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vol . 5 , no. 37 : may 13-19, 2026 : losgatan.com
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WILDCATS WIN LEAGUE TITLE WITH PERFECT 8-0 RECORD Boys lacrosse team earns No. 7 seed in CCS D1 playoffs
Dozens of local residents help in effort to collect feline from 85-foot pine
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
A year after finishing in second place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division, the Los Gatos High School boys lacrosse team ended the regular-season with an emphatic finish, dominating Palma 11-4 on May 7. The Wildcats (13-6 overall, 8-0 league) earned the No. 7 seed in the Central Coast Section I playoffs and plays No. 2 seed Sacred Heart Prep on May 12. Since the playoff matchups weren’t determined until three days after the Palma contest, Lehman didn’t know where his team would be slotted. “I’m hoping D1,” he said. “We get to see some pretty strong teams there, some of these teams these guys have seen before. If they play like they know how to, there's always a good fighting chance.” Utilizing an irregular lineup due to Senior Night—Los Gatos has 24 seniors on the roster— the Wildcats started slow before outscoring the Chieftains 6-0 in the third quarter to put things out of reach. Sophomore Justin Buran scored a match-high five goals—all in succession spanning the third and fourth quarters—while Ben Reilly and Asher Rooney tallied twice each. “In the third quarter, we kind of shook off the dust and started playing ball like we know how to,” Wildcats coach Davis Lehman said. “We started running a ➝ Lacrosse, 12
SAVING ROCKET, THE CAT STUCK UP A TREE FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Faizi Samadani, Contributor
On Tuesday morning, an AT&T worker attempted to rescue Rocket, the orange and white cat stuck up an 85-foot-pine in Los Gatos, with his bucket truck. The 3-year-old male cat had come down quite a bit from where it had been the prior evening, when an arborist tried, unsuccessfully, to scoop-up the beloved animal, who’d been trapped in the tree, in front of Parlour 308, since Friday. But unfortunately, the extension arm didn’t reach high enough, and the cat continued to mew mournfully, as the communications company worker had to admit defeat. On Monday, more than 50 local residents had watched as a professional arborist ascended towards the fearful cat, with some on the ground holding a sheet to catch the pet if it took a tumble. ➝ Rocket, 6
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OTHERWORLDLY Liliya Goldie makes a bowl sing in her geodesic dome during a Sunday session high up in the Santa Cruz Mountains. She recently formed Goldie Wellness LLC and is now an official dealer of Crystal Tones singing bowls. P8
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