Outside Hitter Preslie Owens goes in orbit for her kill as the Hawks prepare for Peiper Tourney next.                (photo by Hayley Antoniolli)    

The Lake’s Varsity Volleyball ran their record to 5-2 after sweeping Gonzales at the Hawk Nest, 25-11 25-21 25-09.

          Way to Make us Proud Hawks!!

CLHS jumped out to a 9-2 lead and never looked back in that first set. Chloe Gray started the set serving and had help with a Gabby Fory and Kylie Rodriguez kill shot and 3 unforced errors by the Apaches.

It was that second set Gonzales woke up and secured a, 13-13 tie and a Coach Daniella Villarreal time-out.

After that break the Lake forged a, 21-14 advantage before these Apaches rebooted with a 4 point rally closing the contest to, 23-20.

It was Preslie Owens who had two consecutive kills that helped in a, 25-21 win.

Canyon Lake decided to not waste around in a one rotation route, 25-9.

                               GO LAKE!

It was KC Caraway who served for an 11 point drowning rally that had 2 Chylea Gray kills, 3 blocks (Mackenzie Dorn, Kinsley Van Meter, and Te’a Gonzales), and 2 aces closing out a 3 point lead, 8-5 that ballooned to 19-6 advantage.

Set-Game-Match win and on to a Hawk second tournament at Pieper High School where CL will have an opportunity to face a SA Lee school that beat the Hawks, 2-1 in last week’s tournament.

This will prove to be a good test for district to show if a first round loss can be turned around to a win in those round-about district schedules.

Gabby Fory and Mackenzie led the Lake with 8 kills that had 9 different players getting in the kill line-up.

Chloe Gray led with 26 assists and 10 digs in this total dominating battle.

Canyon Lake will be in action at home again next Tuesday when Somerset sets foot on the Hawk home court.

Way to Go Lake!!

Match Leaders:
Kills:   Mackenzie Dorn    8
         Gabby Fory        8
         Preslie Owens     6

Blocks:  Mackenzie Dorn    1
         Kinsley Van Meter 1
         Te’a Gonzales     1
         Gabby Fory        1

Digs:    Chloe Gray       10
         Sabrina Steele    7
         Bella Biasatti    6

Assists: Chloe Gray       26
         Izzy Fory         4
         Paisleigh Fahrney 1
         Sabrina Steele    1
         Preslie Owens     1
         KC Caraway        1

District 26-4A Standings
Davenport        9  0  1.000
Wimberley        9  2   .818
Canyon Lake      5  2   .714
Bandera          5  4   .555
Long Creek       5  5   .500
Fredericksburg   2  6   .333

Le’a Gonzales gets her left handed kill on her 3rd try during this volley in win over her namesake.

  Hit Man says get rid of Pests Hawks!

The Lake’s Gold (JV) evened their record in sweeping Gonzales at the Hawk Nest, 25-18 25-13.

The first set Lake did not get separation and not having more that a 2 point advantage until Harper Harrison scored on 3 consecutive aces ballooning a Lake advantage to 5 points, 21-16.

From their Brailey McCurdy and Hayley Mechler kills added by another ace from Cameron Parker combined with unforced errors by these Apaches would seal that first set for this Home team, 25-18.

With 9 unforced Lake errors in that first set being the main culprit in not forcing an advantage during those first volleys opening this battle.

                         Let’s Go Lake!

In a convincing second set, The Lake forged this win on Ella Parker’s service with a 5 point rally leaving CL Gold in command leading, 16-7.

Te’a Gonzales led the team with 6 kills with 4 of those in that second set combined with 2 more aces from Mechler.

Head Gold Coach Kara Barnes surmised, “We have really been focusing on turning the negatives into positives. The girl’s have been doing a really good job of shifting their mindset after an error to help them win the next point. I think they demonstrated that well in the second set and we were able to gain some momentum to earn the win!

We have been working on building team chemistry, since we do have a young team, and I have been very proud of how they continue to encourage each other and work towards this goal.”

This Gold Team will find themselves with some more positive moments when they welcome Somerset to the Hawk’ Nest next Tuesday with q first serve starting at 5:00pm.

Way to GO LAKE!!

