.3.

For complete results, visit http://results.active.com/pages/resultsCalendar.jsp?&orgID=218713.

I recently received some criticism from a follower of local high school volleyball for only covering high school football on this blog during the fall season. I agree that our local girls volleyball teams are worthy of some coverage, so here is my first high school volleyball post of the season.

The top of the DFAL standings are all Lamorinda with Miramonte in first, Campolindo in second and Acalanes in third.

Miramonte has been perfect in DFAL play, winning all nine of their matches. They are 16-1 overall and are a favorite to win the NCS Championships.

Campolindo’s main problem has been Miramonte, as the Cougars have gone 7-2 in DFAL play with both losses coming to the Matadors.

Acalanes is 5-3 in DFAL play and is trying hard to hold onto third place in the DFAL.

Campolindo and Acalanes are both likely to make the NCS playoffs where they will hope to get one more chance at knocking off Miramonte.

Acalanes proved once again that they are a much improved football team from last year as the Dons knocked off Miramonte, 14-7, in a Friday night DFAL match-up. The game was all tied up at 7-7 until Acalanes quarterbackTyler Caldwell completed a 40-yard touchdown pass to Lucas Levine with only 33 seconds left in the game. Miramonte made a final push to get close, but a last second pass was intercepted by the Dons.

Campolindo got back on track by beating Dublin, 28-21, although the Cougars needed some big plays late to ensure the victory. Quarterback Tommy Stephens scored the game-winning touchdown on a one-yard run with only 1:22 left in the game.

Three Lafayette restaurants earned their way into the highly-coveted pages of the 2010 edition of the Michelin Guide. Metro Lafayette, Artisan Bistro and Chevalier were all honored in one of the premier restaurant guides in the world.

Restaurants are selected for the guide based on a variety of factors including their food, ambiance and service. Michelin has inspectors assigned to different regions where they spend the year canvassing their region’s restaurants looking for the absolute best all-around restaurants.

For more information or to make reservations at the restaurants mentioned, visit their websites:
Metro Lafayette - http://www.metrolafayette.com
Artisan Bistro - http://www.artisanlafayette.com
Chevalier - http://www.chevalierrestaurant.com