Tampa Catholic High School

Boys Lacrosse History

Lacrosse is the oldest indigenous sport in North America. It was invented and first played by Native Americans as a preparation for war. A game could go on for days, until the players’ exhaustion, or even their deaths, forced it to end. The game was adopted by French-Canadian explorers, who named it lacrosse because the stick resembled a Bishop’s crosier or cross. Today lacrosse is played in various European countries, and has been played here in the United Stated continuously since the 1880’s.

At Tampa Catholic our Crusader lacrosse legacy began in 2004. High school lacrosse began in the West Florida area around 1998 with 4 area teams that were barely able to scrape enough players together for an official game. Our Crusader lacrosse program was started by player Ricky Phelps and Coach Tim McGoff in 2004. In two seasons, we have had 5 players named to the WFLL first team all stars and 6 players named to the second team all stars. Along with a second place regular season finish last year in the WFLL’s Eastern Division.

In 2006 we will continue the growth by competing against other FHSAA sanctioned high school varsity teams in Florida for the state championship.

TC Crusader lacrosse history is still being made on the field every week! Come join the excitement!