HAWK GOLD ROSTER: (Not mentioned in article)
Addison Carrara
Liv Schapp
Leighton Hill
Devyn Kent
Alleigh Jones
Khloe Petty
Sofia Bareo
Bentley Welch

Another Kill for Gabby Fory as (7) Kylee Goff, (11) Chloe Gray and (12) Preslie Owens waits for the results. Go Lake!

The Lake opened up their season with a sweep over Marion Bulldogs at the Hawk Nest on Tuesday night, 25-23, 25-16, 25-19.

          Way to Make us Proud Hawks!!

Gabby Fory was the linchpin in this grenade with 16 kills with some degree of authority.

Canyon Lake started their first set jumping out 19-10 lead before having some unforced errors that allowed the Dogs to claw back and eventually took a lead, 22-20.

Gabby Fory served for 3 points which allowed CLake to reclaim the game off a Kylee Goff kill and 25-23 back and forth contest.

In that second set, The Lake, separated with a 4 point rally opening a, 10-4 Hawk lead. This rally had Izzy Fory serving an ace combined with Gabby Fory 2 kills, Bella Biasatti kill, and a Goff block.

Marion did make a run getting the score back to a 3 point deficit, 12-10 Hawks….it was Kinsley Van Meter’s highlights that finished the Dogs in this set when she had two kills and a final point block that added an exclamation point for Canyon Lake, 25-16.

Let’s GO LAKE!

It was a 3rd set that required a Hawk comeback to send Marion back home. This set was filled with several unforced errors by the Home Team that had these Bulldogs taking a bite out of the Hawks and a 10-6 lead.

In fact, Marion led most of the set before Goff’s service with The Lake scoring 7 straight points with Kylie Rodriguez dominating with 3 kills and a block. This barrage included a Goff ace and a kill for Chloe Gray that ended with a Hawk lead, 23-19.

The game ended on CL’s next serve with a Van Meter kill followed with a Gabby Fory block.

Senior Setter Chloe Gray (28 Assists) was instrumental throughout this win setting near the net for a killing spree.

Canyon Lake will be back on their home court against Gonzales next Tuesday with their first tourney this week at Corpus Christi Spike-Fest.

Stat Leaders:
Kills:                
Gabby Fory         14   
Kylie Rodriguez     6 
Kinsley Van Meter   4

Blocks: 
Kinsley Van Meter   3 
Gabby Fory          2

Aces: 
Gabby Fory          2 
Paisleigh Fahrney   1 
Izzy Fory           1 
Sabrina Steele      1

Digs: 
Kylie Rodriguez    17 
Izzy Fory          15 
Sabrina Steele     15

Assists:
Chloe Gray         28 
Sabrina Steele      4 
Gabby Fory          2

Keep it up and Go Hawks!!

James Cornell after winning Region IV Tennis Singles decided to go eat after tasting victory over his Wimberley opponent. Way to GO JAMES & GO LAKE!

Canyon Lake ‘Hawk’ Proud!!

James Cornell says not too fast Hawk Nation…there is still some more business to take care of.

Cornell won Region IV Tennis Singles in San Antonio last week and will step back on the courts this coming Thursday with a chance to continue this banner campaign.

This has been a good end of season run for Cornell after winning District beating a No. 1 Seeded Wimberley’s Tyler Youens, 6-3, 6-3.

At the San Antonio’s Blossom Tennis Center~ Cornell on his first day of competition won the first round, 6-0 ~ 6-0 and the second round, 6-0 ~ 7-6 which qualified for another day on Thursday against the No. 1 Seed for Region IV out of Tulosa Midway in the Corpus Christi area.

                     GO HAWKS!!

It was more of the same with an 8am start that had Cornell in command again finishing with this conquest, 6-2 ~ 6-3 in the Semi-Finals.

Now the scene would be a repeat of District and Wimberley’s Youens. “He had beat me 3 times before I played him in the district finals,” James Cornell said.

Cornell commented on his game against the No. 1 Seed, “He did not have a big serve so I knew I would be able to place to ball deep…. I had him working a lot and used my peripheral and his feet to know where I could place the ball.”

    Way to GO JAMES & GO LAKE!

Coach Coby Mickey, “James is very good at going side to side with his volley and that certainly helped during this game.”

“I needed to take this first game so bad and I was stoked after the win knowing that I would get to go to State,” Cornell recalled.

Since three players qualify by winning this game qualified Cornell for more tennis next week.

