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.

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.

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.

Pro angler Zack Thompson, of Orinda, recently earned the title of 2009 Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year for the National Guard Western Division of the Walmart FLW Series. He won the honor by having the most combined points of any angler in the division during four qualifying events.

Due to Thompson’s success, he has qualified for the 2010 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Lanier in Atlanta, one of the biggest fishing competitions in the country. Thompson won’t be the only pro angler from Orinda heading to the Forrest Wood Cup though. Jason Cordiale’s points were enough to finish fourth in the overall standings, qualifying him for the Forrest Wood Cup.

The Lamorinda Baseball Club will be holding tryouts for their 10 and Under boys team on Nov. 7 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. and on Nov. 22 from 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The tryouts will take place at Rudgear Field, located at 2250 Stewart Ave. in Walnut Creek. Visit http://www.lamorindabaseball.org for more information.

The Lamorinda Rugby Club is currently holding online registration for the upcoming season for boys ages 7-18. The last day to register is Nov. 11. For more information, visit http://www.lamorugby.com.

Registration is open for the Spring 2010 season of the Lamorinda Lacrosse Club. The Lamorinda Lacrosse Club is open to boys and girls ages 7-14. Visit http://www.lamorindalacrosse.com for more information.

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.

On Saturday, Nov. 14, Miramonte High School will be the site of the Nor Cal Kids Triathlon. The event, which will go from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., is open to kids from kindergarten to twelfth grade.

There will be courses set up for all three events in a triathlon: running, swimming and biking. Participants will be timed in each event individually. Winners will be determined in several different age groups.

There is a $40 fee per participant. Additional participants from the same family need to pay a $35 fee. Proceeds from the event go into the Orinda Community Fund.

For more information and to register for the event, visit http://www.norcalkidstri.org.

The Miramonte High School football team made a statement in their DFAL rivalry game against Campolindo Friday night, shocking the Cougars with a 30-7 victory. The Matadors missed the shutout by just over a minute as the Cougars scored their only touchdown of the game late in the fourth quarter. The Matadors dominated the game using formations similar to the “wildcat” formation with running backs and wide receivers taking snaps from center. The formations left the Cougars confused as Miramonte rushed for 284 yards in the game.

Acalanes faced off against Alhambra in a meeting of DFAL unbeatens. The Dons came up just short in the end, as Alhambra won the game, 28-25.

So far today it seems like Orinda has borne the brunt of the storm in Lamorinda. Moraga Public Works officials say there have been some rock slides and downed tree limbs but nothing major as a result of the storm.

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UPDATE 4:15: Manzanita bridge is open to traffic. Also, per the post office folks in Canyon, the power has “amazingly” stayed on and Pinehurst Road is not washed out.

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UPDATE 3:20: More storm-related trouble in Orinda: The Manzanita Bridge, on Manzanita Drive just east of Camino Pablo, is closed due to a fallen tree in the roadway. Public Works crews are on the scene. The city is also reporting overflowing storm drains on some parts of Moraga Way. Camino Sobrante remains closed. And then of course there is that jackknifed big rig that managed to close parts of both directions of 24 west of the Orinda exit (as Shane reported, it’s no longer blocking eastbound lanes).

Lafayette City Manager Steven Falk says aside from some clogged drains, there haven’t been any major storm-related incidents.

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UPDATE 1:15: There is an oak tree and several power lines down on Camino Sobrante, the city says. In addition, three power poles need to be replaced. PG&E estimates the road will be closed for 10 hours and the city is saying the most common alternate route is to take Miner Road up to the other end of Camino Sobrante. No other road closures at this time.

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A downed power pole has closed a portion of Camino Sobrante in Orinda from Orinda Way to El Ribero, according to an alert just sent out by the city. PG&E, fire and city crews are on the scene.

Have any Lamorinda storm-related incidents to report? Anybody with power out? Post a comment, e-mail jmmorales@bayareanewsgroup.com or tweet @sosaysjonathan.