The ReSporter: Canyon Lake’s first Final Four Team has started their season, what can the Hawk Nation expect when they venture out to see this year’s edition?

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TOP 10 ALL-DECADE SPORTING EVENTS

The Reporter would like to encourage the readers to go to that earlier entry for the 10th-9th and 8th place write-ups if you are reading this piece for the first time.

These games/events were hard to pick just 10 and then put them in order presented even more contemplation. What the ReSporter thinks are would be according to one person and certainly there would be a different group of 9 out of 10 people with other opinions. Hope you enjoy and use the Links to go back in history to recall these events.

Now the next 3 sports will be presented and a reasons why these games were slotted in this group and what the significance that propelled them to these lofty goals.

We will have a Link to the articles so a reader can go back and have a better rendition of these particular events.

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Number 7 Canyon Lakes Boy’s Soccer Win over Gonzales for a berth into the Sweet 16

Now the next Hawk Event comes for the Boys Soccer team that won their 2nd playoff game during the 2017 season against Gonzales.

That year, The Lake, drew a bye for that first round playoff contest and then pulled off one of the biggest upset in Canyon Lake’s history after a last second kick off the foot of Nash Young in beating a one loss Salado team.

Canyon Lake would then have a date against a Gonzales team at a neutral site that was anything but neutral. The Apaches had a 26 mile jaunt to Yoakum while the Hawks traveled right at 2.5 hours from home for this match-up.

When the stadium was found a huge contingent of Gonzales fans would fill the stands as it was apparent that Soccer was THE sport for this school.

CL was new in this sport with this being the 2nd year of qualifying for a playoff and in that previous season it would be a one and done scenario. In fact, Boys Soccer was the last Hawk Team sport that was able to have a season where a playoff was earned.

There were some years that scoring a goal would be considered a victory in the greater scheme of things.

Now the new kid on the block would have a major hurdle to clear for a chance to qualify for the Regions being held in the Valley. This Hawk Soccer team ended the year with 16 wins which was one win less than CL had added up during their first 6 years of competition.

Go to this Link for to recount this game: CL Hawks Soccer Beat Gonzales for Sweet 16 Berth

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NUMBER 6: AREA FOOTBALL WIN OVER PLEASANTON during 2017 Season!

CL’s Football team would have their first 10 win season and this game would be the first that had the Hawks playoff march make it to the 3rd round. There had been 3 previous chances that had all failed in getting to that next rung on the ladder.

 

2010 Hawks beat Burnet      (27-20) and lost to Somerset  (24-25)
2013 Hawks beat Pleasanton  (24-21) and lost to La Grange (8-50)
2014 Hawks beat Waco LaVega (49-26) and lost to Rockport  (21-27) in overtime.

So with CL had two chances that would just come up short in those previous tries, but this time Pleasanton would not be able to hold this loaded Hawk team that had a convincing (28-10) win and a date with Waco La Vega in that next round.

This win would give your Hawks their longest winning streak to date at 8 games and finished their year with a 35 point scoring average while giving up just 18 which is still the best defense for a Canyon Lake team.

Canyon Lake went into their halftime down 3 points but would outscore the Eagles, 21-0 in the 2nd Half for this victory.

A Hawk team that would win a District Crown which would give CL a first round date with Gatesville and then Pleasanton giving The Lake their best season to date.

Go to this Link: CL Hawks Make History Against Pleasanton

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NUMBER 5: Volleyball’s 2015 season after beating 2nd Place Navarro that clinched a District 26-4A Championship.

This would also be the year that CL would finally not only win a game but a set within a game against the perennial heavyweight of the Hill-Country in Wimberley.

Yes, you read that right, The Lake had not even won a set in all those years of battles as each year the Texans would show two wins coming by, 3-0 sweeps for each district contest year in and year out.

There was one year that CL was able to get within 2 points but the result was still the same….all the time….

Now the Hawks were able to have a former player from this behemoth school that had been hired as CL’s Coach, in Kim Paisley (now Clemons), and in her 3rd year at the helm she had a team that would finally be able to climb that mountain but would have enough energy to climb an even higher realm in securing The Lake’s first district championship of any kind for all Hawk sports.

It was Navarro, that had the 2nd best record that would pose the bigger threat in seeing if Canyon Lake could finish a magical season by not only winning the crown but finish undefeated.

Read this Article and see all about all the goals this team had achieved: CL Hawks Become First Hawk Team to Win a District Crown

 

Way to Go Hawks!!

