Eastman sisters star for Wildcats
Crowder brothers lead boys to wins
By Dick Sparrer
The Los Gatos girls must have been determined to finish the dual meet swimming season with a winning record.
Because when the Gatos girls went up against Lynbrook last week, they won every event there was to win in a rousing 125-53 victory over the Vikings.
The Wildcats wrapped up the year with a 4-3 record in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League.
"The girls did substantially better than last year," said Gatos coach Stacie Lonaker. "We should do well at leagues this week."
Los Gatos heads to St. Francis this week for the league finals. The girls' trials are set for May 3 with the boys' trials on May 4. Finals for both the boys and girls will be held May 5.
The LG boys beat Lynbrook 96-73 last week to finish 3-3 in the dual meet season.
Alix Eastman, Catherine Eastman and Kelly Weeks starred for the Gatos girls in the lopsided win over the Vikings last week. The three were double winners, and they each swam on two winning relay teams.
A. Eastman took the 100-yard freestyle in 56.97, with Becca Stein second in 1:02.18, and she was first in the 500 free in 5:10.25, with Marian Roan second in 5:49.22.
C. Eastman was tops in the 50 free in 27.53 with Rachael Jeffers second in 27.95, and she took the 100 backstroke in 1:08.95 with Jeffers second in 1:11.33.
Weeks breezed to a win in the 200 free in 2:03.92, with Kyndra Meusel second in 2:15.16, and she was first in the 100 butterfly in 1:01.25, with Stein third in 1:07.73.
The Eastman sisters teamed with Weeks and Roan to win the 200-free relay in 1:50.92, and the foursome came back with a win in the 400-free relay in 4:04.43.
Roan added a first in the 200 individual medley in 2:30.57, with Laura Davis third in 2:36.94, and Kristen Gonzales was tops in the 100 breaststroke in 1:19.53, with Chelsea Christiani third in 1:22.88.
Stacey Bonadies joined the Gatos winners in the meet with a first in the diving event.
Kacey Ballard added fourths in the 100 free and 100 breast, and Meusel was fourth in the 500 free. The two teamed with Jeffers and Stein for a win in the 200-medley relay in 2:07.38.
Bobby Crowder and Richie Crowder each won a pair of events and helped the Gatos boys to a relay win in last week's team victory over the Vikings.
B. Crowder was first in the 200 IM in 2:10.73 with Dan Weisman fourth in 2:37.95, and he came back with a win in the 100 fly in 54.33 with Rich Comeau fourth in 1:02.60.
R. Crowder took the 50 free in 22.73, with Comeau third in 24.04 and Chris Lee fourth in 25.28, and he was tops in the 100 back in 1:01.81, with Mark Walleen second in 1:07.92 and Aaron Davis third in 1:08.27.
The Crowder brothers teamed with Comeau and Philip Roan for a win in the 200-medley relay in 1:46.81.
Brett Bertocci was first in the 500 free in 5:36.88, with Davis second in 5:45.37 and Walleen third in 5:45.38, and Lee was a winner in the 100 breast in 1:05.55, with Roan second in 1:08.27.
Roan added a second in the 200 free in 2:01.19, with Bertocci third in 2:02.75, and Adam Mayer was second in the 100 free in 53.96, with Weisman fourth in 58.39.
The Crowders were double winners in a 116-63 win over Saratoga a week earlier. B. Crowder took the 200 free (1:46.59) and the 100 fly (54.09), and R. Crowder won the 500 free (5:04.86) and the 100 back (59.86).
The two joined Lee and Comeau for a first in the 200-medley relay (1:44.93), and the same quartet took the 200-free relay (1:33.99).
Comeau won the 50 free (23.81), Lee took the 100 breast (1:06.16), and Nathan Sheffer was first in diving (177.9).
Mayer, Walleen, Roan and Bertocci finished first in the 400-free relay (3:44.82).
Chipping in with seconds for the Cats were Davis, Roan, Lee, Mayer and Bertocci; picking up thirds were Bertocci, Comeau, Weisman and Walleen; and adding fourths were Weisman, Mayer, Walleen and Justin Chang.
The girls cruised to a 102-78 win over Saratoga, with A. Eastman winning the 100 fly (1:00.93) and 100 back (1:04.69), C. Eastman the 200 free (2:04.74) and 500 free (5:22.16), Weeks the 200 IM (2:16.97) and the 100 free (58.35) and Sara Clark the diving event (234.45).
Weeks, Roan and the Eastman sisters took the 400-free relay (4:00.28), and Roan and Weeks teamed with Stein and Jeffers to take the 200-free relay (1:50.67).
Seconds went to Stein, Roan and Bonadies; thirds to Meusel, Jeffers, Stein and Gonzales; and fourths to Davis, Meusel, Jeffers and Ballard.
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