Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

Page 131 text:

One of the best known of Val- 1ey's denizens of the chlorinated deep, john Sato holds two national records, a ranking of seventh place in the world and a good chance to represent the United States in this year's Olympic Games. Holder of the national 100 and 200-yard butterfly records, the 19- year-old product of Los Angeles High School is well on his Way to- ward becoming one of the best known representatives of Valley College. Although he has been swimming for only the past seven years, Sato's performances have reached the state of perfection, for record-breaking has become expected and common- place. In his second year of competition, Sato hopes to transfer to USC or one of the Big Ten swimming schools. As one of the top rated amateurs in swimming today, Sato may well end up in the Olympic Games in Tokyo before he trans- fers to a four-year school. OLE and PHIL EDWARDS HOBIE SURFBOARDS ' ,Q '..a Custom Made at Dana Point Financing Availablej HANG TEN Sz ZUMA Swim Trunks and Jackets OLE and HOBIE Rentals 36 per da Car Racks - Reasonable Repair Service 12441 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, NORTH HOLLWOOD - POplar 9-4268

Page 130 text:

Bob Freidlander, water polo captain, strokes after the ball trying to get possession of it for Valley. And just enough to swim in 6 Adjusting to any situation seems to be the specialty of Valley's Bob Friedlander. Friedlander, who was captain of the water polo team and recipient of honorable mention awards in the all-conference voting of the Metropolitan Confer- ence for water polo, plays basketball and participates in track and field events. He was graduated from Grant High School in 1962, where he was active in sports. Although his greatest accomplishments have been in water sports, Friedlander has thrown the discus a commendable 130 feet and more. He is able to make adjustments within a sport as well as from one sport to another. When he played basketball, Friedlander alternated positions between guard and forward, playing guard toward the end of the season. He lettered in water polo and was chosen as the most outstanding water polo player at the college by the Lettermen's Club. Friedlander hopes to transfer to UCLA, where he could be an asset for the Bruins with his versatility. After getting possession of the ball, Freidlander tires into the net- scoring one point. U-3j1,f':?ffz' 5-'Es NN 5 iw 7' l , . 'r'La...,3,,.,zg'.-. .1 .. ' ' ' ji ','-'- - -- PM .i--.w. ' ,, -as A sg, , ,gg U 1131,-5.3 9 -iq, H I.: 5 l .lsr l f, ,. i l .-s f 1 4, .1 V' A ,. ll.r'fw3e,f-, .' V Y ,- gt ' , -3, ,. K. . ra--T999 - V, 7 tn ,g.,v-atv' .ss 1 A- +31 -F' . , il-5! kagywf ,,,,r-ji-fg.,g ..A . - - 1' . I:E'E ' 1 . 1 .fi - 'wg-gp, .- i'2::,: '-tt' t , X F5 r -fi ,'.,. K- v it s. , X Sig-4 X if-gxgm iff f'.w ' KS' N.

Page 132 text:

237'-1 viii. -',, 11 'ir--.-. . Marino Rczdoumis goes up after 0 shot that lust cleared the net on cu return smash. Although it doesn't have as much publicity Or as many spectators as the football, basketball or baseball teams, the women's volleyball squad has a record that would be envied by any of the teams of the stronger sex. Virtually unheralded on campus, the 'WAA volleyballists have not tasted defeat in four entire years. They are presently defending cham- pions of the Southern California Junior College Women's Volleyball Association, and coach Ruby Zuver calls the group the finest junior college team in the nation. Competition hasnft been arranged to prove Miss Zuver's contention, but one thing is certain: no one in Southern California can come close to the record Valley has achieved. Probably the closest competitor, I..A. Harbor, faced the women last semester in the finals of the South- ern California tournament. Playing in a two-out-of three time limit set, Valley knocked off Harbor with little trouble. Harbor bounced Champs-- back, however, and tied Valley lin the second game at the end of the regulation time limit. In overtime Harbor slipped through for a nar- row victory. In the third game thoughts of Valley invincibility began to falter when the contenders jumped off to a quick 6-0 lead. When Valley fin- ally got the ball, server Diana Hoff- man ran up a string of nine straight points to take the lead and finally pounded out an 11-7 win for the tournament championship. Leading up to the tournament, the women played a regular season schedule, where they methodically disposed of Harbor, Santa Monica, Pierce, Fullerton, Ventura, East Los Angeles and El Camino. But even with their success, the women so far haven't been asked to perform during the halftime of a football or basketball game. After all, what male team would want to play second fiddle to the weaker sex?