Gavin Dietrich waiting to give a ball a ride in win over Yoakum  (Tysha Dunavant)

                           This Week @ Canyon Lake

 Tue Apr 12         CL Hawks         @    Cuero           6pm    Softball
                    CL Hawks         @    Cuero           7pm    Baseball

 Thu Apr 14         Blanco           @    CL Hawks JV     6pm    Baseball

 Fri Apr 15         Mountain Valley  @    Wimberley       4pm    Track & Field
                    Wimberley        @    CL Hawks        6pm    Softball
                    Wimberley        @    CL Hawks        7pm    Baseball

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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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                   Brianna Young power swing in game with Fredericksburg in 2012

                       Softball 2016 Season and All-Time Top 3

 at bats                  runs                     hits
 Carly Dubois       81    Kirsten Jones     29     Carly Dubois         44
 Alexis Robinson    71    Carly Dubois      26     Kirsten Jones        29
 Lauren Mentzer     69    Alexis Robinson   23     Alexis Robinson      29

 runs batted in           extra base hits          base on balls
 Alexis Robinson    28    Alexis Robinson   13     Kirsten Jones        10
 Lauren Mentzer     21    Lauren Mentzer     9     Maggie Banks          9
 Kat Weber          18    Kat Weber          5     Char Hutson           8

 stolen base              batting average          on base pct
 Carly Dubois       32    Carly Dubois    .543     Carly Dubois       .583
 Kirsten Jones      17    Kirsten Jones   .468     Kirsten Jones      .581
 Bailey Bryan        8    Alexis Robinson .406     Kat Weber          .472

 strikeouts               wins                     earned run average  
 Alexis Robinson   101    Alexis Robinson    6     Maggie Banks       0.69
 Lauren Mentzer     65    Lauren Mentzer     3     Lauren Mentzer     1.89
 Maggie Banks        6    Maggie Banks       3     Alexis Robinson    1.94

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                         All-Time Hawks

 at bats                 runs                      hits
 Alexis Robinson  343    Alexis Robinson  111      Alexis Robinson    129
 Kelsey Ahrens    328    Kirsten Jones     84      Carly Dubois       113
 Vicky Henderson  289    Carly Dubois      82      Kelsey Ahrens      109

 runs batted in          extra base hits           base on balls
 Alexis Robinson   90    Alexis Robinson   50      Missy Romero        55
 Kelsey Ahrens     76    Missy Romero      35      Brianna Young       53
 Brianna Young     75    Kelsey Ahrens     34      Alexis Robinson     50

 stolen bases            batting average          on base pct
 Carly Dubois      69    Carly Dubois    .435     Brianna Young      .485
 Tiffany Arredondo 39    McKenna Beseda  .376     Missy Romero       .479
 Kirsten Jones     35    Alexis Robinson .376     Carly Dubois       .473

 strikeouts              wins                     earned run average
 Alexis Robinson  668    Missy Romero      41     Missy Romero       2.77
 Missy Romero     641    Alexis Robinson   38     Lauren Mentzer     3.15
 Lauren Mentzer    82    Lauren Mentzer     7     Alexis Robinson    3.36

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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Sophomore JC Parrish taking his swings                          (Pictures by Tasha Dunavant) 

                       This Week @ Canyon Lake
 Mon Apr 4       CL Hawks        @     Floresville       All-Day   Boys   Golf
                                       2nd Rd District Play        Girls
                 La Vernia       @     CL Hawks JV       5 & 7pm          Baseball 
                 Yoakum          @     CL Hawks          6pm              Softball

 Tue Apr 5       CL Hawks        @     Gonzales          6pm              Softball
                 Boerne          vs    CL Hawks          7pm       Girls  Soccer
                                       Area Playoffs
                 CL Hawks        @     Gonzales          7pm              Baseball

 Wed Apr 6       CL Hawks        @     Cuero             All-Day          Track
                                       District 26-4A

 Thu Apr 7       CL Hawks        @     Cuero             All-Day          Track
                                       District 26-4A

 Fri Apr 8       Navarro         @     CL Hawks          6pm              Softball
                 Navarro         @     CL Hawks          7pm              Baseball
                 CL Hawks        @     Wimberley         All-Day          Tennis
                                       District Meet

 Sat Apr 9       CL Hawks JV     @     Wimberley         All-Day          Tennis
                 CL Hawks Var    @     Wimberley         All-Day          Tennis
                                       District Meet

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Grayson Rohrbacher’s defense will be needed in Playoff game with Giddings  (picture Lynne Carpenter)

                      This Week @ Canyon Lake
 Mon Mar 28  CL Hawks District  @     Floresville        All Day  Girls Golf
                      Day 1           Riverbend Golf Course
             CL Hawks District  @     Floresville        All Day  Boys  Golf
                      Day 1           Riverbend Golf Course

 Wed Mar 30  CL Hawks           @     Dripping Springs   5:30pm         Track

 Fri Apr 1   CL Hawks           @     Texas Relays       TBD      Boys  Track
                                      4x200 & 4x400 Relays
             Taylor             vs.   CL Hawks           6:00pm   Girls Soccer
                                      Del Valle Stadium
             Giddings           @     CL Hawks           7:00pm   Boys  Soccer
             
 Sat Apr 2   Yoakum             @     CL Hawks           7:00pm         Baseball

 Mon Apr 4   Yoakum             @     CL Hawks           6:00pm         Softball

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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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Junior Rory Preiss throwing to 1st Base while the season jumps into the 2nd week.

