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Baseball, Sport News | May 4, 2013

Canyon Lake’s Baseball All-Time Top Three

Baseball All-Time Top Three

Batting Average                 At Bats                     Runs
Michael Brady      .364         Travis Walker      272      Travis Walker     65
Ross Wagliardo     .338         Michael Brady      184      Kyler Huff        38
Zach Jenkins       .336         Logan Felch        184      Daniel Camarillo  37
                                                            Joe Shone         37
Hits                            RBI's                       Extra Base Hits
Travis Walker        80         Travis Walker       44      Travis Walker     26
Michael Brady        67         Logan Felch         43      Logan Felch       21
Daniel Camarillo     52         Michael Brady       38      Michael Brady     14
Innings Pitched                 Strikeouts                  Walks (30 or more innings)
Ross Wagliardo     96.1         Ross Wagliardo     109      Michael Brady     14
Logan Felch        93.2         Cody Breest         87      Zach Jenkins      16
Cody Breest        79.1         Logan Felch         64      Logan Chappell    16
Earned Run Average              Wins                        Saves
Cody Breest        2.48         Cody Breest         11      Kyler Huff         3
Zach Jenkins       3.03         Ross Wagliardo       5      Cody Breest        2
Cody Powell        3.63         Logan Felch          4      Ross Wagliardo     2
                                Ryan Hutcheson       4

Jordan Anderson signs with Angelo State University for Track

Katie Williams and Jordan Anderson have had a stellar careers at Canyon Lake

Jordan Anderson signing for a chance to run at Angelo State with Family looking on.

High School these past four years and now embark on their next quest as both of these students have signed on for playing their sports in College.

“Jordan Anderson is one of the most decorated track athletes we have ever had at Canyon Lake,” Athletic Director Drum said while introducing Anderson to a crowd before his signature would send him to Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.

Anderson has the best CL times in the 100, 200, 400 Meter Dash while also holding the Hawk’s best Long Jump and High Jump marks.

Last season, the Hawks, many times could count on 50 points when entered into track meets at many venues.

“We forced him to run track in middle school,” Robin Anderson said when asked what she remembered about her son’s start in track. “Coach Chapman started him out with track and he now absolutely loves it now.”

Sometimes your Mom and Dad really, ‘Do’, know best.

“When you make an arrow, you need to make everything about it so it will go straight,” Shad Anderson (Jordan’s Dad) said eloquently. “When you shoot it, then it will go straight to God.”

Jordan will certainly give you a nonchalant feeling as he strolls to his track event, you don’t know how this student might cause you to give him all your attention as he blazes around the track.

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Katie Williams Signs for One College will play Two Sports

Katie Williams and Jordan Anderson have had stellar careers at Canyon Lake High

Katie Williams signing on with Dallas Christian College with Ray and Karen Williams looking on.

School these past four years and now embark on their next quest as both of these students have signed on for playing their sports in College.

Katie Williams will be going to Dallas Christian College (DCC) and will be playing two sports when she reports the end of the Summer to her new home.

Williams was seen at a Volleyball event earlier this year when DCC noticed and started to show interest.

A few weeks later, conversation morphed to Basketball and soon Williams would be asked to help the Crusaders in Basketball also.

Not very many athletes have the opportunity to play in two sports when reaching the next plateau in education, but Williams will have that opportunity.

“I’m excited but kind of nervous,” 2 Sport Williams started. “Their Coaches were so nice and I had tryouts in early March and I liked the small school atmosphere.”

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Sport News, Track & Field | April 28, 2013

High Jump State Qualifiers

 State Qualifiers in the Boy's and Girl's High Jump
 Girls
 Name                         Region          School               Height
 Morgan McKee                   I             Midland Greenwood     5'6
 Nina Sato                      I             Anthony               5'2
 Kara Erickson                 II             North Lamar           5'10
 Whitney Apari                 II             Lone Star             5'8
 Tracy Jander                 III             Lorena                5'7 
 Alexus Henry                 III             Bridge City           5'6 
 Reagan Luce                   IV             Hondo                 5'5
 Marisa Ellis                  IV             Canyon Lake Hawks     5'4
 Boys
 Name                         Region          School               Height
 Shonderius Howard              I             Lampasas              6'6       
 Braxton Bednarz                I             Lubbock Cooper        6'4
 Spencer McCloud               II             Argyle                6'6
 Jeffrey Minor                 II             Chapel Hill           6'6
 Mylik Kerley                 III             Taylor                6'6
 John Baker                   III             Stafford              6'6
 Jordan Anderson               IV             Canyon Lake Hawks     6'4
 Trevonte Hights               IV             Yoakum                6'4

Track & Field: Hawks Get Two to State Meet

Canyon Lake will have two representatives for the Track & Field State Meet, May 10-11 in Austin after two

Jordan Anderson Jumping High

CL athletes decided to Jump over to Austin in a couple of weeks.

