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

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.W-1 9' NX Q .. was-ji With a fishtailing surge upward, Tim Irwin denies East L.A. a likely goal. his game techniques and compromise his lenient international rules upbringing to meet strict college rules. During my first season at Valley, I used to get kicked out of every game because I had too many personal fouls, Livian said. In Europe you don't get kicked out of the game unless you pull your opponent's trunks and obviously drown him, or you kick him in the face, he said, explaining that when a player did this, he was fined 45 seconds or was out of the game until one of the teams scored a point-what ever came first. In my first season at Valley, I was really impatient because I was getting upset with the other guys, who had never played before. It was really frustrating for me because I'd been playing for five years and I was expecting everything to go smooth. My attitude toward my teammates wasn't as good as it should be, so Coach Krauss tried to explain this to me and correct it. Coach Krauss is very understanding, as opposed to most of the other coaches I've had, he said. I wish I had one more season to play , A' all 1, I' V A M Ili- f ,f , . . , , t f.,i lui- 'Num . fllgiiii. - WW e1V,,g-Digg. Y RW here, Livian said, believing next year's team will excel even more than this year's. When Livian's not spending his time in the water, he's busy working, funning, and studying for his degree in business. With five languages to his credit, he aspires to enter foreign business manage- ment for a large American corporation, so he can indulge in another of his favorite pastimes, traveling. Having the diversified interests of ski- ing, surfing, karate and dancing, Livian lists his only vice as women, However, he manages to stay afloat. .., i sjmjf'-e - W f wi- 41. 1-. ,.i',',- .M,Qs3aw.a x 'Wi Q ' ' A J aj I ti H. , M , L V V1 ' -sn-pe .a.1n.2,,',i ,F Q M . . ...ew f:J f111-SL' A'm5 r, 1In-.':'.Q.'l' li 1 A ' I fr+vifRU 'ff'Ai l ' ' . V i 1 l'1T1Ff'f' s i ' MQW ' .-f .I ': if gmngrf .v ,, , - , i,.- ' 1. . i ' I- I 4 rv ' , ff' 'N' Nupevffff M4-,., . ., I - --.I I . . ' l.-42614. .., 1- ' ' -M .1 , . , ,rss tr- - mfr' - -ul' ' i .',f.L,-.M . I ' ' livst,.a2fmmr 1-a, ,.i. . W- - I 1 .mf . I, , .,., M. :gr- --..-.. V . '- ...-.. . ,V Y ' --,v qw -.NV ,W-mr U Y ,pw F w.. ' ' 'Q J'O'i- +41 . . ----QQ-1 .x . ,- .... , ., -.., .,'- - ' was fo- 'is' L1 . 9 . .af I 4- - I.-I . -P' J , 5' J.. . .4 I.. f -'Ni - '1L--..- 3.-I-Zan..-- .. ,E Y ' Reigning in the water like gg. . King Neptune, Johnny Renaud ' displays his agility and control . during game time, as well as during practice.