Pitted against Youren for a player who had won those first 3 contests, it would be pivotal and a, 7-5 ~ 6-4 conquest would prove that first district win was not a fluke.

There was still some rough times as Cornell was down in that first set, 4-5 but rebounded for this win, “I was just playing very lazy and Coach (Mickey) told me I was playing pretty lazy, so I was thinking right then and there was not the time for rest and that I would have the whole weekend to rest so I started to play more aggressive and ‘serve and volley’ a lot more….that means to go where you serve the ball and put away a point).”

Put away a point was the point for this comeback and then riding that momentum for his second set victory.

                Go James & GO Lake!

Now Cornell will draw a bye during the first round which should have an advantage giving a chance to see two players and knowing one would be next up.

With Texas being so large it is next to impossible to have an idea of tendencies of players 200-500 miles away and being a top seed having a chance to strategize before their first battle.

What are your thoughts? “Win that first match,” Cornell said excitedly.

Next Thursday @ Annemarie Tennis Center in San Antonio!

The last Hawk Athlete this year has already gone where no other Lake Athlete has gone….Now Go James & GO LAKE!

                      Michael Anderson was one of three Seniors this season. Go Lake!
(photo by Daniel Clifton)

Hawks finish their season with a loss to Uvalde in a one game Area Round contest, 13-4.

The Lake led through the 5th inning but was soundly beaten, 11-1 in those last two frames that had multiple walks and errors contributing to that final score.

Overall a good season that ended with 19 wins with a relatively young team that had just 3 seniors with two starters.

Coach Escamilla: “Any loss is disappointing….we didn’t capitalize during the first part of the game and left the bases loaded and did not get any timely hits.”  (Lake left 12 on base)

The ReSporter: Give us your thoughts on your 3 Seniors.

Coach Escamilla: “We appreciated their leadership and how they worked everyday and they were focused even tho there are so many distractions during this time of year for seniors. They focused and never took off and gave it their all.”

The ReSporter: What do you do now in preparation for next year?

Coach Escamilla: “We really don’t have contact with them until January as several player play football….which is okay because that keeps them in shape and competition keeps them sharp. A big part of sports is Summer ball and that is where they will gain and and get an advantage with competition….They know the expectations we have.”

The ReSporter: What will be your emphasis for next season?

Coach Escamilla: “Consistency especially with our pitching. We need to strengthen pitching and be consistent on the mound…that will be our key for success.”

Canyon Lake had both sub-varsity squads finish with winning records and Mountain Valley Middle School is playing right now and with 17 players on last night’s roster returning will allow a good nucleus or starting point for next year’s team.

Senior Day next season will be longer than the game with 17 presently that will be going into their senior year.

Thanks for a Great Season & Way to GO LAKE!

Area Round 1  2  3  4  5  6  7   R  H  E
Uvalde     0  0  0  2  0  4  7  13  7  4
CL Hawks   0  1  1  1  0  0  1   4  7  5

                   ab  r  h bi bb so  misc
Gram Simpson        2  0  0  0  1  0  sac
Carter Williams     3  0  0  1  1  1  sb fc cs
Michael Anderson    4  0  2  0  0  1  sb
 pr Archer Miller   0  1  0  0  0  0
Wayen Slania-Wertz  2  0  0  0  1  2  roe
Bryce May           3  1  1  0  0  1  sf
Lucas Shexnayder    3  1  1  0  1  1  roe
Ryan Rena           4  0  1  0  0  0  roe
Hayes Holladay      3  0  2  1  1  0
Ryder Hopper        3  1  0  1  1  0  sf fc
Totals             27  4  7  4  6  6

Pitching           ip  h  r er bb so  misc  W  L
Carter Williams   5.0  1  3  1  5  8  hb 2  0  0
Ryder Hopper      0.0  2  3  3  2  0  bk    5  2
Hayes Holliday    2.0  4  7  6  4  2        0  0
Totals            7.0  7 13 10 11 10        0  1

