California State University Northridge - Sunburst Yearbook (Northridge, CA)

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WRE STLING UNABLE TO , PIN OPPOSITION 1 VII! 7' 41 4' MATADOR MATMEN: 11-r1 Don Markham, John Wilson, Dave Smith, Fred Schack, John Owens, Coach Adrcm Adams. Wrestling en'rered ifs Third week of grappling 0nd groaning This season. Coach Adrcm Adams Tried To build up a squad whose inexperience cmd injury-prone members Ulfimctfely weakened any chance for victory. The strongest weight division was in The 137 pound class where John Owens Tenociously defended his undefea'red rec- ord in dual mee'r competition, The Matadors were wrestling over Their heads all year ogainsT a rough schedule and even Harry Horokaiwa, a newcomer from Japan, couldn't prevent VSC from being pinned wiTh a 1-10 record. The Matodors are on top for once. Struggling for position. An unwilling Matador is caught. Captain Dave Smith is pinned.

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Brooks prepares To pass in. Caplan evades defensive charge. 1963 WaTer Polo TbotTom row, l-rT B. Harlin, S. Bedau, E. WaiTe, B. Gran, G. WrighT, 5. Chase. T2nd rowT J. Haralson, R. Dalton, B. Brooks, J. Bold, D. RoberTs, M. Rothschild, C. Caplan, coach Dave STerle; mgr. C. Liberty. ' POLOISTS ARE DUNKED A new coach and a new home pool were noT enough ballasT To keep The waTer polo Team from going under for The Third Time in as many seasons in CCAA compeTiTion. Even Though VSC is The youngesT member in The conference, The poloisTs splashed and spluTTered To a re- specTable 3-9 record, a TribuTe To The speed and spiriT of The MaTador mermen. During The season, VSC dunked Three Toes: San Diego ST., Clare- monT-Mudd, and Cal Tech. Coach Dave STerle had To combaT inexperience TVaIley high schools do noT offer waTer poloT and ineligibiliTy. BUT a good nucleus of Trosh leTTermen was formed, and TurTher improvemenT nexT Tall is TorecasT. Team honors wenT To goalie Bob Harlin TMosT Valu- able PlayerT, BarT GraTT TOuTsTanding FroshT, co-capTains Bob Brooks and Cal Caplan as well as The mosT improved player, Mike RoThschild. LeTTers were presenTed To Trash Dave RoberTs, STeve Bideau, and BarT GraTT. WresTl and groar Tried to b and injury any Chan division w Owens Ter 0rd in d! were wres a rough SI newcomer Trom bein

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Move over maTes! A man's sporT has or- rived upon The Valley STaTe scene. Rugby is iTs name and for endurance and skill iT makes fooTball seem like a Tyke's game. Such Terms as i'scrum and lineouT have be- come familiar To The small band of ruggers who responded To coach Barry Devine's chal- lenge in This inTernoTionally favoriTe sporT of conTacT. Rugby, The grandTaTher of modern American TooTball, is a game of complex skills. Valley SToTe's ruggers have been 0 pleosonT surprise in Their firsT foray inTo The rugged onosphere of organized compeTi- Tion. Each week, coach Devine and his cap- Toins, Doyne HinTon and Dick Reeves, have picked ouT a Team based on The efforTs of each individual during pracTice sessions. Al- Though all buT Tour of The squad ore novices, The Team has won Three games in Their last seven sTarTs. This semesTer rugby is only a club on self-help basis; bUT Devine, c1 sTub- born Aussie is deTermined To see ThaT his hord-working group of Yanks achieve college recogniTion and support. A sideline dosh against The USC iunior varsiTy; V'SC won 25-0. RUGBY IN SUCCESSFUL CAMPUS DEBUT A scrum serves as a method of gettin- after a violation. The ball into play MATADOR RUGGERS: Iboffom, l-ri Coach Devine, J. Olsen, C. Soule, D. Hinton, L. Cutler, J. Hyman, T. Mcisaac. ROW 2: F. Dorvey, A. Bugg, P. Meyers, S. Tullis, D. Rubin, R. Simundza. ROW 3: B. STeV- enson, G. Glove, C. Caplan, C. AsmUS. J. Borwnsberger, J. Cusanovich, W. Kelly, J. Horolson, W. England. 7-,!T