Jessie Melendez is ready for action at first base

CL Hawks Bats finally came out of the cave in the 5th inning for a win over the Hondo Owls, 13-6.

Canyon Lake has started district with two games where those bats have been waiting for the sun to rise before they exit their cave and on this night the Hawks still had enough time to catch some mosquitoes as they responded with 12 runs in their last three stanzas.

An Owl was having a feast with a 4-1 lead going into the 5th inning but having insects for dinner did not sit well as those Hawk Bats came alive to swallow up all of the mosquitoes for an eventual eat-a-way win. (A Bat cam eat up to 1000 mosquitoes in one hour.)

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      Lauren Mentzer just foul ball as Maddy Puente looks on…       (photo by Karen Holmes)

The CL Hawk’s errors matched the Boerne Greyhounds runs in an opening District 28-4A loss at the Hawk Nest on Tuesday night, 6-3.

Canyon Lake’s bats were also quiet for the first 6 innings as the only Hawk inning that had pressure on Boerne happened in the 4th inning when Marley Carrizales led off the inning with the first hit and two stolen bases had this CL runner on third base.

A strikeout ended that threat and then the Hawks 10 consecutive outs until a one out single in the bottom of the 7th frame.

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             Lauren Mentzer bearing down on an opposing batter.                  (photo by Karen Holmes)

                            District 28-4A Softball Standings

           Regular Season                          District Season
                     W   L   T    Pct                            W   L    Pct   GB
 CL Hawks           11   4   1   .719       Boerne               2   0  1.000   ——
 Boerne             12   8   1   .595       Fredericksburg       1   0  1.000  0.5
 Hondo               8  11   0   .421       Hondo                1   1   .500  1.0
 Fredericksburg      7  10   0   .412       CL Hawks             0   1   .000  1.5
 Bandera             3  12   0   .200       Bandera              0   2   .000  2.0

                               This Week’s Games

         March 21 Tuesday      Boerne          6      CL Hawks     3   (9 innings)
                               Hondo          12      Bandera     11
                               Fredericksburg         Bye

         March 24  Friday      CL Hawks        @      Hondo        7:00p
                               Bandera         @      Fredericksburg
                               Boerne          @      SA Churchill

                               Last Week’s Games
                               Boerne         10      Bandera      0
                               Billies         7      Hondo        3
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Repeat-Boutique Says Go Hawks and Repeat Winning

Canyon Lake will have their indoctrination into district competition this Tuesday when the Hawks will do battle with the Boerne Greyhounds.

CL will be the last district school to get in on the fray of competing as the Greyhounds will enter with a win over Bandera last week.

If the regular season records pan out then this will be a big game as both schools had the only winning record going into District 28-4A play.

Some games that should instill some angst for the Hawks came with a loss for Boerne but that school was Wimberley by one run (1-2) score.

Meanwhile, Canyon Lake has struggled in their two games with the Texans and a one run loss that the

Greyhounds had can tell you that this game will be a battle.

         Go Hawks & Beat Boerne

Canyon Lake did have a short scrimmage with Fredericksburg in the San Marcos Rattler Tournament two weeks ago but that game was only in the 3rd inning when rain shortened the contest.

The Hawks had a one run lead when the curtain dropped and that will be another game CL will have to be on their ‘A’ game when they match up with the Billies.

Canyon Lake has some good wins thus far but looking back on the pre-district games versus district games will let you know that the Hawks will not look or play like they did when the games did not have district implications.

The ReSporter sees many younger players with a ton of talent and how they play when the lights get brighter will be a big eye opener on how these next 8 games will pan out.

Tuesday will be a time of reckoning and with Coach John Gallagher being very intentional in having a tougher schedule, will hopefully pay dividends.

                             Hawks All-Time Top 5 For Season Stats

 average                           at bats                         hits
 Carley Dubois      .526   ’16     Alexis Robinson     111   ’13   Carley Dubois       51   ’16
 Kirsten Jones      .487   ’16     Kelsey Ahrens       108   ’13   McKenna Beseda      48   ’13
 McKenna Beseda     .457   ’13     Vicky Henderson     106   ’13   Kelsey Ahrens       39   ’13
 Brianna Young      .439   ’14     McKenna Beseda      105   ’13   Carley Dubois       39   ’14
 Missy Romero       .429   ’12     Carley Dubois        97   ’14   Alexis Robinson     38   ’14
                                   Carley Dubois        97   ’16   Alexis Robinson     38   ’13

 runs                              runs batted in                  base on balls
 Alexis Robinson      40   ’14     Brianna Young        33   ’14   Brianna Young       24   ’13
 Carley Dubois        37   ’14     Alexis Robinson      32   ’16   Alexis Robinson     24   ’14
 Kirsten Jones        34   ’16     Alexis Robinson      30   ’14   Missy Romero        21   ’11
 Carley Dubois        33   ’16     Kelsey Ahrens        26   ’14   Kelsey Ahrens       19   ’15
 McKenna Beseda       31   ’13     Kelsey Ahrens        26   ’15   Brianna Young       16   ’14