                ALL-TIME BASEBALL STATS

AT BATS                  RUNS                    HITS
Hunter Anderson    373   Hunter Anderson    91   Chase Anderson   122  
Chase Anderson     353   Carter Williams    91   Carter Williams  115
Tanner Schultz     343   Chase Anderson     68   Hunter Anderson  112
Griffen Williams   323   Travis Walker      65   Griffen Williams 104
Travis Walker      322   Ty Sellers         57   Tanner Schultz    82
Caleb Williams     318   Caleb Williams     54   Travis Walker     80
Ty Sellers         306   James LaLonde      54   Caleb Williams    77
Carter Williams    301   Gram Simpson       52   Tyler Pauly       75
Tyler Pauly        281   Jeremy Greene      46   Brandon Robinson  72
Cody Powell        245   Griffen Williams   44   Ty Sellers        68
                         Garrett Winters    44
                         Tyler Pauly        44

RBI's                    BASE on BALLS           STOLEN BASES
Griffen Williams   126   Tyler Pauly        63   Daniel Camarillo  29
Carter Williams     97   Carter Williams    63   Hunter Anderson   25
Tyler Pauly         61   Hunter Anderson    55   Caleb Williams    23
Chase Anderson      55   Matt Anderson      54   Joe Shone         23
Tanner Schultz      53   Griffen Williams   51   Tyler Pauly       23
Hunter Anderson     49   Michael Brady      48   Carter Williams   22
Ty Sellers          48   Chase Anderson     48   James LaLonde     20
Travis Walker       44   Gram Simpson       47   Jeremy Greene     20
Caleb Williams      44   Travis Walker      38   Mason Lee         16
Logan Felch         42   Caleb Williams     38   Chase Anderson    16  

DOUBLES                  TRIPLES                 HOME RUNS
Carter Williams     22   Kyler Huff          6   Griffen Williams  27
Griffen Williams    21   Carter Williams     5   Carter Williams   22
Travis Walker       19   Hunter Anderson     5   Travis Walker      6
Hunter Anderson     19   Caleb Williams      4   Logan Felch        6
Chase Anderson      17   Ty Sellers          4   Jeremy Greene      4
Hayden Baker        17   Cody Powell         3   Cody Breest        4
Tanner Schultz      17   Gavin Dietrich      3   Nick Cahill        4
Tyler Pauly         17   Daniel Camarillo    3   Joe Shone          4
Corey Shedrock      16   Tyler Pauly         3   Ty Sellers         3
Logan Felch         14   9 tied with         2   Tanner Schultz     3
                                                 Brandon Robinson   3
                         (100 or more AB's)      ...
HIT BY PITCH             BATTING AVERAGE         ON BASE PERCENTAGE 
Tanner Schultz      21   Matthew McLain   .421   Matthew McLain  .581
Matt Anderson       15   Griffin Williams .402  Griffen Williams .519
Ethan Slater        13   Chase Anderson   .401   Michael Brady   .510
Michael Anderson    12   Brandon Robinson .398  Brandon Robinson .505
Brandon Robinson    12   Carter Williams  .384   Tyler Pauly     .498
CJ Parrish          12   Michael Brady    .364   Carter Williams .492
Jeremy Greene       12   Hunter Anderson  .362   Chase Anderson  .490
Ty Sellers          10   Nick Cahill      .354   Matt Anderson   .489
(only double figures)    Tyler Pauly      .344   Jeff Nabors     .475
                         Ross Wagliardo   .339   Zach Jenkins    .472

                                                 (35 or more Innings)
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE      INNINGS PITCHED         EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Griffen Williams  .811   Tanner Schultz    224   Peyton McMullen 1.44
Carter Williams   .710   Luke Roskin       171   Tyler Pauly     1.71
Matthew McClain   .539   Tyler Pauly       149   Carter Williams 1.84
Brandon Robinson  .519   Avery Montgomery  142   Luke Roskin     1.89
Joe Shone         .505   Griffen Williams  139   Hunter Anderson 2.02
Tyler Pauly       .493   Carter Williams   129   Tanner Schultz  2.38
Nick Cahill       .485   Cody Powell       114   Cody Breest     2.48
Chase Anderson    .480   Hunter Anderson   110  Griffen Williams 2.76
Hunter Anderson   .466   Matt Anderson      99   Zach Jenkins    3.03
Ross Wagliardo    .466   Ross Wagliardo     96   Cale Claycombe  3.17
Michael Brady     .466

