Toads lacrosse league champs
by Misty Volaski

It would have been enough for Thacher's boys' varsity lacrosse team to win first place in the Condor League. But the boys, coached by Jack Crawford, didn't just take the league -- they took every single game, as well.
Jan. 19 marked one of Thacher's largest wins of the season, with the Toads netting 17 goals to RL.S's (Robert Louis Stevenson) six.
Thacher's Charlie Munzig scored big, with four goals, while teammates Bobby Kellogg, Duncan Winecoff and James Everett each added three goals of their own. Junior Tyler Caldwell scored twice and had four assists. Jose Estrada was Thacher's defensive powerhouse, keeping the ball out of Thacher's net 11 times.
The Toads' game against Windward was no different, finding Thacher on top again, 12-5. Everett led Thacher, scoring a third of their goals and adding an assist. Munzig, Winecoff and Kellogg teamed up for six goals between them, while goalie Estrada was 6 for 11 in saves.
The game was one of teamwork - the Toads had a slew of assists from Cladwell, Winecoff, Dan Bartlett, Robert Cereda and Emery Mitchem.
With the league title in plain sight, the boys focused in on their offense to beat Cate, 6-4, and RLS, 13-4.
Against Cate, midfielder Leigh Salem and captain Munzig added two goals each to go along with senior Everett and junior Troy Pollet's combined two goals. Munzig and Everett contributed two assists, as well.
The prep school's win Friday vs. RLS guaranteed them the league chmpionship. They will play Cate today at 3:30 p.m. at Cate, and then Peninsula on Friday at Thacher, at 1:30 p.m.

© 2002 The Ojai Valley News

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