Canyon Lake persevered in their first tournament game played on Thursday against Johnson City, 4-3.

“We did not give up and persevered,” Head Softball Coach John Gallagher stated. “We started slow but our pitching was very good and we got it done in the last inning.”

Drama was part of the action as both teams scored in their final at bat as the Hawks pushed across the winning run with 2 outs after a Alexis Robinson walk.

That base on balls had Robinson scooting to second base with a steal and then an error on a throw to second allowed Kirsten Jones to score that winning run.

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Jacob Ramirez is looking forward to next year’s Season

The Basketball Season for Canyon Lake turned over their previous years by making the playoffs for the first time in their history, but it was those turnovers of a different nature that caused the downfall as the Hawks lost their battle with the Ducks, 73-43, on Tuesday night in Cedar Creek.

CL had been averaging just 16 turnovers per game these past few weeks but the butterflies won on this night as the Hawks finished with 23 against a team that was very athletic.

Those passes against Yoakum became a hazard in playing Taylor as these players had the quickness and the ability to close those passing lanes and turn that Hawk pass into an overage of points in this win.

Canyon Lake had those turnovers lead to 26 points and what turned out to be a 30 point loss.

The good news? Canyon Lake started 3 Juniors while the Ducks had 4 Seniors start this contest.

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           GO HAWKS!!

Canyon Lake Girls had a good first Track & Field Meet as they battled with a crowded field with many large schools.

The Varsity finished in 4th place with 64 points while the Junior Varsity finished 6th overall while scoring 45 points in the 17 event Hawk Relays.

    Varsity                                Junior Varsity
  1. Dripping Springs       163.5        1. Dripping Springs        161
  2. Hays                   152.5        2. Hays                    108
  3. Wimberley               86          3. Wimberley               107.5
  4. CL Hawks                64          4. San Marcos               73.5
  5. Bandera                 52          5. Lockhart                 54.5
  6. San Marcos              38          6. CL Hawks                 45
  7. Austin Akins            19          7. Austin Akins             28
  8. Comfort                 17          8. Luling                   24
  9. SMACC                   14          9. Bandera                   3
 10. Luling                   6         10. Comfort                   2
 11. Lockhart                 5         11. SMACC                     0.5
 12. Austin Eastside          0         12. Austin Eastside           0
 12. Austin Royals            0         12. Austin Royals             0
 12. CL Hawks Green           0         12. CL Hawks Green            0
 12. Cen Tx Christian School  0         12. Cen Tx Christian School   0
 12. Lockhart B               0         12. Lockhart B                0

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            GO HAWKS!!

Canyon Lake had a decent day on the track this past Saturday as the Varsity and Junior Varsity finished 3rd amongst some very large schools.

 Final Results: Boys Junior Varsity          Boys Varsity
 Dripping Springs           130              Dripping Springs            135
 Hays                       103              Hays                        129
 CL Hawks                    69              CL Hawks                     65.5
 San Marcos                  68              San Marcos                   62
 Wimberley                   57              Wimberley                    49
 Lockhart                    55              Central Tex Christian School 46
 Luling                      39              Austin Akins                 44.5
 Bandera                     30              Luling                       37
 Central Tex Christ School   20              Bandera                      30
 Austin Akins                17              Lockhart                     21
 Austin Eastside             12              Austin Eastside               1
 Austin Royals               10              Austin Royals                 0
 CL Hawks Green              10              CL Hawks Green                0
 Comfort                      0              Comfort                       0
 SMACC                        0              SMACC                         0
 Lockhart B                   0              Lockhart B                    0

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Lauren Mentzer pitches gem in win over Copperas Cove

Canyon Lake rebounded with a 10-2 win over Copperas Cove as the Hawks ended their Huber Ranch Tourney 3-3 for the three day event.

“We hit very well,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We ran the bases and used our speed to our advantage.”

CL jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two innings which during normal circumstances would have led to warm fuzzies, however after enjoying similar leads in the past 3 days, Canyon Lake had to find a way to finish which happened when Sophomore pitcher Lauren Mentzer allowed the Bulldogs no more than 5 hits without walking a batter.