 doubles                           triples                         home-runs
 Kelsey Ahrens        10   ’13     Missy Romero          7   ’09   Alexis Robinson      5   ’14
 Lauren Mentzer       10   ’16     Alexis Robinson       6   ’14   Alexis Robinson      4   ’16
 Missy Romero          9   ’11     Alexis Robinson       4   ’16   Kelsey Ahrens        4   ’15 
 Brianna Young         8   ’13     Alexis Robinson       3   ’15   Kelsey Ahrens        3   ’14
 Alexis Robinson       8   ’16     Kat Weber             3   ’16   Alexis Robinson      2   '15
                                                                   Carley Dubois        2   ’16
                                                                   Missy Romero         2   ’12
                                                                   Maddy Puente         2   ’17

 stolen bases                      on base percentage              slugging percentage
 Carley Dubois        41   ’16     Kirsten Jones      .589   ’16   Alexis Robinson   .966   ’14
 Kirsten Jones        27   ’16     Carley Dubois      .570   ’16   Missy Romero      .821   ’12
 McKenna Beseda       24   ’13     Kelsey Ahrens      .556   ’15   Alexis Robinson   .716   ’16
 Carley Dubois        19   ’14     Missy Romero       .549   ’12   Kelsey Ahrens     .667   ’14
 McKenna Beseda       18   ’12     Alexis Robinson    .548   ’14   Kelsey Ahrens     .656   ’15

Softball Alumni Game was contentious as these two titans battled it out last Saturday.
Kat Weber and Kirsten Jones went to battle.      (photo by mjrphotog.com)

                     This Week        @      Canyon Lake

Mon Mar 20           CL Hawks JV      @      Hondo JV          5:00p         Baseball 
                     CL Hawks JV      @      Hondo JV          7:00p         Baseball

Tue Mar 21           CL Hawks         @      Fredericksburg    All-Day Boys  Golf
                                             Lady Bird Golf Course
                     Boerne JV        @      CL Hawks JV       5:00p         Softball
                     Boerne           @      CL Hawks          7:00p         Softball
                     CL Hawks         @      Boerne            7:00p         Baseball

Wed Mar 22           CL Hawks         @      Fredericksburg    All-Day Girls Golf
                                             Lady Bird Golf Course

Thu Mar 23           CL Hawks         @      Wimberley         All-Day       Track
                                             Texans Relays

Fri Mar 24           CL Hawks         @      East Central      All-Day       Tennis
                     CL Hawks JV      @      Hondo JV          5:00p         Softball
                     CL Hawks         @      Hondo             7:00p         Softball
                     CL Hawks         @      Hondo             7:00p         Baseball

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Top Left, Coach John Gallagher, Caroline Jordan, Coach Mary Beth Gallagher, Kelsey Ahrens, Tonya Waller, Alex Henderson, Brianna Young, McKenna Beseda, Kirsten Jones, Vicky Henderson, Missy Romero, Lizzy Henderson, Tiffany Arredondo

Canyon Lake’s Softball Team had a chance to play a game against the Lady Hawk’s from days gone by as the the Alumni game was enjoyed by all on a Saturday with food and honoring two former students.

This was a Saturday game that allowed the Softball and Canyon Lake High School a chance to pay respects for two recent events.

The loss of Heather St. John to cancer last August 15, 2016 and Megan Browning who lost her life in a car accident this past January 15, 2017.

Both of these young ladies had played Softball as well as other sports during their time at Canyon Lake.

Megan Browning and Heather St. John were both teammates during Canyon Lake’s playoff run in 2011 and many of these alumnus ladies knew and played with Browning and St. John while in high school.

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Marley Carrizales readies for district play next.

Canyon Lake’s Softball team fizzled out in their last tournament, played in San Marcos, as their first day of competition was their last day of play.

Those first round games were allotted a 55 minute time limit which had those contests being decided on some occasions with players in the line-up having just one trip to the plate.

The result of those contests will not be wins or losses since there would not be enough innings to qualify for an official game.

Case and point was Canyon Lake’s win over Fredericksburg. A win but not really as both teams were only a run apart when time was called and the Hawks coming to the plate in the bottom of the 3rd inning.

It would remind you of having your hair washed and then the hair stylist sending you outside because too much time elapsed. Not a pretty sight to say the least.

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Maggie Banks started the game on third base but ended in the circle.  (photo Karen Holmes)

The Lady Hawks have 3 losses now and two of those set-backs have come from the bats of  Wimberley, after the Texans ran out for 7 runs in the first 4 innings to coast for this win.

Canyon Lake was their own worst enemy as that first inning had two Hawk errors which led to those runs.

“We came out relaxed and focused, but we lost it early,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We are still in our learning steps and seeing how this team reacts in big games is what we are looking for.”

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Freshman Marley Carrizales and the Hawks look to bring the season Home this year.                (photo by Karen Holmes)

Last year, Canyon Lake’s Softball team finished up their pre-district with an impressive resume.

The rest of that story did not end as well as the team or fans wanted however.

The ReSporter wanted to delve into how this present group of players might fare given, so far, the same pre-district outcomes and what might be different between these two teams.

