Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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VENTURA J. C. VS. PASADENA J c PAbADENA MISSES type of ball, the Pirates literally played circles around the Southerns. When the game ended Reed was credited with (19) nineteen points and Shannon, running-mate-par-excellence, (17) seventeen. This was our first and only conference victory. Those who witnessed the affair left predicting great things for the club, Compton J C, 42— V. J. C, 28 Reed was definitely off the squad as this game rolled around. Shannon, fighting in the absence of his mate, scored twenty-one points, and with any help at all, the result would have been dif- ferent, A one-man club was never too success- ful. Our conference record showed but one win against two losses, V J. C, 17— Long Beach J, C, 43 Here we were handed the worst drubbing of the entire casaba campaign. The seashore boys who had heard dishearten- ing reports concerning the prowess of Shannon, placed two men to guard him. The result was that the detailed men were so efficient as to completely bottle up Shag ! With Shannon went the Pirate offense and the ball game, V, J, C, 4 Santa Maria, 27 A bye in schedule gave the Pirates a week-end in which to enjoy themselves. Flashing a de- ceptive offense before the invaders, the locals rolled up a large score against the mediocre competition. The entire squad saw action in this affair. L, A, J, C, 31-V J, C, 23 The Pirates came to life this week with the result that Los Angeles Junior College had to work hard for their victory. Bringing north a powerful aggregation, the Angelenos expected an easy workout. Imagine their surprise when Joe Buc offered to give and take the best they could offer, Superior reserve strength won a hard-fought game for the cubs in the closing minutes of play. Pirate looked good tonight. V. J. C, 42-S. B. S,, 32 In a thrilling game the locals swallowed a juicy morsel in the form of a victory over Santa CAPT GUZMAN - ' ■ - 3 ' : ' 2 98

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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

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BASKETBALL SECOND ROW MGR. CHAPMAN. LESEBERG. ATKl NSON, LOWE. DWIRE, MGR. HAAS: FIRST ROW: COACH KOLBERG. DAVISON. SHANNON. CAPT GUZMAN. ARNETT, WOOLLEY. Barbara State, Displaying a deceptive attack and a stubborn defense, the Pirates handed the Road- runners a sound 43-32 defeat. The game was a nip and tuc k affair until the closing minutes of play, when, due to some ex- cellent basket shooting by Captain Shannon, a winning margin was obtained. The Roadrunner coach seemed to take the SHANNON game lightly and consequently started his second team. The power of the locals soon came to light when they scored nine points in five min- utes of play. The State mentor quickly rushed his regulars into the fray with the result that the teams battled on a par until the closing minutes of play. Shannon, who had done practically no scoring during the evening, cut loose with four beauti- ful baskets to put the game In the bag for the locals. Santa Monica J. C , 28-V. J. C, 17 Battling for the fifth position in league stand- ings. Pirate met Corsair in a melee that was to conclude the season. With both teams displaying stubborn defenses and little if any offense, the Pirates went down to glorious defeat In the final game of the year. A large crowd turned out to witness the Pi- rates ' finale, and were rewarded by seeing Joe Buc turn in one of his best performances of the year. . 99