The Hawks took care of Austin Eastside Memorial Panthers in short order Saturday morning for their final contest of the Lockhart Tournament.

The game was set when Canyon Lake answered the bell with six runs to open the first inning.

The Panthers were handling the baseballs like they were wearing paws from their mascot, as the eight errors allowed CL to amass 18 base runners for the shortened contest.

Logan Felch made his presence known with two hits and three run batted in, with two of the hits going for doubles. Felch had one double off the wall and was hit with some degree of authority.
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The Canyon Lake Girls Varsity Track started the season with some personal and

Marisa Ellis Reaching New Heights

team records as the 2012 campaign commenced at Blanco last Thursday.

When asked if she was encouraged by the opening of the season, Head Track Coach Lacey Lambert exclaimed, “Yes…I am. Our girls times are where we need to be. We have a big freshman group and they are going to help us in the relays.”

Another athlete that should help is Marisa Ellis as the Volleyball/Basketball/Track Athlete continues to add to an impressive first year after moving in from Midlothian last Summer.

Ellis placed first in the High Jump with a jump of 5’2” and a Triple Jump of 34’2.5”, which turned out to be a Canyon Lake record, but not a personal best for this Junior.

“I want to beat my best Triple Jump of 36’11.5” and go to the Regional,” Ellis started. “I was rushing between the high jump and triple jump and doing that did not allow me to set my timing for the two events.”
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Canyon Lake started track season on a strong note last Thursday in Blanco.

The Varsity Boys scored 153 points beating second place Comfort by 36 points.

Several athletes had good performances with a few Canyon Lake All-Time Records set.

Jordan Anderson set the bar pretty high as he totaled 50 points for the Hawks winning all five events entered.

Anderson set a new 400 meter run record winning with a 51.89 run. The race was .60 of a second better than Mikk Griffin who graduated last season and is now running for Angelo State University.

Anderson also set a new all time best on the long jump when he bolted for 20’10.75”, he jumped over Eric Nelson’s record by four inches. Anderson’s previous best was 20’1”, giving you an idea of this athlete chances of making some noise this season.

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Canyon Lake traveled to Blanco and ran out of gas before reaching the field, losing

Centerfielder Mary Caroline Jordan

to the Panthers, 7-5.

The Hawks finally figured out the Panther’s pitcher, but the four run seventh inning ended with a base running error squelching a chance for the comeback.

“We’re a young and learning team,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “This is on the job training.”

Before the last inning, CL was only able to scratch out three hits while scoring one run. The run came in the fourth inning and brought the game to within one run for a tie.
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The Canyon Lake Baseball team is still searching for first win of season while they go 0-2 at Lockhart Tournament.

The Hawks will play their final game Saturday morning starting at 9:00 am.

Their next home game will be Tuesday, February 28 against Hays. The first pitch will be 7pm.

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   R   H   E
 St. Stephens     6   3   4   1   x   x   x  14  12   0
 Canyon Lake      0   0   0   0   x   x   x   0   2   3   

 Name                 AB   R   H   BI  2B  3B  BB  SO
 Danial Camarillo      2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  
 Michael Brady         2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2                           
 Travis Walker         0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
 Logan Felch           2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
 Danny Reed            1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
 Kyler Huff            1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1                     
 Garrett Winters       1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
 Dylan Adams           1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
 Colton Krawitz        1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
 Tyler Vinson          1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
 J.J. Nance            1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
 Cody Powell           1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      

 Pitching            IP  R  ER   H  BB  SO  NP   W   L   S
 Travis Walker        2  9   7   8   0   4  43   0   1   0
 Hayden Dubois        1  4   2   3   1   0  28   0   0   0
 Cody Powell          1  1   1   1   1   2  16   0   0   0

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                 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   R   H   E   LOB
 Austin Lanier   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   1   4   7   6   9
 CL Hawks        1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5   5   9

 Name                AB  R   H   BI  2b  3b  HR  BB  SO  
 Daniel Camarillo    4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
 Michael Brady       4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
 Travis Walker       4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
 Logan Felch         3   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 Danny Reed          2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
 Cody Powell         4   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   1
 Dylan Adams         3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
 Hayden Dubois       1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
 J.J. Nance          3   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 Tyler Vinson        4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

 Pitching            IP  R   ER  H   BB  SO  NP   W   L   S
 Kyler Huff          5   2   1   1   3   4   77   0   0   0
 Michael Brady       3   2   1   5   0   2   46   0   1   0 

Canyon Lake started the 2012 campaign on the road, Tuesday against Marble Falls in a

Junior Daniel Camarillo

hard fought loss, 9-5.

The Hawks are a very young team again this season and look to improve as the younger players get more innings under their belt.

The top of the batting order had an impressive on base percentage of .750 for the game which bodes well for having opportunities to score runs.

Daniel Camarillo carved out three hits while knocking in two runs as he continued his hot steak that started last year.

Travis Walker starts his third campaign for the Hawks with two hits and two RBIs against the Mustangs.

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Carl Cook celebrating Senior Night with Mom

Canyon Lake finished another disappointing season as the Hawks said good-bye to nine of the 12 players on this years edition after posting a hard fought loss to district champion Boerne Greyhounds.

The Hawks were ahead with five minutes left in the second quarter, 17-16, but that lead was lost after a Greyhound 9-0 run and an eight point halftime lead.

Boerne finished district with an unblemished record and Canyon Lake would need to have an overall perfect game to complete the upset bid.

“I’m very proud of the boy’s,” Head Coach Jeff Maynard started. “They could of gone out and choked it up and they didn’t.”

“This is the first team that left an impression with their defense and that focus helped the younger players in our program.”
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Vicki Henderson throws out Bulldog

Canyon Lake started a new campaign in good shape as they whitewashed the Marion Bulldogs, 10-0 last Tuesday night at the Hawk Softball Field.

The top of the batting order was lethal as the Hawks had the first four batters reach base which resulted in a 60 pitch inning for Skylar Sullivan and six runs for Canyon Lake.

Mary Caroline Jordan started the frame with a single followed by a walk for McKenna Beseda. Missy Romero would not succumb to Sullivan as she worked the pitcher for 10 pitches and a walk to load the bases.

“I was very intense and wanted to win,” Centerfielder Jordan exclaimed. “I really liked being at the top of the lineup.”
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The Bracken Warriors spotted State Ranked Austin Waldorf to 18 points to start the game before playing even steven the next three quarters.

“Tonight we played with the level of intensity we are capable of playing,” Head Coach James Johnson started.
It is a maturity thing and we had to prove it to ourselves.”

“When we have been beaten so much this season the guys (team) had a ‘we can do this’ after playing a solid second quarter.”

BCS decided to start playing with two seconds left in the first quarter as Conner Higgins sank a baseline floater to start the scoring.

“Coach (James Johnson) wanted to run a pick and row in the second half,” Senior Higgins said. “This year was a lot of fun and we thought we had a chance to make the playoffs.”
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Junior Jasmine Smith gets her kicks in.

The Lady Hawks (5-2-2) took care of business in beating Floresville (8-3-1) at Hawk Stadium last Friday night as all the points scored came in the first half of play.

Canyon Lake had four starters out with injuries while many of other players were banged up. That is what made this MASH unit even more remarkable.

Head Coach Jeffrey Vaughn looked like a champion puzzle player as he fit the pieces around to come out with a well deserved win over a Floresville Jaguar club.

Moving the Freshman Goal Keeper to a starter, the Senior Goal Keeper to Defender, the Midfielder/Defender to Sweeper, you get the idea. The Hawks were playing positions that were not normal for this young but resilient team.

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