Marisa Ellis and Jordan Anderson will both be making their second visit after placing in last year’s meet, albeit in different events.

Both Ellis and Anderson participated last season in the Triple Jump and 400 Meter Dash respectfully and now have come together to compete again in the High Jump.

In the Region Track Meet in Kingsville over the week-end Ellis had a rough hour as she competed in her two qualifying events at the same time.

That seems to not be a very fair way of coming up with the best athletes as Ellis was going from one venue to another as other girls were waiting for Ellis to High or Triple Jump.

So, as other students were able to focus and concentrate on one event, you had Ellis going back and forth to hope and compete at her best.

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Baseball, Game Article | April 27, 2013

Nightmare Loss to Navarro, 15-1

 

Travis Walker in game with El Paso Parkland earlier this year.

By the time their Moms got to their CL sons the nightmare was over and all the Hawks had to show for this game was a relieved look on their face as this season came to a close.

The Hawks carried this game to that last inning when a year of troubles finally released all that bad karma and Navarro had taken a close game and turned into a nightmarish 13 run inning and a final score of, 15-1.

How about two grand slams in that seventh inning and a batting order that batted around two times.

 Tale of the 7th Inning
 Hit Batters:   2
 Singles:       5
 Doubles:       3
 Home Runs:     2
 Walks:         3

What will make you shake your head is that CL had controlled this game and had a chance in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead when the Hawks loaded the bases with no outs.

That nightmare started with that inning as Canyon Lake had one out on a squeeze play that went awry. Another potential score that was thrown out at the plate after another single.

Navarro took that defensive momentum and went crazy from the plate as Travis Walker finally ran out of gas and what fuel that was still in the tank blew up from a spark off the bats of the Navarro Panthers looking to clinch a spot for the playoffs.

That was certainly accomplished with those 13 runs and now Fredericksburg will go home without a spot in the post season as they needed a Navarro loss for a chance to play on.

Walker had another good pitching game save that last inning as he kept those Panthers guessing with his ‘eefus’ or Big Cheese pitch for much of the evening.

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Player Profile, Track & Field | April 25, 2013

Track: Marisa Ellis Will be Jumping on her way to Kingsville

Senior High Jumper Maris Ellis

Hawks Region Track qualifiers will take center stage on Friday as they will show off their skills against fellow athletes from 8 Districts from Region IV.

Marisa Ellis will be another Hawk that will be entered in two events and will be trying to make her second trip to Austin with a first or second finish.

Ellis was in Austin last year where she finished 6th Place for Canyon Lake in the Triple Jump.

This year and how the competition looks, Ellis might have a better chance of going to the State Meet via the High Jump.

Ellis had a 5’5 jump in a meet that was not deemed official earlier this year and a jump like that on Friday would certainly give her a decent chance of advancing as their seems to be a log jam with several of the students having a 5’4 inch standard.

Six of the eight districts in Region IV have qualifiers with that same 5’4 inch mark.

This will be an event where a girl that scratches at any height especially the lower marks might be on the outside looking in since so many of the ladies are so close in abilities.

Strategy might be the best avenue as each jumper could wait out the lower heights in enter the jumps later giving that athlete a better chance. Of course, that could also hurt since working your way up the ladder might be their best bet to advance.

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Hawks Shut-Out Navarro, 3-0 Behind Ryan Hutcheson’s Pitching

Outfielder Cody Powell

Canyon Lake became Fredericksburg’s best friend as the Hawks knocked off Navarro with the pitching of a Ryan Hutcheson, five hit shut out, 3-0.

Fredericksburg needs Navarro to lose to give them a chance to finish third in district play and be awarded a spot in the post-season.

CL pulled out a masterful 80 pitch outing from Hutcheson as he evened his record at 4 and also threw strikes and giving only one Panther a free ride to first.

