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

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'?-1? Siam 'ie 1 av, V 1 . ,, I .-l- if Wil. . v .4. : A' 4I!'- ,W mf E - ' ... .51 MW .un- --1. - it-..-, 1- Q...- 1 . .Li fr 4-:bf For two consecutive Valley seasons, Andre Livian proved his ability and retained his top-scorer reputation. ,4g,q5:gi,,T,.. 0, --- fm. Kevin Gunn contributed to Valley College's most outstanding waterpolo season. ' ' ' 1 ., 3 5 ' L 'f N 'srrirfi-Ill 'il - - f , ' ' ' N' Wi. ' '?'F '!' ..l'f '1f?i 3' ' 'ig' QT. E K Q i .. I.: V ,L.,,.., L V, .L U- U , V ' L. :lr ' -., rf I r ' f :ig --1 V ' A .. F . - ' -:??.'iL ' ' 'V Hr ' .i7 llil' 1r,,'.,,5?..,:.: V i. f- - '--' - .1 ' . -fffiet f ' '.. , A Q, - .,. I if , I A ,ggjw ' .,..,: fx . it - i - , .if-f arrar -Q 1 . - i... . - .J if f s ilu-'1:iLi,il55? 5'm 'z5'i 7 , fi' .' l-sa W i ., t.- 1-..,,..m--, H ,V '-5 't:.wu- H -TWT ' ' ' 'P ' :ww-' ' ' ' ' ' - . ' l i I yy -ii. lu' Yf-1 ip ii- , .Q 'Q 3 vo,-G !' fl-iii. wi, N, 98 ling.: By Vanessa Finan Illustrated by Robert Lachman We won more games this season than any other two seasons combined in the history of the college, said Bill Krauss with an unmistakable gleam in his eye. One ofthe most amazing things about having such a good season, he continued, is that none of the city high schools have swimming pools, for the nucleus of Val- ley College's waterpolo team are recruits from neighboring high schools. The landmark season has made a big splash this year with another VC first accomplished when the team won not only the first but the second waterpolo tournament. Few can question the Midas touch of Coach Krauss, professor of bio- logy, who fully credits the team's success to its members. If we ever get a pool, we'll be great, he beamed. As much time as the aquamen spend in water, they still avoid a playful comrades splash, and on the suggestion of Coach Krauss to swim 1,000 yards to warm up, a few iokingly say, I hear my mother calling me or I have to be going now. Waterpolo team member Andre Livian lived up to his reputation as last year's top scorer by repeating his standing again this year. A Rumanian immigrant and the team's most experienced player, he started his water career at the age of 13. Recruited for Rumania's junior national waterpolo team at the age of 16, Livian has been forced to undergo a drastic change in