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

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, ,, .. 4 -. . . . . . D 4 r .-.. ar' ,V -. X, f .L. p-no Valley trio of Cliff Morden lleftl, Scott Schweitzen lcenterl, and Jerry Alexander lrightj lead Valley to a win at Metro. Finals. Down the Road Dennis Viteralli does not lose his stride and is oblivious of the area surrounding the track. to iotory 100 I I I I By Derek Lawson Illustrated by Robert Lachman and Steve Fischer Winning! ls it a physical strain or an emotional joy? Can the idea of winning be stressed to a team or to just one person? Many questions of this type had to be answered before the cross country season began for Valley. The dream of a State bid for the Monarchs was evident in the talent of the coaches and the runners. Yet the hours of running and practice paid off mostly for only one runner, Freshman Cliff Morden. When I get ready for a race, I feel that my head should be prepared as well as my body, said Morden. There have been times when I thought that I could have gone out in a race and burned up a fast pace, yet my body did not react. The two races where everything went right were Metro Conference finals and the State meet. ln the conference meet the whole team was up because we had to prove something to EI Camino. I went out hard,

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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.

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The anguish ofa four-mile race is expressed ' by freshman Hon Adams as he finishes in the hoping that Thomas Rodriquez would not want to push too hard at the first half of the race. Knowing that my strongest part of the race was still to come, I felt that I would be able to push my body a lot harder. Through this action I was able to hold off Rodriguez and win easily. The state meet was a different story. Placing seventh enabled me to compete at State. I went up to San Mateo with a mixed feeling of depression and joy. I placed second to Terry Cotton, which gave me great satisfaction, knowing that I was the second best in the state. Yet, Morden was not the only standout on the Valley team. Under the guidance of Coach George Ker and Coach Lazlo Tabori and with a team made up of five freshmen and six sophomores, the Mon- archs compiled a Metro League record of 4-1. The Monarchs only finished as low as fourth place in the six invitational meets they entered, and stayed among the top five of the top 20 Cross Country teams in California. The Harriers began the season with a third-place finish in the Long Beach and Moorpark Invitational. Then Valley took Excuse me please. Among the many hazards of a runner is the obstacle of a horse or two. Cliff Morden Ueftl and Jeff Alexander irightl kept their pace just the same. Ill , on arch rival Pierce College and shut them out 15-48. CLower score wins.J In the weeks that followed, Valley remained undefeated with victories over Pasadena, Bakersfield, and Long Beach. Morden, jerry Alexander, Scott Schweitzer, Ron Adams, and Dennis Vitarelli physically prepared themselves to meet El Camino in the league final. Even with the talent of these men, the absence of injured members Steve Acuff and Craig Clemmer was felt. Valley lost to EI Camino by a score of 26-30. The turning point of our season was the MSAC race, said Coach Ker. The entire team ran as one and seemed to impress everyone who was there. Valley won the large school division, the novice division, and the sweepstakes award. There are those who feel that if the Monarchs had gone past Southern Cals they would have been State champions as a team. Yet, as a team this year they went on to win just about as much as you can. 101