Catcher Lee Stafford ready for the pitch.                  (picture by Tysha Dunavant)

Baseball and Softball get Gobbled up by the Cuero Gobblers as both games failed to reach the 7th inning.

This is a tough year for bats and balls as Baseball has won 2 games and this year’s Softball team is presently on a 10 game losing streak.

For the Hawk Baseball team you have youth out the wazoo as CL lost several Seniors last season and just were not loaded enough to keep that train on it’s track.

“We played ok, just could not get anything going offensively,” Head Baseball Coach Trent Dunavant stated. “We put the ball in play, just could not square anything up…so give them credit for getting the job done offensively.”

Canyon Lake’s Baseball has gone two games without a run as finding the right combination for batting is a hit and miss. (pardon the pun)

Gavin Dietrich took the loss as Cuero continues fighting for one of those precious play-off spots.

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Carly Dubois shows off the ball that left the yard

Canyon Lake’s Softball team showed signs of life but the Hawks still could not dig out of their hole in loss to Navarro, 17-13.

“We put ourselves in a hole,” Head Coach John Gallagher stated. “We fought back and this team never gives up and I am really proud of what the team did….we started tagging the ball pretty well.”

That last comment from Coach Gallagher will give you an indication of the slump this team has been in since district play started over a month ago.

The 13 runs was more than adding up the previous 8 games and getting into double digit hits has not been seen since their last win in Johnson City against Copperas Cove.

But, when you put the team to the test with the Big 3 that needs to be humming (pitching/hitting/fielding), then you can see by the 17 runs given up that pitching was not on as well as still committing way to many errors.

That hole that was dug had the Panthers with a 12-1 lead going into the bottom of the 3rd inning.

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Hawk 4×400 relay breaks CL Record with 4:07.85 time Bailey Drum, Skylar Hurst, Emma Gray, Sophia Thorpe

Canyon Lake’s next stop will be Liberty Hill in two weeks for the Area Meet to qualify for Region Meet in Kingsville.

The top 4 in each event got their ticket punched for this chance and the Hawks had several athletes who had personal best finishes which might be an indication that the record breaking might not be finished.

CL’s Boys and Girls both finished in 4th place in their district meet held in Cuero this past Wednesday and Thursday.

Hurdles was the strength of both Boys and Girls as Bailey Drum and Brandon Courtney both lowered their best times in this meet.

Drum had a 36 point meet scoring in all 5 events she entered. that included 3 first place finishes while qualifying for the Area Meet in 4 of those 5 events.

Canyon Lake had points every time Drum walked out to compete, as this future Angelo State Volleyball player proved she can handle track & field too.

With Drum’s 36 points, she passed 200 points for the year and now resides with 213 tallies and more meets ahead for this tireless athlete.

“After all of this, I don’t have a lot of energy left,” Drum noted after her final event. “I honestly did not think I was running that fast and I just attacked every hurdle.”

That last comment was in response to lowering her best 300 meter hurdle race by over 2 seconds.

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Canyon Lake is now the time for desperation as another one run loss has the Hawks looking at a situation where some help will be needed and wins have to start tomorrow.

“We are playing not to lose instead of playing for a win,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We worked hard and our effort was there.”

CL still has a mathematical shot for the playoffs but like someone with cataracts they don’t need to be driving while it is dark outside.

Errors were the culprit again as one of those dastardly mistakes led to 2 runs in the top of the 7th inning and an eventual loss.

Alexis Robinson had just 3 walks but those were all bunched up during the same inning while the Hawks decided to have 2 errors that same inning giving the Bulldogs 4 runs without a hit.

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Avery Montgomery has Hawk’s first District 26-4A Win  (picture by Tysha Dunavant)

Canyon Lake’s Baseball team finally got their first district win when the Hawks used a .576 on base percentage in getting 11 runs for this come back victory.

Avery Montgomery and Gavin Dietrich pitch gem in win over Yoakum

“I had a good feeling about that 6 run inning,” Head Coach Trent Dunavant stated clairvoyantly. “I just felt something as we have been getting better every game and in every practice. The game is starting to slow down for them.”

The Yoakum Bulldogs were already chewing on their bone with a 6-2 lead after the first 3 innings but that was when the Hawks would swoop in for a steal, taking that bone from the Dogs.

CL used a 9 unanswered runs during those middle innings as Avery Montgomery settled in, on the pitching mound, while the Hawks manufactured 8 consecutive batters to reach base safely and resulting in 6 runs.

This inning had one play that would give the Hawks a ton of confidence and it came as a missed suicided squeeze play that had Cade Dunavant in a pickle being almost home and survival mode.

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Flying High Go HAWKS

Canyon Lake Golf team are in the middle of the pack going into their final round next Monday in Floresville Golf Course.

A lot of youth that can make a statement next year as after the first day of competition, Canyon Lake would need some great scores on their second round while other schools falling apart.

“We played well and are getting a lot better,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman surmised. “Both of our groups have great shots at advancing next year.”

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Senior Haden Lee scores points by running, throwing, and jumping.

Canyon Lake Varsity Boys and Girls both were wimmers last Thursday after traveling across the Devil’s Backbone to Wimberley and the Texan Relays.

The Hawks are poised to have their best Track Season as they embark on District 26-4A next week in Cuero.

CL will travel to Dripping Springs tomorrow to get a final idea of how they will go into the fires and bring home two championships next week.

This meet had Navarro and Wimberley in attendance and winning became more of a moral boost.

Navarro Boy’s have had the best 4×400 meter relay team this year and that last race had the Hawks Flying over the Panthers to take first place while the Girls had a 3 second improvement on their 4×400 meter relay event giving them a second place finish.

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Flying High Go HAWKS

Canyon Lake’s Boys and Girls Junior Varsity finished 2nd in last week’s Texan Relays.

The Boys finished with 153 points and the Hawk Ladies had 125 points in their events.

Caimen McDonough continues to impress as he scored 42 points after scoring in all 5 events.

McDonough had 3 first place finishes and 2 second place trophies, he is averaging 33 points per track meet. That was with an 8 point total in the Hawk Relays which was the first one of this year.

This was McDonough second meet with a 42 point total.

Trenton Lorett was next with 21 points as Kenneth Jowers (13), Chance Martelli (12), and Nolan Davila (10) also ended the day in double figures.

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          Go HAWKS

Canyon Lake errors matched La Vernia’s hits in another district loss, 16-4.

The Hawks lost their gloves in this loss after giving up 16 runs in which 15 were unearned.

Those numbers make it hard for any team to get in a win column as the first round of district games come to a close with CL still looking for their first win.

All is not lost as Canyon Lake have several close losses and still have a chance of turning this season around.

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                  Hawks with Medals after 3rd Place Finish in Fredericksburg

Canyon Lake’s Golf team pulled in a 3rd place trophy in Fredericksburg on Tuesday as Chance Martelli headed the Hawks with a 90 finish.

“We played well and posted our best scores of the season,” Head Golf Coach Lucas Chapman birdied. “We have really improved and made some strides throughout the course of the season.”

The Hawks will be in the heat of the battle as next week it is for keeps as district will commence.

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