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

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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?

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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

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to say the least With hands up ready to return the ball, Gail La Pask is oblivious to all action other than on the court. Miss Radoumis sets up the ball to the front line, while Henny Beresford follows the action. Roxy Pounds lrightl gets under the ball to send it back across the net, as Diana Hoffman lleftl comes over to assist