COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS NOTEBOOK: FRESHMAN GREINER HAS WSC TITLE IN VIEW.Byline: NATHAN BROWN Nathan Brown may refer to:
Much like race-car drivers, golfers know who's lurking in the rearview mirror, ready to make a move. Santa Barbara's Chris Satterlee knows who College of the Canyon's Joe Greiner is. Greiner, from Hart High, is making quite the impression as a freshman for the Cougars, and he sits just six strokes behind Satterlee in the Western State Conference individual standings with 36 holes remaining in conference play. Greiner will have his chance Monday at Lost Canyons Golf Course in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , and Canyons coach Gary Peterson thinks he has a good shot. ``He's got intestinal fortitude intestinal fortitude n. Courage; endurance. ,'' Peterson said. ``He's got a certain gritty approach that is very unusual for someone to come in and play as a freshman.'' ``I'm really competitive, and I don't like to lose,'' Greiner said. ``I'm not trying to beat everyone. I'm being more competitive with myself.'' It helps explain why Greiner gave up on baseball when he was 13. ``I decided to play a sport where my mistakes are my mistakes,'' he said. ``I can't blame anyone but myself.'' Peterson says Greiner's and his teammates' inner-competitiveness is a reason the Cougars (45-5) have pushed past Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. (38-12) atop the the WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) . Depth helps, too. ``Most teams have two or three good golfers,'' Peterson said. ``We've got eight.'' Riley Marshall (Clark High of Glendale), Alex Paek (University of West Los Angeles The University of West Los Angeles (UWLA) is a private, non-profit School of Law with two campuses in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Inglewood and Woodland Hills, California. The School of Law is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California. ) and Damion Yi (Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta) also have been crucial in COC's quest for a 12th consecutive WSC title. ``Everybody knows that they could be out of our top six with a bad round,'' Greiner said. ``It's pretty competitive.'' --Runaway Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. : Track and field standout Salim Benmohammed is running inspired. At the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, the Canyon High product recorded season-bests at 800 (1:56.40) and 1,500 meters (4:00.66), and he's looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. more good runs at Saturday's Western State Conference preliminaries at Moorpark College. He knows he faces stiff competition. ``The Glendale runners have some pretty quick times,'' Benmohammed said.Benmohammed is ranked fourth in the 800 in Southern California, and Glendale's Luis Castaneda has the eighth-best time, 1:57.50. In the 1,500, Glendale's Ray Vasquez has run 3:59.71. ``Whoever wants it most that day is going to take it,'' Benmohammed said. ``It's going to be a good race. nate.brown(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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