Canyon Lake’s Junior Varsity swatted a YellowJacket in winning their 2nd District 28-4A contest for the year and on the road, 48-35.

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                   THIS WEEK       @      CANYON LAKE        January 21-24

Tue. Jan 21st      CL Hawks        @      La Vernia          500p Girls Soccer
                   CL Hawks Fresh  @      Boerne Freshman    500p Girls Basketball
                   CL Hawks JV     @      Boerne JV          500p Girls Basketball
                   Boerne Freshman @      CL Hawks Freshman  500p Boys  Basketball
                   Boerne JV       @      CL Hawks JV        500p Boys  Basketball
                   CL Hawks        @      Boerne             615p Girls Basketball
                   Boerne          @      CL Hawks           615p Boys  Basketball

Fri. Jan 24th      CL Hawks Fresh  @      Llano Freshman     500p Boys  Basketball
                   CL Hawks JV     @      Llano JV           500p Boys  Basketball
                   Llano Freshman  @      CL Hawks Freshman  500p Girls Basketball
                   Llano JV        @      CL Hawks JV        500p Girls Basketball
                   CL Hawks        @      Llano              615p Boys  Basketball
                   Llano           @      CL Hawks           615p Girls Basketball
                   CL Hawks        @      Gonzales           700p Boys  Soccer

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TOP 10 ALL-DECADE TEAM is down to 1

The ReSporter had fun going back in time to give the Hawk Nation an idea of what would be those final sports or events these past 10 years.

Before talking bout that last team The ReSporter remembers an event that should be mentioned, not as a team, but as a milestone for a height that has not been matched.

Marisa Ellis would accomplish a feat that stands alone for individual Hawk Athletes these past 10 years.

Winning a State Championship in the High Jump came totally out of the blue. This young lady had qualified for the State Meet in two events and her, bread and butter, event would reside with the Triple Jump Event that had her in the top echelon since her arrival to the hill-country.

Marisa had qualified for State competition with the 7th best height compared to the other 8 athletes that would be entered. So, to think she would be able to place in the top 6 would be a chance….but to make it to No. 1 would have been wishful thinking.

There was another competitor that had reached 6 inches higher than Marisa’s best effort up to that date.

The event started with Marisa being able to clear each rung on the bar on her first try. The athlete that had the best jump coming into this event had decided to pass on those lower beginning height barriers.

With a miss on her first try would put Marisa in the driver’s seat if the two happened to not pass the same height, ending the competition.

The person with the least amount of misses would declared the winner.

The ReSporter was not at this event but was being given updates by her Mom and after a few minutes of no communication….the thought on this end was a miss and wondering if Marisa had finished in the top 3.

Well….that delay in communication would be a Mom/Family going crazy before being at a place where the result would be shared with The ReSporter.

That feeling of joy was indescribable for this Senior who had not only been a Trackster but also competing Volleyball and Basketball for Canyon Lake.

Well deserved and certainly a place on the Top 10 List for The Lake.

Here is the Link if you would like to read the write-up Marisa Ellis: Marisa Ellis Highest Jump

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BOY’S SOCCER REGIONAL TOURNAMENT will be The ReSporter’s #1 team event this past decade.

Soccer is not one of The ReSporter’s strong suits but this past season (2019) Canyon Lake was able to make a soccer fan out of this sports writer after an eventual trip that would end with a Final Four berth.

There was at least 4 games that could have easily made the Top 10, so The ReSporter had fun going back to last year’s articles to give the top game to their first round contest with Gonzales when the Hawks scored the winning goal as the clock showed 0:00 on the clock.

Canyon Lake finished 2nd in District play and seemed to finally starting to peak in their last contest during district play in a win over Fredericksburg. This win was totally dominated by The Lake which had the Billies in disarray and with their eyes counting the bugs on the turf as they exited the field.

