Royal Spoils Surprise Return of Thousand Oaks’ Star Player

Stanford-bound middle blocker Jenn Detmer made a surprise return for Thousand Oaks High, but Royal still had too much for the Lancers in a Marmonte League girls’ volleyball match Thursday night.

Nikki Guerra had 17 kills to lead the Highlanders (9-3, 8-2 in the league) to an 8-15, 15-3, 15-9, 15-7 victory at Royal.

Detmer, a 6-foot-2 middle blocker, had been sidelined for a month because of mononucleosis and was not expected to return this season. She played only in the front row and had five kills for Thousand Oaks (7-4, 6-4).

Royal recovered from a slow start behind Guerra, who had six kills in each of the third and fourth games. The Highlanders had seven service errors and nine unforced hitting errors in the first game.

Jenny Myszkowski had four of her five kills in the second game for Royal.

Poly d. Grant, 15-3, 15-11, 15-1--Gaby Gallardo, Edythe Seflin and Vicki Ianni each had five kills for the Parrots (5-4, 3-3) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match at Poly.

Granada Hills d. Taft, 15-2, 15-11, 15-12--Michelle Ferrucci had 12 kills, five aces and four blocks for the Highlanders (7-2, 4-2) in a Northwest Valley Conference match at Granada Hills.

Kennedy d. Cleveland, 15-4, 15-2, 15-2--Christine Thach had nine kills and Stephanie Ong had 18 assists for the Golden Cougars (9-0, 6-0) in a Northwest Valley Conference match at Kennedy.

Camarillo d. Newbury Park, 17-15, 8-15, 15-2, 16-14--Kasey Jungwirth had 23 kills, Brooke Rutschman added 10 kills and Tana Peraza recorded 42 assists for the Scorpions (7-5, 5-5) in a Marmonte League match at Newbury Park.

Saugus d. Valencia, 15-3, 15-5, 15-8--Lauren McCartin and Nicole Gattegno each had nine kills for the Centurions (7-3, 4-2) in a Foothill League match at Saugus.

L.A. Baptist d. Village Christian, 16-14, 16-14, 15-9--Kristen Jensen had 16 kills for the Knights (10-2, 5-1) in an Alpha League match at Village Christian.

Harvard-Westlake d. Louisville, 15-5, 15-6, 15-3--Nicole Carrico had seven kills for the Wolverines (10-1, 6-0) in a Mission League match at Louisville.

Flintridge Sacred Heart d. Chaminade, 15-7, 15-12, 15-3--Danielle Dal Ponte had 12 kills and 11 digs for the Tologs (8-3, 4-2) in a Mission League match at Flintridge Sacred Heart.

Hueneme d. Ventura, 8-15, 15-9, 7-15, 15-13, 15-12--Shannon Menzel had 14 kills but it wasn’t enough for the Cougars (4-6, 4-6) in a Channel League loss at Hueneme.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

CS Northridge d. Montana, 15-6, 9-15, 15-2, 15-8--Nancy Ma had 16 kills and Getty Dimitrova added 15 at Montana as the Matadors remained undefeated in the Big Sky Conference.

Amy Gillis had four aces and 16 digs for Northridge (11-9, 9-0).

GIRLS’ TENNIS

Westlake 11, Simi Valley 7--Helena Horak, Erin Smith and Katy Smith swept all nine singles sets to lead the Warriors to a Marmonte League victory at North Ranch Country Club.

Horak won her three sets without dropping a game. Erin Smith lost just one game as she extended her league win streak to 72 sets.

Camarillo 16, Newbury Park 2--Camarillo’s doubles teams improved to 90-0 in Marmonte League play as the Scorpions (12-1, 10-0) rolled at Newbury Park.

Calabasas 17, Oak Park 1--Deborah Pepkowitz did not lose a game in three sets at No. 2 singles to increase her set record to 42-0 this season in a nonleague match at Calabasas (13-2).

Burroughs 13, Burbank 5--Top singles players Shaland Romero and Christine Irinco combined to win six sets by 6-0 scores for the Indians (13-2, 8-0) in a Foothill League match at Burroughs.

Hart 13, Canyon 5--Jieun Jacobs swept her singles matches without losing a game to lead the Indians (8-5, 7-1) in a Foothill League match at Canyon. Bethanie Campbell and Kristen Semelsberger also went 3-0 in match play.

San Fernando 4, Monroe 3--A come-from-behind doubles victory by Errica Ortencio and Altess Almonte lifted San Fernando (4-5, 2-1) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match at Monroe.

Trailing 5-4, Ortencio and Almonte faced elimination against Devin Moorman and Dawn Jacoby before rallying to take a 6-5 lead. Moorman-Jacoby tied the score, 6-6, but Ortencio and Almonte won the tiebreaker, 7-4.

BOYS’ WATER POLO

Alemany 18, Notre Dame 12--Bryan Peterson scored 10 goals to lead the Indians (9-5, 1-2) to a Mission League victory. Goalkeeper Jeff Downey blocked 17 shots.