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        Drew Tyra with his pick off move in game with Seguin                      (mjrphotog.com)

                This Week       @       Canyon Lake

 Mon Mar 6th    CL Hawks        @       Wimberley            All-Day    Girls   Golf
                                        Quick Sand Course
                Wimberley JV    @       CL Hawks JV           6:00p             Baseball

 Tue Mar 7th    CL Hawks        @       Wimberley            All-Day    Boys    Golf
                                        Quick Sand Course
                Wimberley       @       CL Hawks JV           5:00p     Boys    Soccer
                CL Hawks        @       Wimberley             6:00p     Girls   Soccer
                Wimberley       @       CL Hawks              6:30p             Softball
                Wimberley       @       CL Hawks              7:00p     Boys    Soccer

 Wed Mar 8th    CL Hawks        @       Bandera              All-Day            Track

 Thu Mar 9th    CL Hawks JV     @       Canyon HS            All-Day            Baseball
                                        Canyon Tourney
                CL Hawks        @       San Marcos           10:15a             Softball
                CL Hawks        vs      Fredericksburg        1:30p             Softball
                                        San Marcos Tourney
                CL Hawks        vs      Devine                3:00p             Baseball
                                        Somerset Tourney
                CL Hawks        vs      Midland Greenwood     3:40p             Softball
                                        San Marcos Tourney
                CL Hawks        vs      Medina Valley         5:30p             Baseball
                                        San Marcos Tourney

 Fri Mar 10th   CL Hawks        @       Wimberley            All-Day            Tennis
                CL Hawks JV     @       Canyon HS            All-Day            Baseball
                                        Canyon Tourney
                CL Hawks        @       San Marcos             TBD              Softball
                                        San Marcos Tourney
                CL Hawks        vs      Somerset              3:00p             Baseball
                                        Somerset Tourney
                CL Hawks JV     @       Bandera JV            5:00p     Boys    Soccer
                CL Hawks        vs      Jourdanton            5:30p             Baseball
                                        Somerset Tourney
                Bandera         @       CL Hawks              6:00p     Girls   Soccer
                CL Hawks        @       Bandera               7:00p     Boys    Soccer

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Lakeside Dog Grooming Says         Go Hawks!

Another busy week for the sports programs as spring is in the air with baseball and softball size hail. Just be sure to have cover when the hail stones look like a shot-put.

Baseball started this year in a mud hole and found it hard to get their vehicle out of that quagmire.

A well deserved win on Friday night showed hope that with a little repair the machinery will be humming by the time district play commences.

The Hawk Baseball crew will be in the Somerset Tournament starting on Thursday with games against Devine and Medina Valley that first day.

CLJV Baseball will play Wimberley on Monday and then off to the Canyon Tournament on Thursday.

Softball had a good week with wins over Burnet and Navarro and will now meet up with Wimberley this next Tuesday.

        Go Canyon Lake

This will be a huge game along with a trip to San Marcos for their last tournament of the season.

Their Pool of teams has Fredericksburg in the first round and that will give a showcase of what each of these two District 28-4A partners have before real games start in a couple of weeks.

The Lady Golf team did not have all present last week but will have their team ready for their Tournament in Wimberley on Monday while the Boys play at the Quick Sand Course on the next day.

Track & Field will travel to Bandera on Wednesday for a mid-week meet.

The Tracksters had a cool and rainy day in Fredericksburg on Saturday and will look to improve and close the gap on the Billies as they won the battles on Saturday against CL and two other District 28-4A schools in attendance.

The good news is that the Hawks found that they were also better than Bandera and Hondo and now have an inkling on how they will need to train and prepare for the District Meet in April.

So, there are a lot of tournaments for all the teams that use a bat this week.

     Alayna-Gayle says Go Hawks!

Soccer gets back in action after a bye date this past week.

The Boys had a huge tie against Fredericksburg as they solidified their playoff and now have a chance of improving their seeding.

Wimberley will be up first for both Girls and Boys teams. The Lady Soccer team played the Texans tough in their last contest and this week will travel the Back-Bone to play at their place.

Bandera will be the opponent this Friday as the Boy’s team will hope the third time is a charm after suffering a loss earlier this year at the Hawk Tournament and then going on the road to tie the Bulldogs in the first round of play.

The ladies beat the Bulldogs on the road in that first round and the Bandera Lady Soccer team will have a tough time winning on the road as CL will work on a victory as this district year quickly comes to a close.

This is by far the best Soccer Teams combined in Hawk history as it is shaping up as the second year in a row where both squads will be making Playoff T-Shirts this year.

A week of many games and events as Spring Break will in full bloom on that next week.

Catch an event and support the Hawks, between the Hawk Sports complex and Wimberley you will be able to good chance of seeing Canyon Lake in action.

Go Hawks!!

Carley Dubois ready for mad dash to first base.        (photo by Karen Holmes)

The Hawks tied Navarro in their last tournament and with those tourney contests being timed, that game was called with neither team being allowed to go into extra innings.

This time around, Canyon Lake wanted to finish that game with a win and that was the result as CL continued their season by upping their winning/tying steak to 10 games.

“Great win,” Head Coach John Gallagher concluded. “We showed a different mentality, if we get behind then we are going to do something about it.”

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