High School Spring Sports : Westlake Outlasts Taft at Windy Wood Ranch

Take the two best high school golf teams in Southern California and put them on one of the best courses in the area, and most would expect to see some good numbers posted.

Not Thursday. When Taft and Westlake met at Wood Ranch Country Club in Simi Valley, Westlake won, 428-471, but nobody felt very good about it. The real winner was the wind, the rough and the 7,000-yard course. Players just felt like casualties.

“Just another day at the office,” said Westlake’s No. 1 man, senior Chris Zambri, who shot 91, his highest round since he was a freshman. “I guess it’s back to reality--I’m not as good as I thought I was.”

Westlake was led by Jamie Nello’s 5-over-par 77. Jimmy Chang (82) and Charlie Wi (84) of Westlake were the only others in the match to break 85.

The Warriors, two-time Southern Section champions and the Southern California team champion last year, raised their record to 9-0.

Taft, the defending City Section champion and the runner-up to Westlake in the Southern California championships, was led by senior Roger Makemson’s 85.

In other golf matches:

Crespi 212, Notre Dame 213--Brendan O’Shaughnessy of Notre Dame was the medalist with a 1-over-par 36 at Lakeside Country Club, but Crespi (7-2, 1-1 in league play) won the Del Rey League match.

Simi Valley 408, Royal 431--Despite medalist Scott Cockerill’s 72, Royal dropped a Marmonte League match at Simi Hills Golf Course.

BASEBALL

Fillmore 12, Providence 4--The Flashes scored 11 times in the first inning and cruised to the nonleague win at Fillmore. Jamie Alamillo was 2 for 3, including a triple, and had two runs batted in for Fillmore and Jaime Sandoval was 3 for 3.

Simi Lutheran 16, California Christian 7--Junior Derek Osaki singled, doubled, tripled and homered in a 4-for-4 outing and drove in four runs to lead Simi Lutheran in a Heritage League game at Simi Lutheran.

Coutin 12, Newbridge 4--Joe Vermillion and Nick O’Donovan led Coutin (6-0-1) to victory at Rancho Park in Los Angeles. Vermillion was 2 for 4 with three RBIs and O’Donovan was 1 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs. Coutin is 6-0-1.

BOYS’ TRACK

Taft 83, Chatsworth 33--Quincy Watts previewed Saturday night’s Pasadena Games with two victories in the West Valley League meet.

Watts, the defending state champion in the 100 and 200 meters, won the 100 in 10.4 seconds and the 220 yards in 21.3. He also anchored Taft’s 440 relay team to victory in 42.4. Teammates Jonathan Hart and David Feinstein placed second and third in the 100, both running 10.9, and Hart won the 440 in 52.7.

Poly 90, Sylmar 36--Shannon Haas won three events and Duke Jacobs won two for Poly (2-2, 1-0) in the East Valley League meet.

Haas, the Alemany/Northridge Relays 400 champion, won the 100 meters in 11.0, the 220 yards in 22.4 and the 440 in 53.4. Jacobs added victories in the 120-yard high hurdles (16.4) and the high jump (5-10) for Poly, the defending East Valley League champion. Sophomore Jerome Casey led Sylmar (0-2 in league play), placing second in the 100 (11.0) and first in the long jump (20-5 1/2).

Saugus 71, Palmdale 65--Joe Devine, Damien Jenkins and John Characky led the Centurions to the Golden League victory.

Devine won the 800 in 1:59.8, Jenkins won the discus with a throw of 165 feet, 10 inches and Characky threw 52-10 in the shotput.

GIRLS’ TRACK

Schurr 68, Burbank 36--Marjie Gilles, the defending Southern Section 3-A Division champion in the triple jump, won her specialty with a personal best of 39-2 in the Foothill League meet.

SOFTBALL

Chatsworth 9, Taft 1--Angie Wood’s 2-for-3 outing was a bright spot for Taft in a nonleague loss to visiting Chatsworth. Chatsworth took advantage of an error, a walk and four consecutive singles given up by Taft losing pitcher Julie Koppekin (3-2) in a four-run fifth inning.

Burroughs 2, Alemany 0--Burroughs scored two unearned runs in the top of the seventh inning to win the nonleague game at Alemany. The runs were scored on a walk, an error and two hits, including a triple by Kim Lovetro.

Newbury Park 8, Camarillo 1--Marilyn Carroll pitched a one-hitter and struck out seven to lead the Panthers in a Marmonte League win. The only hit given up by Carroll (3-2) was a bloop single to center field in second inning that drove in the Scorpions’ only run.

Calabasas 13, Louisville 3--Julie Astrachan threw a three-hitter and struck out 13 batters to lead the Coyotes to a nonleague win over visiting Louisville.

On offense for Calabasas (5-4), sophomore Keri Ellman was 2 for 4 ith a triple and two runs batted in, while Jodee Marcione was 2 for 3 and junior Allison Sommers went 2 for 4, including a double.

North Hollywood 13, Sylmar 8--Maia Sharp was 4 for 4 and Leticia Carranza hit two doubles to lead the Huskies over the defending City Section champion. Sophomore Jennifer Rothstein improved her record to 5-0.

St. Bonaventure 11, Oak Park 1--Heidi Ogawa’s two singles were Oak Park’s only hits in the Tri-Valley League game at Oak Park. Ogawa was 2 for 3 with one RBI.

El Camino Real 7, Westchester 0--Sophomore Cari Silverman struck out eight and gave up one hit--a two-out single in the seventh--to lead the Conquistadores in the nonleague game at El Camino Real. Jenny Fleming and Renae Zimmer each had two hits and two RBIs for El Camino Real (7-2). La Reina 11, Moorpark 1--Heidi Heinl went 3 for 3 with one run batted in and Christa Grenat was 3 for 4 and had one RBI to lead the Regents to a Tri-Valley League win.

BOYS’ TENNIS

North Hollywood 7, Venice 0--The Huskies won a nonleague match at North Hollywood behind singles victories by Jason Freeman, David Kaiden and Jeff Barco.

Westlake 15, San Marcos 3--Rob Light and Andy Devore won singles matches for the Warriors in the nonleague match.