Seventh grade setter carries Olympian to Surf n’ Turf title
Casey McGarry doing the heavy lifting for Eric Fonoimoana during Sunday’s Dig For Jimmy Surf and Turf at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Photos American Martyrs School seventh grader Casey McGarry was asked if he thought he’d ever again get to set for as great an outside hitter. The question was posed to the 12-year-old while he and his teammates accepted the first place trophy in the volleyball division of the Second Annual Dig For Jimmy Surf and Turf Sunday night (May 1) at Sangria. “No,” he answered. McGarry’s hitter during the 20-team tournament at the Manhattan Pier earlier that day was Olympic Gold medalist Eric Fonoimoana. “If you’d had setter like Casey, you’d have two gold medals,” a member of the audience yelled at Fonoimoana. The awards party comments were characteristic of the event that teams some of the South Bay’s best and some not so good surfers and volleyball players in a morning surf contest followed by an afternoon volleyball tournament. The day benefits Dig For Kids, founded by Fonoimoana and the Jimmy Miller Foundation, founded by Jim and Nancy Miller in memory of their son Jimmy, a surfer and lifeguard who lost his life to mental illness. “It’s like a reunion…
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