Libero Viv Schapp & Haley Mechler are ready to receive and dish out pain to Akins. Go Lake!

                     Let’s GO HAWKS!

Hawk Volleyball Sub-Varsity has shown a lot of athletes that have improved with another night of a sweep over on this night Akins school.

CL’s Gold team finished ahead of Akins JV, 25-15 & 25-12 as they run their record to 3-1 this season.

On what was the goal going into this game, Gold Coach Kara Barnes opined, “Our goal going into the game against Akins was to control what we can control and the court. We did a good job serving tough, keeping our energy high, and executing on our offense.”

A passing grade for this Gold team that amassed 7 aces and an eventual enough momentum for this sweep.

In that first set, The Lake, did not start strong as the Eagles were able to secure a 4 point start leading to a 5-3 lead.

That lead was helped with 11 unforced errors which by doing the math gave Akins 73% of their points in this set.

The Lake got things going when Khloe Petty started her serve and quickly gave CL a lead they would not lose with an ace and kill by Alleigh Jones.

Libero Liv Schapp quarterbacked the team to the end especially after CL’s slow start, “Liv has been an excellent leader on the court,” Coach Barnes said. “She’s consistently communicating with her teammates and working hard to keep plays alive.”

It was on Haley Mechler’s serves that ended this first set when she delivered two aces and a capping kill by Cameron Parker.

In the 2nd set The Gold team played a much cleaner set with only 3 unforced errors which help keep the pressure on Akins and eventual 13 point loss, 25-12.

Cameron Parker started this set serving a 4 point rally that had Mechler with 3 kills that put this set away early.

“Haley (Mechler) has also been a vital part of our offense,” Coach heaped praise. “Her vertical ability allows her to finish points effectively, especially during extended rallies.”

Addison Carrara came off the bench to serve an 8 point rally which would give your Hawks all the separation needed.

Mechler had two more kills during this episode along with a Leighton Hill kill.

Game-Set-Match with a their next battle being at San Antonio Cole this Friday.

Way to GO GOLD!

Preslie Owens & Kylee Goff is first line of defense in Hawk’s win over Akins.

                 Way to Go Hawks!!

The Lake continued their dominance in home games thus far after upending Austin Akins, 3-0 on Tuesday night at the Hawk Nest.

Head Coach Daniella Villarreal was able to work in several players as this season draws closer to a district slate.

CLHS was able to see 8 different players getting into the Kill column with Preslie Owens leading the way with 10 for this win.

Owens has been showing off with each additional game as she reached 3rd on this season’s list which gives CLake a slew of players that can attack the net for points.

                         Let’s Go Lake!

Te’a Gonzales was another player who was moved up from Junior Varsity full time now as this lefty gives the Lake more options offensively.

Garnering 14 aces did hurt in this night’s performance as this has been another good trait as this season has matured.

A tough district that Canyon Lake has been left out these past few years for a playoff spot will certainly give this Senior class a goal to reach when that part of the schedule gets going in 3 weeks.

District Standongs
Davenport      22    3   .880
Wimberley      25    5   .833
Canyon Lake    13   10   .565
Bandera        13   15   .464
Fredericksburg  9   12   .423
Long Creek      6   15   .286

The Hawks will be in action this Friday in Randolph that will have the Varsity’s first serve at 5pm followed by the Sub-Varsity.

Who were also on fire on this night in sweeping all three contests.

Way to GO LAKE!

STAT LEADERS: 25-18 25-13 25-21
Kills:   Preslie Owens    10
         Chloe Gray        6
         Mackenzie Dorn    5
         Kylie Rodriguez   5

Blocks:  Kylee Goff        1
         Te’a Gonzales     1

Aces:    Chloe Gray        4
         Mackenzie Dorn    3
         Chylea Gray       2
         Kylie Rodriguez   2

Digs:    Izzy Fory        12
         Chloe Gray       12
         Chylea Gray       6

Assists: Chloe Gray       19
         KC Caraway        7
         Izzy Fory         4

Receiver Peyton King 55 yard TD reception from QB Jace Wheeler. Way to make us Proud Lake! (photo by Daniel Clifton)

Hawk Proud!

Cutting to the chase, The Hawk Nation could not be as proud in what was witnessed in last night’s game. By scoring 35 straight points which would be the most points ever scored in this Battle of the Back-Bone.

