By Atharava Pandey

Courtesy j. Natividad

Los Gatos Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse has excelled against their current opponents. They have won memorable games, such as against Christopher High School, where the Wildcats led by a score of 11-6, and against Carmel High School, with a final score of 15-3, showcasing their dominance. The team also played an impressive game against Menlo-Atherton but ultimately fell short 11-10. The varsity team currently has a 2-3 conference record and a 1-0 league record. The lacrosse season for the varsity boys is ramping up quickly, and they look to perform well in the rest of the season. The JV and varsity teams will play Soquel High School on Mar. 27 and San Ramon Valley High School on Mar. 29, with both games being away.  

The junior varsity girls’ season has just begun. Although they lost to Hillsdale High School on Mar. 3, the team has taken valuable lessons from this result, fueling their competitive spirit to perform even better. The junior varsity boys have started off strong this season with two decisive wins. They beat Carmel High School by a score of 20-0 on Mar. 6 and beat Menlo-Atherton High School 20-10 on Mar. 11. When asked about how the season is going so far, freshman Justin Buran said, “It’s been great. So far, we have won all of our games and it’s been really fun playing with my teammates. Our goalie has been great, and our defense has been playing well.” 

The varsity girls are working hard and are warming up well for the upcoming season. The team has had to deal with a lot of adversity this season, yet has never given up and has always shown faith. According to junior Kirra Bannon, the biggest challenge this season has been 

“rebuilding from last season because we lost a lot of our seniors and a lot of our defense, but we have been doing good at rebuilding.” The varsity team opened up with games against Hillsdale High School and St. Francis High School, two tough opponents. The team played really well, but unfortunately, could not get the desired results. However, with the work being put in, it is inevitable that the team will see success. 

As for the rest of the season, Bannon said the team is “definitely looking forward to Stevenson. They were one of the hardest teams we played last year.” Varsity girls will play on Mar. 28 versus Wilcox High School at Helm Field. 

LG lacrosse is in full swing, and with all four teams working extremely hard, they will be tough to beat. The teams leave everything out on the field and show relentless determination to win. Be sure to come out and support our lacrosse teams as they fight hard for victory!