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Cougars Look COC Harriers

Like Winners Running Well

This season's Cougar football By Don Chambers
team is just as good as, or maybe ''I have a lot of faith in our team,
better, than last year's squad which and I think they've got what it
wound up second in the Desert takes," states COC's cross country
Conference and was ranked fifth in coach, Ed Jacoby.
the state. "We have a well balanced team,
and after our wins at Moorpark and
This is the opinion of Head
Antelope Valley, we're in the dri-
Coach Don Kloppenburg, who led
. ver's seat in our conference," he
the first Cougar football team to its
continued.
outstanding record last year.
With only one member of last
"This year's team has good po- year's championship team return-
tential for a winning season if we ing, the squad has several new faces;
are n~t plagued by injuries," he Jim Bornell and Tim Trigg from
said. "The league looks very strong Sylmar High School are both "fine
with Palo Verde and Victor Valley runners" said Jacoby.
apparently the top competition." Ralph Wenziner from Chatsworth
Coach Kloppenburg thinks the and Howard Hockenberry are two
Cougars are stronger defensively this more runners who came to COC
year, and the team also . has more from the San Fernando Valley.
depth._ Bob Howell from Hart High is
also rated high. Other members who
As ,·of deadline time, the season
have never run for COC cross coun-
record was 2-1. The Cougars lost
-
to Glendale 0-7; beat Cal Lutheran The Cougar cross country team so far has defeated all comers, with a try before are Frank Dixon, John
JV 49-14, and clobbered Mt. San Rexwinkle, Ron Boydston and Mike
new crop of runners on the squad this year. Two are Howard Hocken- Bennett.
Jacinto 48-21.
berry (foreground) and Tim Trigg. COC ·opened its season with a
The loss through graduation last
great team win at Moorpark, where
~ June of Clint McKinney, holder of
17 community colleges competed
the national rushing record for a in an invitational meet.
single game ( 413 yards against Mike Martinez, COC's star run-
San Jacinto last season), appeared
ner, won the race in 20: 06 minutes.
irreplaceable.
Bonnell placed sixth with 21: 07
But gladdening Cougar coaches' and Dixon was twelfth with 21: 36.
hearts these days is an elusive little Top team results were COC, 73
running back named Gary Hamil- Antelope Valley and Palomer, 75
ton who scored seven touchdowns and Santa Ana, 84.
in iwo games (he missed the Glen- After the great victory at Moor-
dale contest). park, COC went to Antelope Val-
The Cougar quarter back, Red ley and won by a score of 25 to 30. -
Stevens, is also off to a great start Martinez once again placed first
with a passing percentage in excess and Bonnell was second against a
of 50 percent. team that Coach• Jacoby considers
"one of the best in the state."
"Our receivers look real good,"
said the coach, naming Wayne Fog- Q}ON ALL/EN
lesong, Richard Carter, Jim Elford,
and Don Phillips as standouts. (Corrt"tl from page 1 )
BoardofTrustees is straight-forward,
Offensive linemen who have al-
responsive, and genuinely interested
ready made their marks early in the
season include Gary Fitch, Dave The Cougars, who performed exceptionally well as a first-year foot- in the welfare of students.
Howsare, and Bruce Mitchell. ball team last season, .are expected to do as well or better this year. The "The administration is unques-
Cougars ranked fifth in the state last year. tionably dedicated to the cause of
Coach Kloppenburg likes to talk
education of the student, recog-
about his defense this year. Particu- EU/ROPE I thought that "luv" was a word an nizing this as the primary function
larly good ball games have been American business man made up to of our institution.
played by Bill Lankford and Steve (Cont'd from page 1 ) sell miniskirts. ·But they really do "I say, too, that the faculty staff
Lough, safeties; Marty Slimak, cor- They conjure · for me an image say it. Fantastic. on this campus can't be beat. It is
nerback; Ruben Franco, Jim Elford, · of a blindfolded man, wearing box- My mom did all the talking. my belief that if this district had _,
andBruceMitchell,linebackers; Gary ing glove, who, with chin stuck out, She usually does when she's around $1 billion to spend on the acquisi-
Fitch,end,andDave Howsare, tackle. is striking out at nothing. But, now and there's some business to attend tion of a teaching staff, it could not
that I'm back, I'd like to say to, and my dad's not there. I was
Fitch, Howsare, and Mitchell, it ''America, I love you very much. I 1 hire a better group.
will be noted, play both offense and don't think you're perfect, but I just an "innocent abroad" and did "If this sounds like a paean of
defense, and are outstanding both dig you -- and I think that together not know much concerning taxi praise for College of the Canyons,
ways. drivers in London. This cab driver so be it. I cannot say otherwise."
we can make it if we try." asked us about New York. We said
While no new "wild cards" So there we were, my head buz- we were from California. "Oh," Allen, who enjoys the distinction
(players from outside the district) zing. California's the other side of the of being a two-generation student,
appear on the Cougar roster this "Wow! You're in London! Eng- world. believes today's youth places more
year, six remain from last season's emphasis on "humanitarian" aspects
land! What a fantastic history! What For some reason he asked me of life than did counterparts a few
squad.
literature! And the Beatles! And how I liked the men in London. I years back.
They are Stevens, Hamilton, Cream! And . . . " presumed he meant how did I like Working with Allen this year on
Howsare, Fitch, Mitchell, and Pat I must have been tired. I thought the way men looked in London. I the Student Council are Kathy
Roach. I was in a movie. Everyone was said "okay" as far as I could see, Schoegje~ vice president; Sharon
speaking this weird English, but I and he said he couldn't stand all
Assisting Coach Kloppenburg, Rapp, Associated Women Student
could understand it. the fruits with long hair. He was representative; Louis Dixon, Assoc-
who set outstanding records at Taxis in England look like Rolls pretty good looking himself, though,
Laney College (Oakland) and New Royces. They're black and incredi- even with short hair. I'm not pre- iated Men Student representative;
Mexico State before coming to Laura Lyman, rally committee chair-
bly roomy. The cab driver ( when judiced.
COC are Coaches Mike Gillespie, man, and John Rexwinkle, com- I
we finally flagged one) looked at (Continued next issue)
Larr; Reisbig, and George Rush. missioner of athletics.
me and said, "Where to, luv?" Ha!