Alexis Robinson continued her hot bat with 2 triples in the win that knocked in 3 Hawks while, Junior Kat Weber got into an exclusive Sorority with a home run over the right center field fence.

                   Home Runs for CL Hawks
 name                  #         class
 Alexis Robinson       7         Senior
 Kelsey Ahrens         6         2015
 Brianna Young         2         2014
 Katy Payne            1         2010
 Kat Weber             1         Junior

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Kat Weber knocked in Alexis Robinson in win over Luling Eagles

Canyon Lake finished their 2nd day at the Huber Ranch Softball Tournament and for the second day in a row finished with one win and one loss as the Hawks held off the Luling Eagles, 6-5 for the win.

This game would give Hawk fans a reason to think this year might be different as Maggie Banks came into the game to relieve Starter Alexis Robinson and as Banks pitched 2.1 innings giving up no runs for the win.

Robinson had the hot bat with 2 doubles and driving in 2 runs but it was a Robinson run off the bat of Kat Weber that had the final run and win for Canyon Lake.

“This week I had been struggling at the plate,” Robinson started. “I knew I needed to focus on my at bats and it finally worked.”

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Gerrit Wilkins has been an internal part running CL’s offense

Canyon Lake has now made it official as they walloped Yoakum by 25 points in their win to leave no doubt that they deserve their first playoff game in the history of CL Hawks Basketball.

“I am very pleased with how we played,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman started. “We did exactly what we needed to do and built some momentum going into the playoffs.”

A lot of things went right in this game with the Bulldogs as they won each quarter by adding to the lead throughout the contest.

“We started off slow, but really picked it up and play with much better energy the rest of the game,” Coach Chapman assessed.

Gerit Wilkins finished the game with 7 assists as his command of the offense continues to impress as the game gets into a win or go home time of year.

Jacob Ramirez has been working on getting his offense back into his game since he was absent from the team as district play had started and now finds himself back in the groove.

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                                       Go Hawks

Canyon Lake Girls Soccer won their last non-district game over La Vernia, 2-0 at the Hawk Nest on Tuesday night.

A good win as the last few games have had this team finding it hard to get a win as last Saturday, a loss to Liberty Hill and then a string of games that ended in tied scores.

“We played hard and tough,” Head Coach Ryan Tierney said. “I have been extremely proud of our defense lately as they stayed on marks and lock down offensive players and it makes it hard to get shots on goal.”

The Hawks made up for a 1 all tie in their last tilt against the Bears almost a month ago.

CL now will start their tough district slate this Friday on the road at Boerne.

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Julian De La Paz is figuring out a new dance move in Canyon Lake’s win over Burnet
Lynne Carpenter photos

Canyon Lake Boy’s Soccer is on a Roll after their win over Burnet on Friday night, 4-2.

This is now a 5 game winning streak which matches the most wins in a season except for the present campaign as CL now resides with a 7-4 record.

Mike Thorpe had a hat trick with 3 goals on the night which gave him 13 goals for this year and has more points for this year than his previous two campaigns.

“He’s (Thorpe) been our captain for 3 years now and he is our team leader,” Head Coach Warren Graham admonished. “Obviously he is very important for us offensively and players will try to key on him…but the key for us will be feed and dish.”

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Will Gray dished out 5 Assists in loss to Texans

Canyon Lake had their moments in a loss to Wimberley but those moments were fleeting as CL fell short, 58-49.

“They were on the boards and being physical and that limited our chances,” Coach Brian Hooper said as he filled in for an ill Coach Chapman. “We did a good job of breaking their press and we did some good things.”

Hawk fans have heard it before, but the free throw line was their downfall as the Texans took advantage with sharpshooting while the misses would be rebounded by the team in red for another chance of scoring.

Which Wimberley did on 6 different occasions for more points. Add those missed opportunities up and it would more points than this 9 point loss.

Oh yeah, that same free throw line for CL turned into 40% shooting or another six point left on the hardwood.

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