A golf tournament to benefit Kaitlyn Langstaff and her family will be held May 5 with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at the Silver Creek Country Club. The entry fee of $150 includes green fees, a golf cart and lunch.

Raffle prizes include a signed San Jose Sharks jersey, a hockey stick autographed by Teemu Selanne, a one-night stay at Cordevalle, a round of golf for four at Silver Creek, gift certificates for Maggiano Little Italy in Santana Row and at Steamers in Los Gatos and much more.

All proceeds from the tournament go to Kaitlyn and the Langstaff family. Kaitlyn is a Saratoga 9-year-old who suffers from toxic epidermal necrolysis, a severe form of Stevens Johnson Syndrome.

For more information, visit www.kaitlynlangstaff.org or contact Kristin Mills at 408.421.7252 or kmbmills@aol.com.


Rugby tourney

The San Jose Seahawks, still seeking to win their first USA Rugby National Championship since they were founded in 1971, will host Pool A of the Pacific Coast Rugby Championships April 26­27 at Watson Bowl, 23rd and Taylor streets in San Jose.

San Jose will open April 26 against the Oregon Rugby Sports Union (1 p.m.), with the Seattle Rugby Club meeting the Las Vegas Rugby Club in the other first-round game (11 a.m.). Losers and winners meet on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., with the top three teams earning berths in the National Final Four, set for June 7­8 in Pittsburgh, Penn.

Leading the Hawks are former Scotland International player Paul Jennings and two players capped as USA Eagles, Jovesa Naivalu and Chris Kron.

Admission to the Pacific Coast Tournament is $5. For more information, visit www.sjrugby.org or call 408.267.7117.


Cat's Hill

The 29th annual Cat's Hill Criterium will return to Los Gatos on May 10. The event, hosted each year by the Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club and sanctioned by the U.S. Cycling Federation, features many of the nation's best amateur and professional riders, who compete on a rugged one-mile road course that covers the back streets of town.


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