Taft Loses Its Biggest Hitter but Not Match

Joe Nargi was hurt, but his team wasn’t.

Nargi, a standout 6-foot-5 opposite hitter for Taft High, sprained his right ankle, but the Toreadors were able to defeat Monroe, 15-5, 15-5, 15-11, in a boys’ volleyball nonconference match Tuesday at Monroe.

Nargi, who finished with 19 kills, was injured in the third game and might not be available next Tuesday for Taft (3-0) in an important Northwest Valley Conference opener at Kennedy.

Outside hitters Elan Yackovee (20 kills) and Tomer Foruzman (14 kills) supplied the offense for Taft.

“It was good to see them come together after Joe got hurt,” Taft Coach Doug Magorien said.

Hugo Cabadas led Monroe (1-1) with 11 kills.

In other boys’ volleyball matches:

Granada Hills d. Fairfax, 15-9, 15-3, 19-17--Mike Aleman had 19 kills for host Granada Hills (2-0) in a nonconference match.

Kennedy d. North Hollywood, 15-5, 15-5, 15-3--Jeff Toon had 18 kills for Kennedy (2-0) in a nonconference match at North Hollywood.

Crespi d. Alemany, 15-9, 15-7 15-6--Marcin Jagoda had 15 kills for Crespi (2-0, 1-0) in a Mission League match at Crespi.

GOLF

Calabasas 394, Thousand Oaks 437--Jon Ohye of Calabasas shot a two-under-par 70 in a nonleague match at Calabasas Country Club. Brandon Martynowicz of Thousand Oaks made a hole-in-one on the 183-yard third hole and shot an 86.

Hart 353, Highland 355--Josh Edwards’ three-over-par 64 was the difference for host Hart (2-0) in a nonleague match at Vista Valencia Golf Course.

Notre Dame 189, Louisville 310, Flintridge Sacred Heart 331--Kevin Coglan, Tommy Barber and Nick Jacobovitz each shot a 37 for Notre Dame (3-0) in a Mission League match at De Bell Golf Course.

Granada Hills 403, Palisades 416--Julie Park of Granada Hills shot four-over-par 76 to win medalist honors over defending City Section Champion Burley Stamps, who shot a 78 in a City League 5 match at Knollwood Country Club.

BOYS’ TENNIS

Monroe 4, Chatsworth 3--Matt Friedrich defeated Jerry Lu, 7-5, 6-4, at No. 4 singles to break a 3-3 tie for Monroe (1-1) in a nonconference match at Chatsworth.

Campbell Hall 13, Malibu 5--Josh Glass and James Chun, who won 62 of 64 doubles matches last season for Campbell Hall (3-0), swept three opponents in a nonleague match at the Studio City Racquet Centre.

Simi Valley 9, Canyon 9--Jeremy Quinlan lost only two games at No. 1 singles and Tyler Jensen at No. 2 singles upset Canyon’s No. 1 Hyun Park, 6-3, to give Simi Valley (3-1) a nonleague victory on games, 74-71, at Canyon (2-2).