Bracken Christian started their 2014 Spring practice this past Monday after saying

Sophomore Brady Beene ready to take the Reigns

good-bye to the last class that played in a State Championship game.

“I was really impressed with the young guys,” Coach Fields started. “I will go to bed tonight presently surprised.”

BCS will be starting their second first year quarterback this season after Sam Hilgendorf put up his cleats after last season and Eli Achilles enjoyed a 4 year reign at the position before that.

Sophomore Brady Beene will take over this year and will look to continue a Warrior given of playing in the playoffs.

“Beene throws the ball very well,” Coach Fields added.

Bracken has only missed out on the postseason their first year which also happened to be their last season with a losing record.

A tradition of winning is a common occurrence with Bracken Christian.

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Mountain Valley took care of business in their win over Smithson Valley Middle School, 14-1 last Thursday at the Hawk Diamond.

Lauren Mentzer and Bailey Bryan all smiles after win over Smithson Valley Middle School

The Hawks finished their first round of district games with just one loss to Canyon earlier this season, 10-5.

“We are a smaller school,” Head Coach Jacquelyn Scott stated. “We played scared our first time we faced Canyon and had way too many errors, but we were still within one or two runs before they stretched the lead.”

“We are working from now until next Thursday to get ready for Canyon during the next round,” Coach Scott continued. “We are playing good enough to beat them (Canyon).”

Mountain Valley took the winds out of SV after scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the first inning and a dominating pitching performance from Lauren Mentzer.

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The Hilltop ReSporter enthusiastically endorses Jason York for Comal ISD School Board.

Canyon Lake needs to have a strong voice and Jason York will not only give us that voice but also fight for the people and students in this area of the Hillcountry.

PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO VOTE

Brianna Young signing to play with Frank Phillips College next year.

Brianna (The Wall) Young will start building a new ‘wall’ in Borger, Texas as she signed a scholarship for Frank Phillips College Plainsman in Softball.

Young did not play young as she immediately brought a replacement at catcher when Katy Payne graduated.

Canyon Lake will now be looking for their third catcher this next season.

Young was nicknamed The Wall by her teammates as she had a way of blocking the plate and looking at the carnage as she trotted back to the dugout after recording an out.

“I’m excited,” Young started when asked about signing on the dotted line. “I just want to work and play hard to find anyway to play next year.”

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Christian Dittman Jumping into Canyon Lake Records

The ReSporter would now like to show off the best ever in Track & Field.

This is one of the sports that has had more success through the years. Canyon Lake finished second to Fredericksburg a couple of years and even when they might not have won district, the Hawks could out point most of their district foes at the State Meet.

Case in point was last season when Marisa Ellis won State in the High Jump.

Take a look with their performance mentioned first and then the year that athlete had that time or distance. Also if you see an athlete with Bold Green then you have an opportunity to see them again since they have more years to climb the charts.

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JJ Nance finishes his Hawk Baseball Career high on several categories

Baseball just finished their season and the ReSporter will share the position these athletes stand in All-Time Baseball Stats with a Top 10 category. The bold Green indicates players returning for next season.

For batting the player will need 50 at bats and pitching is based on 30 or more innings pitched.

 batting average               at bats                    runs
 Michael Brady      .364       Travis Walker      272     Travis Walker      65
 Ross Wagliardo     .338       JJ Nance           187     Kyler Huff         38
 Zach Jenkins       .336       Logan Felch        184     JJ Nance           37
 Nick Cahill        .318       Michael Brady      184     Daniel Camarillo   37
 Drew Riccio        .317       Daniel Camarillo   178     Joe Shone          37
 Jeff Nabors        .316       Kyler Huff         161     Garrett Winters    36
 Joe Shone          .302       Jeff Nabors        155     Drew Riccio        36
 Logan Chappell     .300       Cody Powell        144     Logan Felch        36
 Travis Walker      .294       Daulton Winters    142     Ross Wagliardo     33
 Daniel Camarillo   .292       Drew Riccio        142     Zach Jenkins       31
                                                          Daulton Winters    31

 rbi                           doubles                    triples
 Travis Walker        44       Travis Walker       19     Kyler Huff          6
 Logan Felch          43       Logan Felch         14     Daniel Camarillo    3
 Michael Brady        38       Michael Brady       13     Eric Nelson         2
 Zach Jenkins         29       Zach Jenkins        12     TJ Jones            2
 Jeff Nabors          27       Jeff Nabors         11     Tyler Vinson        2
 Drew Riccio          27       Drew Riccio          9     JJ Nance            2
 Kyler Huff           25       Joe Shone            8     8 players tied      1
 Cody Breest          23       Cody Breest          8
 Nick Cahill          22       Corey Shedrock       7
 Daulton Winters      22       Ross Wagliardo       7

