PREP GOLF: QUARTZ HILL HIGH GOLFER AT THE FORE.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer QUARTZ quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. HILL -- The dramatic improvements Quartz Hill High girls' golf senior standout Ayla Ayla is a Turkish name meaning "circle of cristalic light around the sun or moon". Since Ayla is reserved for the feminine, it is usually synonymous with "moonlight". It also sounds like the English word aura Friga made in her game -- the result of offseason training she and her teammates did on their own -- were apparent at the start of the season, when she shaved shave v. shaved, shaved or shav·en , shav·ing, shaves v.tr. 1. a. To remove the beard or other body hair from, with a razor or shaver: seven strokes off her game from last year. Her ability to handle pressure and shrug off shrug v. shrugged, shrug·ging, shrugs v.tr. To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference. v.intr. setbacks is a more recent development in her career. All the above-mentioned areas she's progressed in came together for Friga on Monday at the Southern Section's Southern Division individual championships at Soboda Springs Country Club in Mt. San Jacinto San Jacinto, river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in SE Texas as the West Fork and flowing S to Galveston Bay. Its chief tributary is Buffalo Bayou, and both the bayou and the lower river are used for the Houston ship channel. . Friga, who shot a 78 on the 18-hole par-72 course, was the Golden League's only golfer to qualify for Thursday's Southern Section individual-championship round at Diamond Bar Country Club. Quartz Hill junior Katie Dilger shot a 78, and Lancaster's Amber Frauhiger shot a 100. ``For a girl to go from being our No. 4 golfer last year to (the Southern Section championships), that's a huge accomplishment,'' Quartz Hill coach Stu Manthey said. Friga finished strong, shooting 1-under-par over her final five holes, including shooting a birdie on the last hole. Friga had shot bogies on her previous four holes before her late run. Her performance Monday typified the progression of her career. ``More than anything it's been her mental game that's developed, especially in the last few weeks,'' Manthey said. ``I was just really proud of the way she sees battle. It just seemed like she refocused the rest of the way.'' Friga is among 90 golfers who will compete in Thursday's Southern Section final, of which 28 advance to Monday's Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, individual championships at the Southern California Golf Association's Members Course in Murrieta. The state meet will start Nov. 15. Friga hopes to be Quartz Hill's first Southern California championship qualifier qual·i·fi·er n. 1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task. 2. in three years. ``If she plays like she did yesterday, she definitely has a shot,'' Manthey said. |
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