“Hutcheson was able to get all three pitches over for strikes, his fastball, curveball and knuckle ball,” Senior Catcher Brady said. “He kept the Panther hitters off balance for the whole game.”

Hutcheson’s battery mate also helped the teams cause by raising his batting average to .411 for the season with a double, run, and rbi.

Cody Powell also scored two of the runs while Corey Shedrock contributed a double for Canyon Lake.

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Final Stats for Canyon Lake’s Softball Team

District Stats (10 Games)
name               ab  r  h bi 2b 3b bb so  ave  misc
McKenna Beseda     31  6 13  7  2  0  2  4 .419  sb 7, sac 3
Vicky Henderson    25  8 10  5  0  0  4  2 .400  sb 1, cs 1, roe 1, hbp
Kelsey Ahresn      33  3 13  3  3  0  0  7 .394  sb 3, cs 2, sac 2, hbp
Alexis Robinson    33  7 10  2  1  0  3  4 .303  sb 1
Liz Henderson      15  1  4  0  0  0  1  6 .267
Cassidy Riccio     27  1  6  0  0  0  2  8 .222  sb 1, cs 1
Brianna Young      23  3  5  5  0  0 10  3 .217  sac
Lilimae Daily      28  5  5  5  0  0  2  9 .179  sb 1, sf 1
Lillie Sander      14  2  2  1  0  0  1  6 .143
Cameron Berger     26  3  3  1  1  0  0  5 .115  roe 3
Christine Rider     3  0  0  0  0  0  1  2 .000
Sharon Alexander    1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2 .000  cs 1
Kirsten Jones       1  5  0  1  0  0  0  0 .000  sb 3
name               ip  h  r er bb so  era   W  L
Alexis Robinson    63 52 65 31 73 76 3.44   3  7
name               ab  r  h bi 2b 3b hr bb so   ave  misc
McKenna Beseda     74 25 35 12  3  1  0  4 12  .473  sb 17, sac 4
Alexis Robinson    78 19 28  9  5  2  0  4  7  .359  sb 3, hbp 1
Kelsey Ahrens      75 14 26 10  7  0  0  4 15  .347  sb 1, cs 1, hbp 1, sac
Brianna Young      58  8 20 15  8  0  1 14  5  .345  sac, hbp 3
Lilimae Daily      72 15 22 14  4  0  0  5  7  .306  sb 5, sf 1, hbp 1
Cassidy Riccio     56  7 15  3  2  0  0  4 15  .268  sb 1, cs 1, hbp 1, sac
Tiare Kacir         4  3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0  .250
Vicky Henderson    81 11 18  9  0  0  0  6 14  .222  sb 3, cs 2, sac 4, hbp
Christine Rider    23  2  4  0  0  0  0  0  5  .174
Liz Henderson      25  3  4  0  0  0  0  1 11  .160  sac
Lillie Sander      35  5  4  3  0  0  0  1 13  .114  sac
Cameron Berger     28  6  3  1  1  0  0  0  9  .107  roe 3
Kirsten Jones      12  9  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  .083  sb 5, hbp 1
Brianna Hemphill   13  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  7  .077
Sharon Alexander    3  0  0  1  0  0  0  2  3  .000
name                ip    h    r  er   bb   so   era   W   L
Alexis Robinson  130.2  106  133  59  120  179  3.17   8  14
Kelsey Ahrens     16.2   16   39  18   32    7   7.78  1   2

Softball: Coaches Corner with John Gallagher

The ReSporter:You stated last season about how your team would need to improve their

Head Coach John Gallagher

offensive skills…was that part of your game a success? And what will be your major goals as you look into next season?

Coach Gallagher: “I thought we hit better as a team this season .280 compared to .212 last season. We had one player (Beseda) over 400 and three over 300 where as last year we had only one over 300. We scored 156 runs compared to 127 in 2012 so I’m happy with our production this season. We also added more speed to the lineup and that will help us next season. Our major goals next year will be (1) to fill three infield and one outfield positions that were vacated by our seniors. Defensive continuity will be key to building a strong unit. (2) to improve our overall knowledge of the game. (3) get more consistentcy from our offensive short game-bunt, slap, base-running etc. (4) build on the confidence gained from this season and  take it to the next level. (5) be more dominate on the mound by limiting walks. (6) Find a way to finish. We had several games with one bad inning. Without those we win a few more games.”

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