WINS                     STRIKEOUTS              SAVES
Tanner Schultz      29   Tanner Schultz    226   John Gulley        4
Luke Roskin         20   Luke Roskin       220   Luke Roskin        4
Tyler Pauly         18   Tyler Pauly       190   Carter Williams    3
Hunter Anderson     15   Carter Williams   184   Kyler Huff         3
Carter Williams     13   Griffen Williams  143   Hunter Anderson    3
Cody Breest         11   Cody Powell       128   Peyton McMullen    3
Griffen Williams     9   Hunter Anderson   111   Griffen Williams   3
Avery Montgomery     8   Ross Wagliardo    109   (several with      2)
Cody Powell          7   Avery Montgomery  108   
Matt Anderson        6   Cale Claycomb     105  

                                                        2025 BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
(photo by Shannon Anderson)

           Make a Deposit & Go Hawks!  Canyon Lake has penciled in their name to the Area Round when they will face Uvalde in Somerset this Thursday with first pitch at 6:30pm.

There was no doubt of a Bi-District clinching round as The Lake was able to score 4 runs to start this contest and ended up amassing 21 runs while Pitcher’s Carter Williams and Ryder Hopper held this Panther team to one hit.

An errorless game that was helped when the battery struck out 13 in needing two fielding opportunities to finish this round in the win category.

There was a plethora of Hawks (18) who had on opportunity to wedge their way into action who finished with 22 hits that had 8 doubles and a lone home-run off the bat of Williams.

Uvalde (18-7-2) will certainly pose a bigger hurdle than Eastside was able to muster and being ready has to be at the forefront for this Hawk team as they enter this week for getting prepared for this one-game do or die event.

Season Accolades: All-Time Season Stats
                    AT BATS
Carter Williams       101       4th   Tyler Pauly      104   ’21
Bryce May              92      12th
Wayen Slania-Wertz     92      12th

                     RUNS
Carter Williams        44       1st   Hunter Anderson   31   ’23
Gram Simpson           31       2nd

                     HITS
Carter Williams        46       2nd   Chase Anderson    47   ’22
Wayen Slania-Wertz     31      14th
Bryce May              29      15th
Michael Anderson       27      21st
Hayes Holladay         27      21st

                    RBI’s
Carter Williams        44       2nd   Griffen Williams  46   ’22
Michael Anderson       30       7th
Wayen Slania-Wertz     20      10th
Bryce May              19      14th

                 BASE on BALLS
Gram Simpson           22       5th   Tyler Pauly       36   ’21
Hayes Holladay         19       8th
Lucas Schexnayder      16      17th
Ryan Rena              15      18th
Wayen Slania-Wertz     14      22nd

                   DOUBLES
Carter Williams        14       1st   Tyler Pauly       12   ’21
Michael Anderson       10       5th
Wayen Slania-Wertz      7       8th

                  HOME RUNS
Carter Williams        12       1st   Griffen Williams  12   ’23

BATTING AVERAGE
Carter Williams      .455       1st   Griffen Williams .453  ’22
Michael Anderson     .409      11th

              ON BASE PERCENTAGE
Michael Anderson     .552       3rd   Matthew McLain   .581  ’21
Carter Williams      .538       6th

             SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Carter Williams      .990       1st   Griffen Williams .905  ’23
Michael Anderson     .606       5th

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           1  2  3  4  5   R  H  E
CL Hawks   4  4 11  0  2  21 22  0
Eastside   0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0

                     ab  r  h bi 2b hr bb so  misc
Gram Simpson          3  4  3  0  0  0  1  0  sb
 ph Max Ross          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
Carter Williams       3  3  3  6  2  1  1  0
 pr Archer Miller     0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
 ph Greysen Patton    1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
Michael Anderson      4  3  3  4  2  0  0  0
 ph Brenan Hughes     0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  hbp
Wayen Slania-Wertz    3  1  1  0  0  0  1  1
 ph Archer Miller     1  1  1  2  0  0  0  0
Bryce May             2  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
 ph CJ Rodriguez      2  0  1  1  0  0  0  1
Lucas Shexnayder      3  1  2  2  0  0  0  1
 ph Cade Johnson      2  0  2  1  1  0  0  0
Ryan Rena             2  1  1  1  1  0  1  0
 ph Trey Mollenkolf   2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
Ryder Hopper          4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
Hayes Holladay        3  3  3  2  2  0  0  0  sb
 ph Dalton Hodges     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
Totals               37 21 22 19  8  1  5  4

Pitching             ip  h  r er bb so   W  L
Carter Williams     3.0  1  0  0  0  8  10  4
Ryder Hopper        2.0  0  0  0  0  5   0  0
Totals              5.0  1  0  0  0 13   1  0

Ryan Rena finished with a double & homer in Hawk Pounding of the Panthers.

