Crescenta Valley High School - Yearbook (La Crescenta, CA)

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GREA T GAMS On his twenty pound Italian Gios, junior Almerick Lim was a contender in the world of competitive cycling. With two years of cycling under his belt, Almerick was experienced enough to pick up a win in the twelve mile Greater Los Angeles Criterium in July. Most of the races he entered were in Southern California, however, he once competed in a five stage race in Mammoth. He was self-coached and he found the time almost every day to ride his bicycle With his legs pumping, junior Almerick Lim rides to a win. thirty to forty-five miles. To achieve this, he rode with his brother or friends from his house to the Rose Bowl and back, and on weekends he usually rode with the Montrose Cycle Club. As for his college choices, Almerick said, I'm looking more for a good academic reputation than for a good cycling program. You can always find a cycling club or just ride with some friends. l'm staying in the sport as long as I can. LEARNING TO FLY Some people swam in the water. Others skied on it. And others lay themselves next to it. But sophomore, Jenny Berentsen decided to do something above the water. Because she had an interest in flying, this parasailing jaunt in Lahaina, Maui was a dream come true for Jenny. She commented, iiThe color of the water was amazingly beautiful from the air. And, oh yes, her other hobbies were Waterskiing and beach- humming M some of the other water sports. X . ' . Looking down on Lahaina, Maui, sophomore Jenny Berentsen experiences flight. Individual Sports

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66 sually the glamor sports got all the attention. The cheerleaders never cheered for a cycling race. People did not flock to watch a person para-sailing. But the football, basketball, and baseball teams were not the only places where the athletes could be found. Some people found that they did not have the time to devote to inter-scholastic sports. Others found that the school's athletic curriculum was not vast enough to suit their interests. SURFER S YL WIA With her blond hair and her white smile, freshman Silwia Cyza was a sight on the beach. And when she took to the water it only got better. Silwia showed signs of surfing prowess despite her short one year career. Her friends got her started in surfing and she surfed mainly at Huntington Beach. And she showed her ambitious attitude toward the sport when she said, I still want to learn more. Between sets of waves, freshman Silwia Cyza tries to relax. Individual Sports As a result, they broke away by themselves and forged interests in other sports. Some had competitive futures in mind while others realized that they liked their sports merely for their recreational aspects. This page was set aside to salute those who tasted the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat as they played it up in their own ways. by Bruce Holler CUTTING WATER? Whether he was slaloming around bouies or simply cutting his edges into the water, sophomore Trevor Mezak was enjoying himself as he waterskied at Naciamento Lake. His family owned property on the lake so he often found the opportunity to perfect his talents. But, despite his obvious knack for Waterskiing, he said, I donit plan on getting into competitive skiing, it's just a good thing to do for recreation. Digging his edges into the water, sophomore Trevor Mezak creates a monstrous wave. MEAN GREEN MACHINE To junior, Brad Lomen, motorcycling was more than a recreational activity. It was a great adventure. On his Kawasaki Getting maximum air time, junior Brad Lomen launches himself and his Kawasaki. KXl25, Brad performed everything from high speed jumps to tabletops and kickouts. Gorman was one of his favorite places to ride his bike and get radical, but when he got too radical he found that he ran into problems. Brad said, The worst thing that ever happened to me was an endo Ca flip over the handle-barsj at forty miles per hour. But luckily he was not injured. Brad wanted to become competitive in motorcycle racing, but at the time it looked financially impossible. For the time-being, he had fun just messing around on his Kawasaki, going for as much air as possible and maintaining an injury-free biking career.

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68' - MORE A THAN SIMPL-A A he Varsity football season had a dis- appointing start, to say the least. Go- ing into the season, the team had hopes of making the playoffs. There was even talk of a league championship. The team's unrevealed and unchallenged poten- tial and the fact that the league had leveled off in terms of ability among the schools in the league were favorable settings for a suc- cessful season. 'iBut, things didn't go as planned, explained senior Scott Akerley. The team had to rebound from a winless pre-league campaign which included games they should have won against La Canada in the season opener and against Burbank two weeks later. However, with the second half of the sea- son came new hope. We realized we hadn't reached our full potential and we came out to show what we were capable of, said senior Steve Lightbourne after playing Glendale. The team put the Glen- Glendale Nitros to rest in the last few minutes of the game by a score of 29-22. The year ended up with a Homecoming win against Arcadia. This was the first varsity football team to beat Arcadia in the history of the ballgame. Giant holes were created at the line of scrimmage by crunching trap and sweep blocks by Second Team All-League lineman Leon Panduro, John Shea, Ned Russell, Scott o blockers, go! Running upfield, sophomore Aaron Erickson directs senior Scott Akerley to take a defender out of his way. This and many other plays were practiced almost endlessly during two hot summer weeks known as hell week. Varsity Football . Akerly, Bruce Holler, and Darren Haines. Running backs Erik Anderson, Victor Ramirez, John Whitlock, and David Bartl found those gaps and ran to daylight. And they lit up the scoreboard with thirty points in the process while the defense shut Arcadia down, allowing only six points. The team was then met with the surprise of their lives. They had earned a berth in the CIF Southern Section Payoffs against Ventura, the second-ranked team in the conference. Despite the odds, we went into the game with a blood-thirsty attitude to kick butt! said John Shea, an enthusiastic defensive end. And they played the game of their lives - hitting harder than ever before and holding Ventura scoreless through three quarters while taking the lead with a field goal by sophomore kicker Damon Martin. But the outcome of the game was not one of victory for the Falcons as they were simply outplayed in the final quarter by a better team. First-year senior linebacker Rick Kimbell surmised, 'lWe really had a terrible pre- league season and we lost some of the games we should have won. But we didn't pack our bags until the season was over and we made up for it all in the end. by Elizabeth Ahten plish, Splosh. Carrying the ball in a quagmire of mud at Moyse Field, junior John Whitlock looks for someone on the Pasadena team to hit. The mud on the field was more than six inches deep in some places due to a fall rain storm the previous day. 1., VARSITY vs. La Canada vs. Saugus vs. Burbank vs. South Pasadena vs. Burroughs vs. Glendale vs. Muir vs. Hoover vs. Pasadena vs. Arcadia CIF Payoffs vs. Ventura 1 O- 1 4 14-34 1 1-13 24-33 1 4-4 1 29-22 O-34 14-3 1 6-21 30-6 3-14 Overall Record: 5 wins, 6 losses FOOTBALL