                             This Week @ Canyon Lake

 Mar 21 Mon      CL Hawks      @   Wimberley       6:00pm   Boys   Soccer
                 Wimberley     @   CL Hawks        6:00pm   Girls  Soccer
                 CL Hawks      @   Wimberley       7:00pm          Baseball

 Mar 22 Tue      CL Hawks      @   Fredericksburg  All Day  Boys   Golf
                                   Lady Bird GC
                 CL Hawks JV   @   Wimberley        5 & 7pm        Baseball
                 CL Hawks      @   Wimberley        6:30pm         Softball

 Mar 23 Wed      CL Hawks JV   @   Rebel Invitational              Tennis
                                   Hays High School
                 CL Hawks      @   Fredericksburg    All Day Girls Golf
                                   Lady Bird GC

 Mar 24 Thu      CL Hawks      @   Rebel Invitational              Tennis
                                   Hays High School
                 CL Hawks      @   Texans Relays     Afternoon     Track
                 La Vernia     @   CL Hawks          6:30pm        Softball
                 La Vernia     @   CL Hawks          7:00pm        Baseball

 Mar 27 Sun      CL Hawks Fans @   Your Favorite Church            Easter

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This week the big game will be Boys Soccer taking place in Wimberley on Monday.

If the Hawks can win then they will clinch their first playoff as they will have the tie breaker over the Texans after a 2-2 game in the first round.

CL came within one goal in their last week’s game with District 28-4A Champion Fredericksburg and will now have their eyes set on this game with our neighbors to the North.

The Hawk ladies clinched 4th place last week and will now be getting ready for another year of playoffs. Congrats Lady Hawks!!

Baseball and Softball have fallen on hard times as both of these sports lost district games.

The Baseball team was in their first week of district contests while the Softball team have now gone two weeks of district competition without a win.

It is still early for both teams as this will be an important week for Softball as they will end their first round of games and will need to switch the on button on to start climbing to get into playoff contention.

All of those losses for the girls have had 3 games coming up just 1 run short while the other game against Cuero was decided by 2 runs.

Close but no cigar. (That statement is for President Obama’s Cuba trip this week.)

Track and Field, Golf, and Tennis will get back into action after enjoying their spring break.

A lot of games are on the road this week but a short drive to Wimberley would get you back to speed with your favorite Hawk team.

Go Hawks!!

                  Go Hawks!!

  
                        Softball and Baseball Top 3

                              Softball Top 3
 at bats                  runs                      hits
 Carly Dubois      70     Kirsten Jones      27     Carly Dubois       39
 Alexis Robinson   61     Carly Dubois       23     Kirsten Jones      27
 Lauren Mentzer    59     Alexis Robinson    21     Alexis Robinson    26

 rbi’s                    extra base hits           base on balls
 Alexis Robinson   24     Alexis Robinson    12     Kirsten Jones       9
 Lauren Mentzer    19     Lauren Mentzer      8     Kat Weber           7
 Kat Weber         18     Kat Weber           5     Char Hutson         7

 batting ave              on base percentage        slugging percentage
 Carly Dubois    .557     Carly Dubois     .592     Alexis Robinson  .754
 Kirsten Jones   .474     Kirsten Jones    .565     Carly Dubois     .629
 Kat Weber       .429     Kat Weber        .508     Kat Weber        .589

 innings pitched          strike outs               earned run average
 Alexis Robinson 56.1     Alexis Robinson    90     Maggie Banks     0.69
 Lauren Mentzer  44.1     Lauren Mentzer     63     Lauren Mentzer   1.90
 Maggie Banks    10.2     Maggie Banks        6     Alexis Robinson  2.12

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                             Baseball Top 3
 at bats                  runs                      hits
 Hayden Reed       33     Gavin Dietrich      7     Rory Preiss        11
 Rory Preiss       31     Hayden Reed         6     Gavin Dietrich      9
 Gavin Dietrich    29     Isaiah Daily        3     Hayden Reed         9
                          Rory Preiss         3

 rbi’s                    extra base hits           base on balls
 Gavin Dietrich     6     Austin Brooks       2     Dylan Hodges        5
 Rory Preiss        5     Hayden Reed         2     Gavin Dietrich      5
 CJ Parrish         2     Rory Preiss         2     Austin Brooks       4
 Hayden Reed        2                               Lee Stafford        4

 batting average          on base percentage        slugging percentage
 Austin Brooks   .471     Austin Brooks    .571     Austin Brooks    .588
 Rory Preiss     .355     Gavin Dietrich   .429     Rory Preiss      .452
 Gavin Dietrich  .310     Rory Preiss      .375     Gavin Dietrich   .379

 innings pitches          strike outs               earned run average
 Gavin Dietrich  22.1     Gavin Dietrich     20     Gavin Dietrich   2.85
 Colton McDonald 13.2     Colton McDonald     8     Rory Preiss      4.89
 Avery Montgomery 8.0     Cade Dunavant       7     Colton McDonald  5.30

Catcher Kat Weber Will Throw You Out 

Canyon Lake continued their District 26-4A Season in a bad dream as another close loss to Cuero moves the Hawks record to 0-4 in district play losing, 3-1.

“We will need to stay together as a team,” Head Coach John Gallagher calculated after the loss. “We stranded way too many runners and we just got to score.”

On how important this next week will be, “Everybody is upbeat all of the girls know we can turn this around.”

The Hawks are the best 0-4 team in Texas as this talented group just needs a few good things to happen in order to turn this tide.

Canyon Lake has now gone 5 games without scoring in one of the first 3 innings. Those slow starts have proven to be a hard hole to climb out of.

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