                  THIS WEEK      @    CANYON LAKE          January 6-11

Monday    Jan 6   SA Lutheran    @    CL Hawks           530p Girls Basketball

Tuesday   Jan 7   Liberty Hill   @    CL Hawks           630p Boys  Soccer

Thursday  Jan 9   CL Hawks       @    Katy Tourney       TBA  Girls Soccer
                  CLHS Freshman  @    Fredericksburg Fr  500p Girls Basketball
                  CL Hawks JV    @    Fredericksburg JV  500p Girls Basketball
                  CLHS Freshman  @    Lampasas Freshman  500p Boys  Basketball
                  CL Hawks JV    @    Lampasas JV        500p Boys  Basketball
                  CL Hawks       @    Fredericksburg     615p Girls Basketball
                  CL Hawks       @    Lampasas           615p Boys  Basketball

Friday   Jan 10   CL Hawks       @    Katy Tourney       TBA  Girls Soccer
                  CL Hawks       @    Burnet             700p Boys  Soccer

Saturday Jan 11   CL Hawks       @    Katy Tourney       TBA  Girls Soccer

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The Canyon Lake Boy’s Soccer team will have more accolades coming but some stats and other tid-bits from this past season for a team that played in this year’s Final Four.

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                  THIS WEEK       @    CANYON LAKE        April 22-27th

Tue. Apr. 23rd    Fredericksburg  @    CL Hawks           700p     Baseball

Fri. Apr. 26th    CL Hawks        @    Kingsville         All-Day  Track & Field
                                       Regional IV Meet
                  CL Hawks        @    Bandera            600p     Baseball

Sat. Apr. 27th    CL Hawks        @    Kingsville         All-Day  Track & Field
                                       Regional IV Meet

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Canyon Lake had a memorable week after this year’s Boy’s Soccer competed in the first State Tournament in grand fashion.

Yes, the result was not what we wanted but the excitement and hoopla was something that is not a common occurrence around these parts. The Hawks scored first but could not hold that lead in losing, 2-1 to Midlothian Heritage.

What a year for these athletes and one that will be remembered as there is now a blazed trail for other CL sports in having goals of achieving.

All of those Soccer Battles were to the wire and was action filled and The ReSporter as well as the Hawk Nation would like to say Congratulations and thanks for the ride.

Softball finished their season last Tuesday in a loss to Bandera and will see if they can re-group for next year as this group of ladies lost just one Senior and should have plenty of weapons when next year starts coming.

Baseball is still in the heat of battle as they are in ‘heated’ battle with Fredericksburg as these two will have a big game this Tuesday with the winner enjoying an inside track for that final play-off spot in the standings.

Come out and watch the last sporting event on CL’s Nest for a game that will start with the first pitch at 7:00pm.

Track & Field will be in action on Friday and Saturday when the Region Qualifiers will see if they can qualify for the State Meet in May.

The ReSporter will share an article this week on how other athletes from around South Texas did in similar events that your Hawks will be running or throwing or jumping.

Go Hawks!!

What a ride this year’s Canyon Lake Boys Soccer team traveled this season after suffering a tough loss in their Semi-Final State contest to Midlothian Heritage, 2-1 in Georgetown on Wednesday.

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The ReSporter: Wow, what a week for CL’s Soccer team, how would you describe what you just witnessed?

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                  THIS WEEK       @    CANYON LAKE           April 15-21

Mon. Apr 15th     CL Hawks        @    Area Meet              1000a   Track & Field

Tue. Apr 16th     CL Hawks JV     @    Bandera JV              500p   Softball
                  CL Hawks        @    Bandera                 700p   Softball
                  CL Hawks        @    Wimberley               700p   Baseball

Wed. Apr 17th     CL Hawks        vs.  Midlothian Heritage     630p   Soccer
                                  @    Georgetown Semi-Finals

Thu. Apr 18th     Llano           @    CL Hawks                700p   Baseball

Fri. Apr 19th     4A Boys Finals  @    Georgetown              230p   Soccer
                                           Finals

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Canyon Lake will now embark on a trek that has not happened since the school opened their doors to students back in 2008, as they are now playing in the Final Four, after taking down Progreso, 1-0 in the Regional Final contest in McAllen on Saturday.

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Canyon Lake Soccer has now gone where no Hawk Sports team has ever reached after scoring with no-time on the clock in beating Gonzales, 2-1 in the Regional Quarterfinal game.

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