Canyon Lake run ruled Eastside Memorial, 16-0 with a combined one hitter with starter Carter Williams and Hayes Holladay that finished with 11 total strikeouts during this 5 inning affair.

The Lake had 15 Hawks garnering a hit (17 total) with 7 of those hits doubles (4) or homers (3).

Carter Williams (11) is now one homer away from tying Griffen Williams (12) for a season of taters. Which can be some good talking points at the family dinner table.

Ryan Rena had his 2nd homer this season as he joins Williams as the only two Hawks with multiple round-trippers.

That last homer came off the bat of Gavin Baldera which was his first since little league.

The Lake was held to one run to start the game with an inning ending double play…but that would be the only bad at bat as their next inning had 19 Hawks come to the plate producing 13 runs, 5 singles, 5 doubles, 2 home runs, 2 walks and 1 batter who reached on an error.

Gavin Baldera’s home-run was first since little league as Hawks look to sweep Friday!

Williams took the mound that next frame and struck out the side throwing 9 strikes and 4 balls. Pretty efficient way to squelch any thoughts for these Panthers of staging a comeback. Holladay finished the final two innings striking out 4 in the 4th inning (one player reached base after a passed ball and one in the 5th inning.

The Hawks will continue this best-of-three series tomorrow at Nelson Field in Austin with that first pitch at 5:00pm. A rubber match will start 30 minutes later if the Panthers win that opening contest.

Way to Pound the Ball Hawks!!

           1  2  3  4  5   R  H  E
Eastside   0  0  0  0  0   0  1  1
CL Hawks   1 13  0  2  X  16 17  0

                     ab  r  h bi 2b hr bb so  misc
Gram Simpson          4  3  2  2  0  0  0  0  hbp
Carter Williams       2  3  1  2  0  1  2  0  hbp
Michael Anderson      2  1  1  2  0  0  0  0  sac roe
 ph Gavin Baldera     1  1  1  2  0  1  0  0
Wayen Slania-Wertz    2  0  1  0  0  0  1  0
 ph Archer Miller     1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
Bryce May             3  1  1  1  1  0  0  1
 ph Greysen Patton    1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  fc
Lucas Shexnayder      2  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
 ph Trey Mollenkopf   1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
Ryan Rena             3  2  2  2  1  1  0  1
 ph Jace McGoldrick   1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
Ryder Hopper          3  2  2  1  1  0  0  0
 ph Tate Heckman      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
Hayes Holladay        2  2  1  1  1  0  1  0
 ph Max Ross          1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
Totals               30 16 17 14  4  3  5  2

Pitching             ip  h  r er bb so  W  L
Carter Williams     3.0  1  0  0  0  6  9  4
Hayes Holladay      2.0  0  0  0  0  5  0  0
Total               5.0  1  0  0  0 11  1  0

         HAWK DOG PILE after walk-off win over Billies for berth to Playoffs! GO LAKE!

                      Way to GO LAKE!

Little things result in big rewards after a Hawk walk-off fielder’s choice scored the winning run in bottom of the 7th frame to put The Lake in Playoffs beating Fredericksburg, 3-2.

Those little things would arise when a savvy Pitcher Carter Williams pointed to a sacrifice bunt having an opponent running the foul line to first base on the inside.

That sacrifice bunt was nullified and put the runner back on first base. What happened next? How bout a 5-1-3 double play ending the first inning. That same incident happened again in the 5th inning taking away having a player in scoring position that had a Williams’ **strikeout** of the next Billie and a ground out to end that inning.

                      Let’s GO HAWKS!!

**(Williams continues to excel this school year as this 3-Sport freak has broken more records than the Beatles as he reached 118 strikeouts this season besting Tyler Pauly’s 94 during his 2021 campaign.)

Want more? How bout playing a 6’3 first baseman (Ryder Hopper) who was able to catch high throws in the first from Ryan Rena with both throws needing a tag out which was played out twice during that second inning and was sandwiched with another Williams’ strikeout.

In the bottom of that same inning, Bryce May was hit by pitch and then stole 2nd and advanced on a wild pitch being 90 feet away for an easy rbi single off the bat of Rena for CL’s first lead, 1-0.

