Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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mmmmsmm!msb. HI FOOTBALL . ■ ;7f • FOURTH ROW: GORDON. FAULK, BORRELL, GARCIA. SANDOZ. R, GRANT. M GRANT, BOWKER; THIRD ROW MEARS. CROW. MONTOYA, GALLAGHER. DUFFY, FREEAR, ARMSTRONG, VAN DELLEN, VANEGAS, NEILSON, WITHERS: SECOND ROW COACH KOLBERG, HICKERSCN, BRUCE, DECK, CAPT STEELE, CARLIN, WOOLLEY. HALL. NEAL. MGR. LANG: FIRST ROW: LAMP. BERG GARMAN, SOREM. DYSART, FLORES. ten years, defeating the ever-fighting squad of Pirates to the score of 13 to 6 in one of the hardest-played games ever witnessed in Ventura. Hickerson of Ventura and Crocker of Oxnard were the best men on the field. Still determined and not downhearted, the Pi- rates met and defeated the Santa Paula Saints on the latter ' s field by the score of 9 to 0, The Ventura lads easily out-played the Saints, threat- ening the Red and White goal line five times. The game was confined to Santa Paula ' s territory most of the time, with Woolley and Garman of the Pirate ' s backfield leading the attack. The following week the Kolberg men rested, having drawn a bye in the schedule. The Pirates came back strong to hand the Fillmore Indians a good beating, collecting 19 points to 12 for the Fillmorites, Bob Steele, lanky Pirate wing- man, scored two of the Ventura touchdowns on passes from V( oolley, The following week football fans were treated to what has been termed the most colorful, most hard-fought and exciting game ever played in the Ventura stadium. The powerful squad of players from Santa Barbara invaded the town and from all indications expected to defeat the Ventura lads in an easy manner. Instead of this victory the Dons were lucky to get away with a scoreless tie. In the last few minutes of play, Lamp of the Pirates intercepted a Santa Barbara pass and ran within ten yards of a touchdown. The final gun barked before play could be re- sumed. The Pirates had been doped to lose by three touchdowns to this team, which was con- sidered one of the strongest high school aggre- gations in the entire southland, Hickerson was again the backbone of the Pirates ' attack. j JlW ' j 95

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COACH KOLBERG JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL Answering Coach Kolberg ' s first call for bas- ketball men, twenty-four aspiring casaba-tossers turned out for the popular indoor winter sport. With such an array of potential material things looked bright towards producing a team that would compare favorably with last year ' s five ball club. This pleasant condition, however, soon took a change for the worse. When ine ' igibility, the coach ' s dilemma, had taken its toll, a struggling squad of fourteen determined basketballers re- mained as the nucleus about which to mold an outfit. The Pirates this year were members of the Western Division Junior College Conference of Southern California. Their entrance into this league marked the first organized athletic com- petition ever attempted by the local junior col- lege. Considering the fact that our men were competing against teams which drew material from exceedingly large student bodies, our record in conference games was remarkable. From last year ' s team two stalwarts were miss- ing They were Martin, crack forward, and Keith, fiery guard who transferred to Santa Bar- bara State. Replacing Martin was Reed, formar high school star, whose ability has long been recognized. Davidson, elongated Oxnard youth, replaced Keith in the guard role. Returning veterans were Kenneth Shannon, last year ' s honorary captain, Fritz Zapf, center, and Joe Guzman, dependable guard. This is the line-up that represented the local institution in the majority of the contests. Glendale J. C, 3-1 — Ventura Junior College, 23 When, at the eleventh hour Howard Reed, for- ward, who had been going great guns , was de- clared ineligible, a feeling of gloom harassed the squad. This feeling, however, was swept aside as the Pirates entered the fray, and with Shannon attempting to do the work of two men the locals went down to defeat in a nerve-wracking, heart- breaking thriller. Shag was easily the outstanding man on the floor. Here, there, everywhere, this shifty for- ward walked away with honors. Scoring twenty- two points and playing a great floor game, he made the Glenda leans thankful the sound of the whistle marked the end of the contest. V J C, 38— Pasadena J. C, 27 Following the defeat by Glendale, the Pirates put in a week of hard practice with the most pleasing results. Pasadena, coming to Ventura in a too confi- dent mood, was sent home on the short end of the score, in a game that showed just what the locals were capable of doing. With Howard Reed, who was going in good graces, and Kenneth Shannon playing a stellar . ■ ■ ' I K.:llii J 97