Yes, it ended in a heart breaking loss but by considering previous year’s campaigns this night became a story in scoring an all-time best and seeing their opponent as quiet as a Wimberley Whimper for 3 straight quarters and that Whimper was a sound that brought a smile to many faces of some old timers (The ReSporter included) which bodes well as each upcoming year it conjures up ideas of those days waiting for a Christmas where children and yes even old timers can hardly wait for what might be in that wrapped box for children and adults alike.

Canyon Lake was not able to steal their contest against Wimberley as this Texan team does what they do best and that is finishing with a win, 36-35.

                         Way to Go Lake!

The Lake is in their 2nd season under the tutelage of Head Coach Sam Parker and checking last season’s game that ended as a 46 point loss.

No points offensively but as last season unfolded there was a lot of hidden gems that came from last year’s debut which was a start that ended two extra games into the playoffs.

CLake looks to have future games where stealing will not be their vernacular whether changed to, ‘Come and Take It’.

An excruciating loss, but when taken into context this was one of the best nights for this contest’s history. Back in 2011 the Lake was State Ranked but a 14-50 loss was the outcome as the Hawks entered that battle undefeated and had a disappointing present letting that loss costing, The Lake in not making the playoffs.

                            GO LAKE!

Canyon Lake cannot let this final score define their season but an awakening as this team has 9 more gifts to open and for those of us that are Christians know that there is certainly a gift that will be greater.

The Lake will make a comeback and The ReSporter can’t wait to open more presents as this season matures.

Canyon Lake did finish with 210 yards through the air with Peyton King leading with 91 yards followed closely by Sophomore Kobe Halverson 89 yards of real estate.

King continues to perform like he had during those two scrimmages and looks like he will be ready to make his mark this year.

Now in his Senior year he started in a promising manner as a receiver and a key part of this team.

CL’s Offensive Line kept QB Jace Wheeler off the carpet which deserves mention.

The Lake will be home again next week when Austin Crockett comes calling and the Hawks might have some presents ready for Crockett to open.

Let’s GO LAKE & Way to Make us Proud!

            1  2  3  4  Final
Wimberley   7  0  0 29  36
CL Hawks    7 14 14  0  35
Scoring Summary:
WT-Texans 18 yard run (pat good), 6:37, 1st
CL-Kobe Halverson 43 yard pass from Jace Wheeler, (Stracener kick), 3:34, 1st
CL-Peyton King 22 yard pass from Wheeler, (Jack Stracener kick), 11:09, 2nd
CL-Jace Wheeler 2 yard run (Stracener kick), 1:58, 2nd
CL-Chris Brown 10 yard run (Stracener kick), 10:33, 3rd
CL-Peyton King 55 yard pass from Wheeler, (Stracener kick), 2:37, 3rd
WT-Texans 5 yard run (pat good), 10:39, 4th
WT-Texans 30 yard pass (pat good), 10:06, 4th
WT-Texans 7 yard pass (pat good), 6:09, 4th
WT-Texans 17 yard run (pass good), 2:10

Team Stats        Texans    Hawks
Total Yards       386       306
First Downs       22        12
Rush/Yards.       38/169    21/95
Comp/Att/Int      16/34/1   12/16/0
Passing Yards.    217       211
Punts/Average     4/39.0    3/39.3
Fumbles/Lost      0/0       0/0
Penalties-Yards   3-30      6-63

Passing          Comp  Att  Pct   Yds  Int  TD
Jace Wheeler      12   16  .750   211  0    3

Rushing           Att  Yds  Ave   Lg   TD
Gram Simpson      10   51   5.1   24   0
Chris Brown        5   21   4.2   11   1
Jace Wheeler       4   19   4.8    9   1
Peyton King        1    2   2.0    2   0
Lucas Schexnayder  1    2   2.0    2   0
Totals            21   95   4.5   24   2

Receiving         No  Yds   Ave   Lg   TD
Peyton King        4   92  22.8   43   2
Kobe Halverson     4   89  22.3   55   1
Lucas Schexnayder  1   33  33.0   33   0
Gram Simpson       3   -3    -     0   0
Totals            12  211  17.6   55   3

Lake’s Freshman played a tough game and showed that this can be a good season with some more seasoning by holding their on in loss to Wimberley!

