Golf : High School Preview : Sebek Strives for Proficiency While Juggling Three Sports : Outlook: Nordhoff junior competes on links and volleyball court in the spring after starring on basketball team.

Grab a pencil and keep score with Tim Sebek, Nordhoff High’s athlete-golfer, who has proven that the hyphenated terms are not mutually exclusive:

1) PAR 4: Up at the crack of dawn for school. A 3.5 grade-point average takes serious work to maintain. (Score it a par).

2) PAR 4: Shoot some hoops at lunch. Sebek averaged 21.6 points for the basketball team this season as a junior. Unlike his afternoons on the links, he rarely draws iron in this endeavor. (Par).

3) PAR 4: Cruise over to Soule Park Golf Course after school, where as the team’s No. 2 man he has helped make the Rangers a favorite to win the Frontier League title. Unlike his tee shots, it is not a long drive. (Par).

4) PAR 5: Off to the gym after the golf match, where in his first season as a middle blocker, he is second on the boys’ volleyball team in kills. Sebek, though a big hitter, admits he is green. (Bogey).

5) PAR 5: Home to papa, Dick Sebek, who happens to coach the basketball and golf teams. (Par for the hole. Par for the course).

6) PAR 4: Eat. A 6-foot-3, 190-pound kid needs sustenance. Prefers a club sandwich, no doubt. (Par).

7) PAR 4: Hit the books. The layout here is a lot like that of hole No. 1. (Par).

8) PAR 3: Off to bed. (Easiest par on the course).

9) PAR 3: Wonder what sports are left to play next year. (Par).

Total: A one-over 37, which is about what Sebek averages on a real course. This, obviously, is no average schedule.

“There isn’t much time for anything else,” Sebek said.

In addition to his prolific scoring, Sebek averaged 12 rebounds and 5.3 assists for the basketball team in 1990-91 and he already has eclipsed the school career scoring record with 1,108 points. He was selected to The Times’ All-Ventura County team.

Last spring, Sebek started at third base for the varsity baseball team and batted .350. He did not play golf as a sophomore.

He considered playing baseball--as well as golf--this spring. Sebek chose volleyball because it helped develop his basketball jumping skills and fit into his schedule. The volleyball team plays and practices at night--no such deal could be struck with baseball.

At first, he said he couldn’t make up his mind which sports he wanted to play. He vacillated. In one of Sebek’s favorite sports, this spray-it-around randomness is called playing military golf: Left, left, left, right, left.

“I really didn’t have a plan,” he said. “I didn’t know what I was going to play. It was going to be golf for sure, then volleyball or baseball.”

By choosing to again steer his cart down the golf path, Sebek gets a double dose of dad. Ditto his brother Mark, a freshman starter at guard on the basketball team. Golf, being a more pastoral pastime, makes his father more low-key. Then again, Tim is better at golf than his father, so input is minimal.

“Both boys are better players than I am,” Dick Sebek admitted. “I’m just the coordinator, the moderator, the coach of the team.”

Tim played golf as a freshman, averaged 79, and was an All-Frontier League selection. Even though he rarely even played recreationally as a sophomore, he expects to average about 77 this season. Mark usually shoots between 85 and 90.

“It’s really no big deal by now,” Sebek said of playing basketball for his dad. “And for golf, it’s really no big deal at all. You’re pretty much by yourself out there.”

Golf, he says, isn’t something he takes as seriously as basketball.

“Even when I play in matches, it’s mainly just for fun,” said Sebek, who started playing golf at such a young age that he cannot recall when he didn’t have a club in his hand. “Even if I play bad, it isn’t a life-and-death thing.”

As for next season, Sebek said he isn’t sure which combination of sports he will play. Basketball, without question. Baseball, possibly. Golf, hopefully.

Football, maybe?

“I’ve never played organized football before,” Sebek said. “I’ve really been thinking about it. There’s only one chance left to play it in high school, so who knows?”

TEAMS TO WATCH

Westlake--Which team is the best in the region, Hart or Westlake? It could be a close call, and even the teams haven’t shed much light on the matter. Hart and Westlake played in a nonleague match March 4 at the difficult Valencia Country Club and finished in a 413-413 tie.

Gone is Westlake’s No. 1 player from last season’s team, Charlie Wi, who won the 1990 State Amateur title. The Warriors have plenty left--such as five returning starters--and should reclaim the Marmonte League title they lost to Newbury Park last season.

Jerry Chang, a three-year starter, is back for his senior year. Chang is being courted by several Pacific 10 Conference teams. Senior Aaron Brady and juniors Jon Talifer, Kevin Sorensen and Mark Buntz also return from the 1990 team, which placed third in both the Southern Section and Southern California team championships.

Hart--Senior Mike Miller and junior Jason Gore both advanced to the Southern Section individual finals last season and are capable of repeating the feat.

Shane O’Brien, who pitches for the baseball team and struck out 14 batters in a 5-1 defeat of Saugus last week, also is capable of posting low numbers. Hart did not lose a single starter from last season’s team, which finished fifth in the Southern Section finals.

Agoura--Long the runaway favorite in Frontier League play, Agoura this season moves to the more competitive Marmonte League. John Schweizer, a senior, has played well in early matches, firing a one-under 69 in a recent victory over Newbury Park.

Freshman Jeff Fahrenbruch, who is recovering from knee surgery, eventually is expected to challenge Schweizer and junior Ryan White for the team’s No. 1 slot. White transferred to Agoura from Taft after his freshman year.

Newbury Park--The Panthers upset Westlake to win the Marmonte League championship last spring and they earned a berth in the Southern Section team championships. Returning starters Genio Borghi and Brad Bronk form the nucleus of a team that could again challenge Westlake for the title.

Nordhoff--With longtime nemesis Agoura playing in the Marmonte League, the Frontier League could become the province of the Rangers. No. 1 man Dan Allen returns for his fourth season.

Crespi--Entering the first year in the Mission League, the Celts have emerged as the favorite. Crespi, which placed second last year in the Del Rey League, is led by seniors Brett McGovern and Bryan Nourse and juniors Bryan Flam and Robbie Collins.

St. Francis--Del Rey League champions a year ago, the Golden Knights lost one starter and figure to run away with the San Fernando League title. Returning starters are juniors Dave Freeman, Tim Shepard and Pete Dalkas and sophomores Steve Salas and Greg Gustafson.

Taft--In a season in which there would appear to be no clear-cut favorite to win the City Section team title, repeating as champion might be a tall order for the Toreadors. Lonnie Mintz, a senior, and Sheldon Mink, a junior, are Taft’s lone returning starters. Two freshmen start for Taft, which shared the City 5-A League title last season with Granada Hills.

Granada Hills--Four starters--Brett LeColst, Bob Kendall, Paul Muniz and Kevin Kurhajec--are back from last season’s team, which finished second to Taft in the City team finals.

Birmingham--Twins Yasu and Aki Amaya, who were born and raised in Japan, form the nucleus of a team that could emerge as a City 5-A League contender.