 home runs                     walks                      strikeouts
 Travis Walker         6       Michael Brady       48     Daulton Winters    60
 Logan Felch           6       Travis Walker       39     JJ Nance           49
 Nick Cahill           4       Daulton Winters     37     Kyler Huff         45
 Cody Breest           4       JJ Nance            31     Michael Brady      44
 Joe Shone             4       Kyler Huff          30     Daniel Camarillo   36
 Kyler Huff            2       Ross Wagliardo      28     Cody Powell        35
 Ross Wagliardo        2       Logan Felch         28     Logan Felch        35
 Damian Crafton        2       Zach Jenkins        26     Jeff Nabors        34
 Jeff Nabors           2       Garrett Winters     24     Travis Walker      34
 Eric Nelson           1       Drew Riccio         23     Drew Riccio        32
 Logan Chappell        1

 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     Tanner McGill      14
 Cody Powell        91.1       Cody Powell         84     Zach Jenkins       16
 Cody Breest        79.1       Logan Felch         64     Logan Chappell     16
 Travis Walker      51.0       Jeff Nabors         56     Travis Walker      18
 Nick Kissell       50.1       Zach Jenkins        43     Logan Felch        25
 Kyler Huff         49.2       Kyler Huff          39     Kyler Huff         28
 Jeff Nabors        43.2       Nick Kissell        38     Nick Kissell       29
 Ryan Hutcheson     43.2       Travis Walker       29     Cody Breest        29
 Zach Jenkins       39.1       Logan Chappell      29     Ryan Hutcheson     35

 era                           wins                       saves
 Cody Breest        2.48       Cody Breest         11     Kyler Huff          3
 Zach Jenkins       3.03       Cody Powell          6     Cody Breest         2
 Nick Kissell       3.63       Ross Wagliardo       5     Ross Wagliardo      2
 Cody Powell        3.88       Nick Kissell         4     Jeff Nabors         1
 Tanner McGill      3.93       Logan Felch          4     Nick Kissell        1
 Travis Walker      3.98       Ryan Hutcheson       4
 Ross Wagliardo     4.52       Jeff Nabors          3
 Jeff Nabors        5.02       Zach Jenkins         2
 Logan Felch        5.26       Logan Chappell       2
 Michael Brady      5.47       6 players tied with  1

Canyon Lake lived to see another day as Cody Powell pitched a complete game one hitter in dominating the

Southpaw Cody Powell pulls out a must win game pitching CL into a 3 team playoff

Panthers for the second time this season with the win.

Nick Cahill also had a decent day going 4 for 4 from the plate with 3 rbi helping to raise his batting average from .339 to .383.

Canyon Lake will be playing again tomorrow against Fredericksburg as the three way tie will be played out in order to see who finishes 3rd and 4th. With one of the three teams leaving without their uniform and out of the dance.

This game also broke a losing streak just in time to help with that all important confidence builder type of contest.

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Hey Hawk Nation, it’s that time of year again for the Hawk Craw fish Boil, May 3rd to raise money for Mountain Valley Middle School and Canyon Lake High School Student Athletes.

PLEASE RSVP ahead of time so we will know you are coming.

Please Register on line or get your tickets at North Shore Pharmacy in Mystic Shores next to Sac-n-Pac.

Pre Pay customers will be served first.

We will have food for kids also, Hot Dogs, Sodas, Water and Deserts for a $Dollar$. Come our and spend a day at the Lake at Canyon Park, across from Hancock Center and Security State Bank from 12 Noon- 7pm or until the bugs run out.

Here is the Link: http://www.hawkscrawfishboil.com/

This is The ReSporter’s last Coaches Corner for Softball as we find out about the season that just finished.

Head Softball Coach John Gallagher

The ReSporter: What are some areas that you will wanting these girls to work on as we wait for their opening next season?

Coach Gallagher: “I want each player to work on the basics. Throwing properly, accurately with confidence, along with their hitting/bunting. The speed and agility workouts. I would also hope that we have many girls playing in the summer. This is huge when you can play softball for six months or more compared to three during the school year.”

The ReSporter: How do you assess this past year in comparing Regular Season vs. District Season?

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From Left to Right, Head Basketball Coach MaryBeth Gallagher, Head Volleyball Coach Mark Lee (OLLU), Amber Ramsey, and Head Volleyball Coach Kim Paisley

Amber Ramsey will be taking her talents to Our Lady of the Lake University to play Volleyball as she signed on the dotted line Wednesday afternoon in the Hawk Gym.

This was a first on many fronts for Canyon Lake as this was the first signing in the afternoon, but more impressive, was Head Coach Mark Lee for OLLU was in attendance for this occasion.

Two things that has not happened until this day, showing how important a student and player Ramsey was and will become.

Ramsey has been around for what seems to be ages as she showcased her skills as a Freshman through her Senior year for the Hawks.

Her height allowed her to show off her play at the net for her career and now that talent will be on display in San Antonio next year.

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