Both teams had 4 runs scored by players who were hit by a pitch and that final Lake run came around to score after reaching base on an error.

Then Hayes Holladay advanced to 2nd base on a Gram Simpson single and advanced on a passed ball that did not ‘pass’ but stayed underneath the catcher to put the winning run 90 feet from home plate.

Williams then hit a grounder to 2nd base that had Holladay sprinting home for a walk-off playoff berth.

             Way to Stay in Shape Hawks!

Ohhh…before celebrating this win, one of those most important ‘little things’ happened at the top of the 7th inning.

With one out a Billies player reached base on a very rare catcher’s interference call that was followed by a double that bounced over the fence keeping the Billies runner from advancing home.

With one out, a pinch bunter, was next up and after two missed bunt attempts that had the first being a suicide squeeze but a bang-bang play led to an out….wait not an out….the call was reversed and player was called safe at third.

‘Hawk’ Proud!!

Next pitch? A Strikeout for the 2nd out but presented the Billies with their best hitter at the plate who Coach Escamilla intentionally walked loading the bases.

A lot of ‘little things’ happenings but one last ‘little thing’ would help put The Lake’s shortest player (but BIG in Stature) climbing the ladder on a line drive to second baseman Simpson for that final out saving at least two runs.

‘Little Things’ would add to be ‘BIG THINGS’ in this Hawk win that now has The Lake playing for a Bi-District crown against Austin Eastside Memorial Panthers next week!

Let’s GO LAKE!

                1  2  3  4  5  6  7   R  H  E
Fredericksburg  0  0  0  1  0  1  0   2  3  2
CL Hawks        0  1  1  0  0  0  1   3  5  1
(One out when winning run scored)

                      ab  r  h bi bb so  misc
Gram Simpson           2  1  1  0  1  0  hbp sb
Carter Williams        4  0  0  1  0  2  fc
Michael Anderson       2  0  1  0  1  0
Wayen Slania-Wertz     3  0  1  1  0  0
Bryce May              2  1  0  0  0  1  hbp sb
Lucas Shexnayder       3  0  0  0  0  0
Ryan Rena              3  0  1  1  0  1
Ryder Hopper           3  0  0  0  0  1
Hayes Holladay         3  1  1  0  0  0  sb roe 
Totals                25  3  5  3  2  5

Pitching              ip  h  r er bb so   W  L
Carter Williams      7.0  3  2  1  3  4   8  4 

Michael Anderson’s Walk-Off Double scored Carter Williams in, 7-6 Win! GO LAKE!         (photo Daniel Clifton)

Curtain Call today in Wimberley at 2pm after a Senior Night that had your Hawk’s Seniors performing magnificently beating Bandera, 7-6 on a walk-off double by Michael Anderson.

Three starting Seniors had an impressive combined line score at the plate and on the mound.

Batting      AB  Runs  Hits  RBIs  BB   On Base Average
Anderson
Williams     8    4     4     3     6     .714
Hopper

Pitching     IP    H    R    ER   BB   SO   era
Hopper
            4.2    4    1     0    2    6   0.00
Williams

                               GO LAKE!

This game started with these Bulldogs rushing out to a 4 run first inning lead when Hawks pitching  had a hard time finding the strike-zone.

The Lake did respond scoring 2 runs during the bottom of that opening stanza when Wayen Slanina-Wertz’s two strike single drove in Gram Simpson and Carter Williams who reached base via a free pass.

A two run deficit would increase to 3 runs after an opening home-run to start the 3rd inning for Bandera.

                         GO HAWKS!!

Then Senior Ryder Hopper was called to the mound to help keep this must win contest close for a chance to keep this game with-in reach.  Class Act for sure with a brilliant come to the rescue outing for Senior Hopper.

With one out in the 3rd inning Hopper worked out of trouble before allowing another run later that was helped by an error but a 6-4-3 double play helped minimize the damage.

Bandera had stretched their lead back to 4 runs, 6-2 but now CLake had just 3 innings to respond.

                 Let’s GO LAKE!

Walks was the mold of transportation on this night as these Bulldogs pitchers walked 14 Hawks and which was how CL was able to tie this game in the 5th inning that started with a pop out to first base. Then Senior Hopper singled which was followed by 2 walks and a couple of balks that scored Hopper.

