The ReSporter: I know the score was the same as last time you played Canyon, what

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positives did you take away from last night’s game?

Coach Erich Robinson: “Keeping in mind that Canyon will probably be 6A next season the score was 7-0.  I feel that we got to really see areas that we need improvements in. We tried a different defensive strategy the second half and will continue to address this area.  In addition, our counter attack needs some tweaking as well as supporting our offensive attack.”

The ReSporter: How much of an improvement have you seen with the team so far this season?

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The ReSporter: How have your practices been going?

Head Softball Coach John Gallagher

Coach Gallagher: “Practice is going very well. We have a lot of eager minds willing to learn all they can to become better players. The Junior varsity is doing everything they can to be better players by listening and working hard everyday.”

The ReSporter: What have you noticed that has surprised you in what you have seen thus far?

Coach Gallagher: “I’ve been surprised with our team speed on varsity. We have some girls that can run well and know how to execute in situations. I am also very happy that we have some added depth at several positions this year. All of these players are working extremely hard on all parts of their game to earn a spot.”

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The ReSporter: I was looking at your schedule and you will have 5 meets before district…

Track and Field Coach Troy Moses

Is that enough or would you want more?

Coach Moses: “It depends on how the calendar works out each year. This year, there’s not a lot of time between District, Area, & Regional’s and that is when we want our kids performing their best. So you don’t want to run them too much and have their legs tired when you need them the most.

The ReSporter: You also mentioned that you had approx. 50 students that will be on the team, how and when do you place them in an event?

Coach Moses: “It’s sometimes a hit and miss thing. We put them where we feel they can be successful, and most the times we are right, but sometimes we are wrong. There’s been times we have an injury and we have to put someone in that event to replace them and it turns out that the replacement was better than the first.”

The ReSporter: How much of a say do they have compared to what you see in them?

Coach Moses: “We will try to put them in events that they want to do, but when it comes down to it we are going to put them where: #1 They are going to help the TEAM win, and #2 they can compete.”

The ReSporter: What are your hopes for this year’s squad after a disappointing ending to last season’s district meet?

Coach Moses: “I just want to see our kids work hard and compete to the best of their ability. Track is an individual sport with a TEAM component. The difference is that we have no control over what the other teams do.

The ReSporter: Do you have a feel for what area you might be strongest in? Distance, Field Events, Relays or sprints?

Coach Moses: “If we get the kids out that need to be running we could be very competitive in the relays. I’m not for sure how the field events were last season, but I foresee our field events improving as well.”

The ReSporter: Your thoughts on this team before the season and now…what is something

Tyler Clark drives for the basket as Andrew Riali looks on

you have seen that you did not expect?

Coach Chapman: “I think we are finally shaping up to be the team I expected in the pre-season. We are getting up and down the court a lot more and using our athleticism to our advantage. We are steadily improving and for the first time maybe in the history of our program we are playing our best going into district. I don’t know if things are happening that I didn’t expect, I am just glad that we are starting to play like I expected.”

The ReSporter: What has happened that you thought would be better?

Coach Chapman: “I thought we would be better with our man defense, which has been our calling card the past few seasons. Fortunately, we have found an alternative (our zone) that has worked really well for us and has allowed us to play more of the style that we would like to play. Now that I have really looked at it and studied it, our personnel is better suited for a zone defense because it allows us to scramble around and get more steals and deflections. We will still play man defense, but the zone has really saved us this year.”

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Coaches Corner with Mary Beth Gallagher

Head Girl’s Basketball Coach MaryBeth Gallagher

The ReSporter: As District 27-3A looms in the next few days, The ReSporter would like to get a mid season update from Coach Mary Beth Gallagher before the start of district play against Fredericksburg at the Hawk Gym on January 3rd with tip-off for Junior Varsity 4:30 and Varsity 6:00pm.

The ReSporter: How has your young team progressed during this pre district games?

Coach Gallagher: “Well we have progressed and we are now focused on the details of our offense.”

The ReSporter: What are you needing from those players to do in order to give your team a chance to compete?

Coach Gallagher: “We have to do the little things like set good screens, make smart passes and finish shots to win in district. We know we will have to beat Wimberley and Bandera both times and we would love to take a win from one of the other three.”

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COACHES CORNER

The ReSporter caught up with Head Coach Charles Drum after a practice this week and was

Coach Charles Drum

able to talk about the Hawks and their upcoming game with La Grange.

The ReSporter: Tell us what you are expecting in your game this week with La Grange.

Coach Drum: “La Grange is the best team on paper in our bracket…they are very well coached and their defense flies to the ball and offensively they can be physical and fast.”

The ReSporter: I guess that is why they are ranked 9th in the State?

Coach Drum: “Yes, when you get in the second round you start to get the best teams.”

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Coaches Corner: Lloyd Fields

The ReSporter: How has your week of practice been going Coach?

Head Coach Lloyd Fields

Coach Fields: “We have been getting ready to play a ballgame…when we played this game earlier this year after our contest with Austin Hill Country and our game with Sugar Land helped right our ship.”

The ReSporter: What is your overall thought about the game this week?

Coach Fields: “They are bigger and faster, but we are more physical…looking at the polls they have this game as even and that would be a good way of looking at this contest since we just won by four points in our earlier game.”

The ReSporter: What do you tell your players in getting them prepared for this game?

Coach Fields: “We have to bring our ‘A’ game and make no mistakes because this game will be decided in the fourth quarter, this is the most evenly matched game in the first round of playoffs, the other teams can put a check by their name and go to the next round.”

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Coaches Corner with Volleyball Coach Kim Paisley

The ReSporter: Hey Coach a tough ending to your season, what happened?

Head Volleyball Coach Kimberley Paisley

Coach Paisley: “I would like to start off by saying, that I enjoyed my first volleyball season with Canyon Lake. I have had amazing help from my assistants and athletic girls coordinator and AD. The girls have been eager to learn and excited for the new things to come. I feel that overall we have played well and improved from day one. Our skills did not decline the second round, it was the lack of knowledge and sheer fight that stumped us in the second round.”

The ReSporter: What would you do different, knowing what you know now after your first year at Canyon Lake?

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Coaches Corner Lloyd Fields

Head Coach Lloyd Fields

The ReSporter: Hey Coach, how has this week’s practices been going?

Coach Fields: “Very well this week, this week has been very intense, they have had focus, and they are ready to play the game.”

The ReSporter: What do you concentrate on this time of the season in your practices?

Coach Fields: “We try to eliminate our mental mistakes.”

The ReSporter: What does that mean….give us some examples of mental mistakes.

Coach Fields: “Missed blocking assignments and working on tackling and getting in position to have better angles. We still have not played our best game of the year.”

The ReSporter: What has been your best game so far this season?

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Canyon Lake Swimming team’s season is getting wet as this year’s version of athletes gear up for another improving campaign.

“We did well,” Head Coach Lee Willing said. “We had 88% of our students improve on their times at the Round Rock Meet two weeks ago.”

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