Pursuit of fire career will not diminish love of volleyball
ALEX CURRAN
Issue date: 5/21/09 Section: Sports
In the first South Coast Conference game of the 2009 men's volleyball season, freshmen outside hitter Craig Narr was held out of the starting line-up.
The Warriors fell two games behind in a best-of-five match and coach Dick Blount looked to Narr to add a much needed spark against Santa Barbara City College.
Narr did just that.
The Warriors battled back and won the final three games to take the match and start conference play with a 1-0 record.
Narr's crucial play in the win got high praise from Blount.
"(Narr) had ten digs and a very good game," Blount said.
Unfortunately for Narr and the rest of the Warriors, that would be as good as the season would get.
The Warriors would go on to lose all nine of their remaining matches, and the final nine games of Narr's volleyball career.
"The volleyball team grossly underachieved this season," Narr said. "We had a lot of talent and did not show it."
This terrible season was very difficult for Narr to swallow because, as longtime friend Richard Neino said, "Narr is a very competitive person."
"On a scale from one to ten, (Narr) is an eleven, as a competitor," Neino said. "The guy will do anything to win."
Narr has competed in sports his entire life, from soccer to football and eventually, volleyball.
He got the desire to play volleyball competitively after attending one of his sister's volleyball matches when he was in the eighth grade.
"Volleyball looked like a lot of fun and I immediately joined a league," Narr said.
Narr said he fell in love with the camaraderie that volleyball built between teammates and played all four years at West Torrance High School and continued at EC.
"Volleyball is the ultimate team sport. Unlike other sports like basketball, where one player can dribble the ball the distance of the court and score, volleyball requires everyone to get involved," Narr said.
This type of team attitude served Narr well on the court, as he became a captain of the Warrior's squad last season.
The Warriors fell two games behind in a best-of-five match and coach Dick Blount looked to Narr to add a much needed spark against Santa Barbara City College.
Narr did just that.
The Warriors battled back and won the final three games to take the match and start conference play with a 1-0 record.
Narr's crucial play in the win got high praise from Blount.
"(Narr) had ten digs and a very good game," Blount said.
Unfortunately for Narr and the rest of the Warriors, that would be as good as the season would get.
The Warriors would go on to lose all nine of their remaining matches, and the final nine games of Narr's volleyball career.
"The volleyball team grossly underachieved this season," Narr said. "We had a lot of talent and did not show it."
This terrible season was very difficult for Narr to swallow because, as longtime friend Richard Neino said, "Narr is a very competitive person."
"On a scale from one to ten, (Narr) is an eleven, as a competitor," Neino said. "The guy will do anything to win."
Narr has competed in sports his entire life, from soccer to football and eventually, volleyball.
He got the desire to play volleyball competitively after attending one of his sister's volleyball matches when he was in the eighth grade.
"Volleyball looked like a lot of fun and I immediately joined a league," Narr said.
Narr said he fell in love with the camaraderie that volleyball built between teammates and played all four years at West Torrance High School and continued at EC.
"Volleyball is the ultimate team sport. Unlike other sports like basketball, where one player can dribble the ball the distance of the court and score, volleyball requires everyone to get involved," Narr said.
This type of team attitude served Narr well on the court, as he became a captain of the Warrior's squad last season.
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