Then an intentional walk had Williams batting with the bases loaded with still one out. Enter Senior Michael Anderson with a two run single scoring Simpson and Holladay. Anderson has reached base safely for 16 straight games and this would be his 4th contest with more than one hit.

Williams stole home for CL’s final run in the 5th tying the score, at 6 runs a piece.

                              Go Lake!

A scoreless 6th inning set up that final act for this Senior crew.

To start reliever Williams struck out the side after a lead-off single before a Hawk response that would be an intentional act by these Bulldogs when Williams was given his second free pass this game putting the winning run on first base.

Enter Anderson’s double to centerfield which had a scorched earth running by Williams for that winning score. A Senior Moment on this night and Curtain Call today don’t miss this play!

Curtain Call today…Saturday in Wimbo for a chance to add more games to this year’s schedule.

Way to GO SENIORS & HAWKS!

          1  2  3  4  5  6  7   R  H  E
Bandera   4  0  1  0  1  0  0   6  7  0
CL Hawks  2  0  0  0  4  0  1   7  6  2 
(one out when winning run scored)

                   ab  r  h bi 2b bb so  misc
Gram Simpson        3  2  1  0  0  2  1
Carter Williams     1  3  0  0  0  4  1  sb 2
Michael Anderson    3  0  2  3  1  2  1  sb
Wayen Slania-Wertz  4  0  2  2  0  0  2
Bryce May           2  0  0  0  0  2  0  sb
Lucas Shexnayder    2  0  0  0  0  2  0  sb 2
Ryan Rena           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  sb
Ryder Hopper        4  1  1  0  0  0  2
Hayes Holladay      1  1  0  0  0  3  0
Totals             24  7  6  5  1 14  8

Pitching           ip  h  r er bb so   W  L
Hayes Holladay    2.1  3  5  5  4  1   0  0
Ryder Hopper      3.2  4  1  0  2  3   0  0
Carter Williams   1.0  0  0  0  0  3   7  4
Totals            7.0  7  6  5  6  7   1  0

Ryder Hopper doing clean-up with his 7th inning finishing job in win over Bandera. GO LAKE

Hit Man says way to get rid of those Pests Hawks!

Canyon Lake passed their first test for this week of games with two more remaining to realize a chance to play in the post-season.

The Lake started this contest scoring 3 runs in their first two frames which would turn out to be plenty enough for this victory.

Carter Williams and Ryder Hopper combined on a two hitter for this much needed shut-out win. Williams helped his outing with a towering homer that left no doubt after it left his bat that had the Bulldog left fielder morphing into a fan as he stood and watched the flight of this ball that threatened some trees 20-30 feet behind the fence.

The top of the batting order administered much of the damage with Gram Simpson and Michael Anderson joining Williams with two hits a piece/5 runs/4 rbi’s that had a double for Anderson added to that moonshot. Add 3 walks from this trio and you can see how that damage turned out to be lethal.

                         GO LAKE!

More good news was having Navarro beating Fredericksburg which was a welcome sight after hearing the Hawk crowd yelling their approval when it was learned Navarro had taken a 4-0 lead in that game in the stands.

Two more hurdles this Friday with the same scenario needed for a chance for a play-in contest with the Billies this Saturday.

Just taking care of business and prepare for a joyous extra game or time to wash the uniform scenario.

Let’s GO LAKE!

           1  2  3  4  5  6  7   R  H  E
CL Hawks   1  2  0  0  2  2  0   7  8  1
Bandera    0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  2  2

                    ab  r  h bi 2b hr bb so  misc
Gram Simpson         3  3  2  0  0  0  1  0
Carter Williams      3  1  2  2  0  1  1  1
Michael Anderson     3  1  2  2  1  0  1  0  sb
Wayen Slania-Wertz   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  roe 2
 pr Archer Miller    0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  sb
Bryce May            3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  sf
Lucas Shexnayder     3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  sf sb fc
Ryder Hopper         2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0
 ph Archer Miller    1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
Hayes Holladay       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
Ryan Rena            2  1  1  0  0  0  1  0  cs
Totals              28  7  8  5  1  1  5  2

Pitching            ip  h  r er bb so   W  L
Carter Williams    6.0  2  0  0  0  7   7  5
Ryder Hopper       1.0  0  0  0  1  1   0  0
Totals             7.0  2  0  0  1  8   1  0