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

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' ' 'P-:vein At the start of the season the field events were lacking the scoring ability of other teams. Yet, as the season progressed, the marks became better. At the end of the season Valley had a least two top men in every field except the high jump. Pole vaulters Larry Fuller and Craig Belmont established themselves as the two men to beat in Conference, while john jackson and Scott Wedding jumped well over 22 feet in the long jump and 45 feet in the triple jump, The weight men had to pit themselves against the huge men from Pierce and Bakersfield. Leroy Smith and Dan Arnold threw the shot putt, while Wayne Twedell came through with top marks in the discus throw. Another new event added this year was the javelin. Dave Ranes and Greg Striva were the spear throwers for Valley. Their top mark was well over 145 feet. ln a year where track and field seem to excel over most Valley sports, the track team came through with the talent to maul its competitors and have the final roar. Up and over the high hurdles goes Rob Kutner, during Valley's victory over Pasadena City College. r'-T-'mf' '-' ' 5AA i. ' t ...-......- 'Ef s - - l - ,. ' u -.-...1.i..-......... A+-1 25:15 V 1 wr-.1055 Crossing the finish line in the 100-yard-dash, Charles Nash scores a victory for Valley, 4 .., as Greg Grooves and Kim Kapin follow - ,Q I close behind. an :M l l et -A.. ' '- N. J. ,5- Breezing to an easy victory, Jerry Alexander passes the referee on the fifth lap of a three-mile race. t. Tony Pazzi iust clears the cross bar in Valley's meet against Pasadena. 1? I J X' W ' - Hi isa E.Je.'iti: 'ITW- if vALLgl'j mi, -rlffn It ' p - -.,,1.Y4- . - A: -A gel., 1 ,., . --'-irfa-- ' 1 ' - 1 ,.4:l1- Y'll?:l L'l4 fllR1eg7,g,r ,rash Q I - ' ' . L. -QE.: ,, - ij, h - ., N - , -:. 'Wish-'n-fw1,,a . -A . 'sf WNV . . ... J - ,V .wal '3--gs 9:4 S-I-1 -..,.N ,,.,..,,,,,, - A . -. .. ,. , . .. -- A.- ' - . ' -.4 . .., . A ,V ..- I .- ,-.. ., Qt , , 41 -fs.. i 1- J.. .L-1 ---.,.....-.,. , fp '-- -as-.1-,a .,, A 1-., . 3. 35:1 -..-'r

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l Lee Garig Uefty and Donna Forman show form and grace while fencing. One Abvcrnce Ken Barker Ueltl parries a lunge made by Mark Soderstrom. . 'i ,ts + f ,g,'1....---e'-'f- ff-M' -1 108 qslffy, V, milf 4. 4... irrev- . iiew 'T l'3mf45'i-.-gel 7 T' Hif By Vanessa Finan Illustrated by Wes Preston Advance, advance-advance-lunge. Perhaps this tactic is somewhat reminis- cent of approaches made by the opposite sex, but it's also a familiar tactic for Valley's fencing team. Protective padding, a wire mask, a leather or suede glove, thick broadcloth jacket and breeches, over-the-knee socks, and tennis shoes. This is the difference between the point of a foil and the fencer's body. You're not impressed? The point of the foil is always covered either by a metal tip or is taped beyond recognition. The sport itself may be diffi- cult to accept because of the psychologi- cal inferences to score a hit with the end of the blade by touching the opponent within the body's scoring area. However, casualties suffered from parti- cipation in the sport are minimal, and usually occur as a result of anything except direct contact with the foil's pro- tected point. Fencing is a very safe sport, stressed Donna Forman, Valley College Fencing Captain. As long as you wear the proper clothing and equipment, you can't get hurt. However, l'm not saying that acci- dents don't happen. l know at first, when I started, l used to cringe a little when l was hit. In my mind, I expected it to hurt. But after a while, you get used to it, and you realize that you're not going to get hurt. Miss Forman was indirectly introduced to fencing as a result of her love for medieval history. With one year's fencing experience behind her, Miss Forman will be transfering to UCLA in the fall, and will compete with their fencing squad. Foil, which is the only category in which women are allowed to fence, is Miss Forman's forte. Foil, and the two blades reserved solely for the men's competitions, sabre and epee, constitute the categories for compe- tition on the collegiate level. To any fencer, musical words from an anonymous referee ring jubilantly in the fencers' ears when they hear, Five-zero, bout.