A 20 yard pass from QB Jake Welkey to Heyden Gemar started CL’s scoring after halftime that brought this battle to a one score game.

In that first half, CL’s Freshman gave up one hic-up on the Texan’s one play drive that gave this Home team a 13 point advantage.

The Lake did respond with a 14 play drive that stalled at Wimberley’s 8 yard line. CLake came up short on a 4th and 2 yards needed that would have had a score to end the first half.

Canyon Lake did respond with a take-a-way (literally) when Linebacker Dallas Huth

robbed the Texan receiver who had a 12 yard gain down to CL’s 18 yard line but this

                       Let’s Go Hawks!!

pickpocket resulted in a Huth 43 yard jaunt down the far sideline that had The Lake setting up shop 39 yards away from their first score.

That happened 5 plays later when Welkey found Heyden Gemar for the score on a 4th down that went for 20 yards and a touchdown.

CLHS Freshman would score again with 1 minute left in the contest. This drive went for 69 yards and another 4th down conversion went for 20 yards to Gemar leaving your Hawks needing 29 more yards for another score.

That was what was dialed (something an older generation used to do) up with a 29 yard strike when Welkey found Kasen Piel and score.

This is not the same team that competed in a tough larger school middle schools last year and now a more even playing field can result in better results during this go around.

Way to GO Freshman Hawks!

Freshman   1  2  3  4  Final
CL Hawks   0  0  6  6  12
Texans     7  6  8  7  28
Scoring Summary:
WT-Texans 14 yard pass (pat good), 0:56, 1st
WT-Texans 43 yard run (pass failed), 8:01, 2nd
CL-Heydan Gemar 20 yard pass from Jake Welkey (pat failed), 5:00, 3rd
WT-Texans 14 yard pass (run good), 1:26, 3rd
WT-Texans 14 yard run (pat good), 4:06, 4th
CL-Kasen Piel 29 yard pass from Welkey (run failed), 0:59, 4th

Team Stats      Texans    Hawks
Total Yards     270       210
First Downs     12        11
Rush/Yards      26/204    31/120
Comp/Att/Int    5/10/0    6/15/1
Passing Yards   66        90
Punts/Average   2/26.9    2/32.0
Fumbles/Lost    2/1       0/0
Penalty-Yards   7-50      6-55

Passing         Comp  Att  Pct  Yds  Int  TD
Jake Welkey      6    15  .400  90    1   2

Rushing         Att   Yds  Ave   Lg   TD
Derek Dunlap    10    58   5.8   16   0
Colin Armstrong 13    57   4.4   15   0
Kasen Piel       2     9   4.5    7   0
Caleb Cross      1     3   3.0    3   0
Jake Welkey      5    -7    -     2   0
Totals          31   120   3.9   16   0

Receiving       No   Yds   Ave   Lg   TD
Kasen Piel       3   45   15.0   29   1
Heydan Gemar     2   40   20.0   20   1
Colin Armstrong  1    5    5.0    5   0
Totals           6   90   15.0   29   2

The Junior Varsity Hawk’s Defense came through with a strong showing against Wimberley! Go Lake!

         Way to Make us Proud Hawks!!

Canyon Lake’s Sub-Varsity Football teams started their season on the short end of the stick in losses to Wimberley.

The Junior Varsity out gained the Home team but 6 turnovers was too much to overcome.

Canyon Lake finished with 225 yards passing that had 4 players on the receiving end for QB Damon Garcia.

Peyton Vann garnered 84 yards on 8 receptions while newcomer Thomas Inman with 70 yards on 3 carries with his last catch being a thing of beauty on a catch inside the 5 yard line that had some snatchy dance moves resulting in a score.

The Lake did start this affair on fire after a defensive 3 plays and punt for the Texans and then a quick 5 play that had Dario Faz with two catches for 17 yards and a defensive facemark that help jump start this drive.

Garcia snuck the ball over the goal line for an instant 7 point lead.

                                   GO Lake!

Things calmed down that had CL’s Defense holding the line stopping Wimbo at the 9 yard line and then another 4 play punt sequence.

That was when CLJV started their turnover bout that had a pick-six covering 33 yards.

A lost fumble on the next possession resulted in a 32 yard Texan drive scoring with less than a minute on the halftime clock.

How bout a fumble to start the 2nd half on the kick-off return for another short drive on 3 plays covering 36 yards.