Head Coach Ryan Tierney remembered the Gonzales game thusly, “Not sure what I should focus on about that

game.  Remember being down 1-0 at halftime and the guys just exhausted, but it was a running theme for that season to be down at halftime.  We talked about how we have been in that situation a number of times and that we had to continue to be a tough second half team.  The greatest memories I have for that game was Jorge De Leon’s break away down the right wing.  He put the ball back into his left and from way out he put it top left corner with his left foot to tie the game.  Momentum had shifted at that point.  Then the miraculous goal with 3 seconds left and time running out to win the game.  Butler had cleared the ball down the right wing and Trenton Lorett pressured the ball enough to force a corner with 15 seconds on the clock.  Our entire team was running forward for a last ditch effort.  I didn’t think Lorett was going to get the corner kick off at first.  I was yelling at the top of my lungs to send it in.  He got it off and Josh Sczech got onto it back post to put the ball in the net for the win.  I wasn’t sure if the goal counted at first because time had expired.  But once the referee pointing to the middle of the field I knew and we all stormed the field.  I would like to say this was the craziest game I had ever been apart of, but we were a part of a couple crazy games that season.”

Coach Tierney mentioned how CL had advanced to being one of the Final Four participants in Georgetown.

Playoff Recap:

First Round: Canyon Lake 3 Lampasas 2
This was a come from behind win for the Hawks.

Second Round: Canyon Lake 3 Bellville 1
This would be the one game where CL led from the beginning. But it did have some anxious moments. As this would be the contest Shawn Bell would be inserted at the goalie after spending his regular season on the Hawks’ Junior Varsity.

Third Round: Canyon Lake 5 Austin Eastside Memorial 3
This was an incredible win for CL, after fighting from behind the whole contest and winning after two Overtimes and then shoot-out for a chance in going to the Valley for the 2nd time in 3 years.

Fourth Round: Canyon Lake 2 Gonzales 1
This is the game you are reading about now.

Fifth Round: Canyon Lake 1 Progreso 0
Very easily could have been put with the AEM/Gonzales games.

A sport that was the last to make the playoffs that ended with the best results in Hawk History in the playoffs as Canyon Lake had their best crowd ever make the trip to Georgetown.

Go to this Link to read about The All-Time Hawk Sporting Event: Hawks Top Decade Game

Now it is time to make memories for the next 10 years!!

Congrats and GO HAWKS!!!!

                    THIS WEEK           @     CANYON LAKE         January 13th-17th

Monday Jan.  13th   John Paul Cath JV   @     CL Hawks JV         500p Boys  Basketball
                    John Paul Catholic  @     CL Hawks            630p Boys  Basketball

Tuesday Jan. 14th   Wimberley Freshman  @     CL Hawks Fresh.     500p Girls Basketball
                    Wimberley JV        @     CL Hawks JV         500p Girls Basketball
                    Wimberley           @     CL Hawks            615p Girls Basketball
                    CL Hawks            @     Austin McCallum     700p Boys  Soccer
                                              Nelson Field

Thursday Jan 16th   Burnet              @     CL Hawks           1150a Boys  Soccer
                    Manor New Tech      @     CL Hawks            450p Boys  Soccer
                                              Canyon Lake Classic

Friday Jan. 17th    San Antonio Cole    @     CL Hawks            920a Boys  Soccer
                    Fox Tech            @     CL Hawks            450p Boys  Soccer
                                              Canyon Lake Classic
                    CL Hawks JV         @     Burnet JV           500p Girls Soccer
                    Bandera Freshman    @     CL Hawks Freshman   500p Girls Basketball
                    CL Hawks Freshman   @     Bandera Freshman    500p Boys  Basketball
                    Bandera JV          @     CL Hawks JV         500p Girls Basketball
                    CL Hawks JV         @     Bandera             500p Boys  Basketball
                    Bandera             @     CL Hawks            615p Girls Basketball
                    CL Hawks            @     Bandera             615p Boys  Basketball
                    CL Hawks            @     Burnet              700p Girls Soccer

Saturday Jan. 18th  TBA                 @     CL Hawk Classic     TBA  Boys  Soccer

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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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