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Both teams perched on one knee resting their body weight on their helmets. Their concerned gaze from the end zone fixed steadily on their fallen comrade across the gridiron on the far 30-yard line. Rollie Dykstra had lapsed into unconsciousness and was being loaded into an ambulance.

It has been a tradition for as long as anyone can remember. It is the gathering of student athletes to celebrate their seasons. However, it has only recently been a combined event at the University of La Verne.

Former University of La Verne senior quarterback Rollie Dykstra was released from Loma Linda Community Medical Center Tuesday morning, almost five months after suffering a nearly fatal head injury that occurred in the Leopards' game against the University of Redlands on Oct. 19.

A strong player on the field and a strong person off the field, senior Gabe Lujan has been a leading contributor to the University of La Verne football team.

The University of La Verne football team halted a five-game losing streak Saturday in a 29-21 triumph over Chapman University in Orange.

The University of La Verne football squad took on Whittier last Saturday in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference battle at Newman Stadium on Whittier's campus, in which the Poets marched their way to a victory by a score of 33-12.