Both teams were in a tug-of-war on the next nine drives that featured the Hawk’s blocking a field goal try and seeing Elias Salgado giving short lived life with his interception.

Yes, The Lake, also pitched in with another interception along with another fumble during these fruitless drives.

That last Hawk fumble was inside the 5 yard line that had Wimberley’s QB breaking open for a 95 yard run and score on their next play.

Canyon Lake was not finished by responding with a 6 play drive covering 68 yards resulting in the already mentioned Garcia to Inman reception ending the scoring and game.

Clean-up on aisle 2 and 3 with several food items being turned over before next week’s game against Austin Crockett.

Let’s GO Lake!

JV         1  2  3  4   Final
CL Hawks   7  0  0  6   13
Texans     0 14  7  7   28
Scoring Summary:
CL-Damon Garcia 1 yard run (Inman kick), 7:07, 1st
WT-Interception 33 yards (pat good), 5:55, 2nd
WT-Texan 7 yard run (pat good), 0:55, 2nd
WT-Texan 14 yard run (pat good), 9:09, 3rd
WT-Texan 3 yard run (pat good), 2:50, 4th
CL-Thomas Inman 40 yard pass Garcia (run failed), 0:25, 4th

Team Stats       Texans     Hawks
Total Yards      268        304
First Downs      11         15
Rush/Yards       25/200     22/79
Comp/Att/Int     5/13/0     17/29/2
Passing Yards    68         225
Punts/Average    4/40.0     2/31.0
Fumbles/Lost     1/0        4/4
Penalties        8-82       4-35

Passing          Comp  Att  Pct   Yds  Int TD
Damon Garcia     17    29  .586  225   2   1

Rushing          Att Yds  Ave   Lg  TD
Isaac Brinkley   9   32   3.5   10  0
Carson Walker    2   23  12.5   14  0
Peyton Vann      4   12   3.0   10  0
Damon Garcia     7   10   1.4    9  1
Totals          22   79   3.6   14  1

Receiving         No  Yds  Ave  Lg  TD
Peyton Vann        8  84  10.5  24  0
Thomas Inman       3  70  23.3  40  1
Dario Faz          5  63  12.6  21  0
Oliver Carey-Spoon 1   8   8.0   8  0
Totals            17 225  13.2  40  1

Libero Anastasia Schultz & Breanna Fitzpatrick both showed moxie in Hawk’s Win over Somerset.

Both Sub-Varsities were victorious with CL’s Freshman being a part of one the more exciting matches coming back for a, 26-24. 23-25, 15-12.

The Lady Hawks jumped out to a quick 4 point lead but before that first rotation was completed found themselves in a close affair that quickly turned to being down 4 points, 18-22 before a Breanna Fitzpatrick serving a 4 point rally that tied the game at 23 all.

That rally had a Somerset error and a Fitzpatrick ace followed with a kill for Kyrn Menchaca and Katelyn Maxson.

A Peyton McCombs kill on a Lake next serve put this first set into the wings of the Hawks.

Coach Trevor Hamblet commented, “We faced a great test from a competitive team! The girls were very resilient and battled through adversity to pull out a victory in the final set. Kyra Menchaca was a phenomenal leader making plays as a setter and hitter. Katelyn Maxson also had some great serves and swings down the stretch to help win the game.”

That deciding set was inked when these Bulldogs overcame another 4 point Hawk lead, 17-13. Somerset ended this set when solid play totaling 9 points with 3 servers turning the tide (23-25) in favor when the visitors won by putting this game in a winner take all final set.

This final set had The Lake in a close battle before the Hawks forged to a vicarious 2 point advantage, 9-7 when McComb and Lauren Nouh each with a kill for that rally.

Another Hawk 2 point lead, 10-8 lead was quickly rectified by Somerset but another 2 point rally on a Bulldog error and a McComb ace ballooned the lead, 12-8.

From there this final set had that resilient Hawk team covering the floor with carpet led by Libero Anastasia Schultz and a Lake defense that kept the pressure on Somerset with more errors and a Hawk win, 15-12.

CLake had 4 players each with 3 kills:
Peyton McCombs, Lauren Nouh, Kyrn Menchaca, and Katelyn Maxson.
Lauren Nouh also led this Hawk attack garnering 3 aces.

A well played win and as always, Way to Go Lake!!

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!