Go Hawks!!

Canyon Lake could not get any traction in their loss to Gonzales and go 0-2 to start District 26-4A play.

“I knew this would be a tight game,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We did not execute when we needed to, we played good defense and we pitched well and we also threw two base runners on second, but offensively we were not on.”

The Hawks bats have gone silent with just 3 hits in this contest and failing to get a batter to 3rd base. In fact, that happened just once hence that one run scored on an Apache error.

Alexis Robinson was the losing pitcher but was also having trouble with her strike zone throwing 132 pitches with 59 of those pitches being called a ball.

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Softball’s Coach John Gallagher

The ReSporter caught up with Head Coach John Gallagher after the Hawk’s loss to Yoakum last week.

The ReSporter: What is the answer to all of those pesky errors for this team?

Coach Gallagher: “All 8 of our errors were either from a lack of concentration or lack of confidence. All the errors were on routine plays that we make everyday in practice or in games. They have been addressed and worked on in practice.”

The ReSporter: You have pitching that seems to be excelling as you enter into district play. I know you would like to be firing with all of your weapons, between gloves and bat,which one is more important to get wins with pitching being the constant?

Coach Gallagher: “Our defensive play is more important at this point. We have been productive offensively so when our defense is solid we win.” (more…)

                      Go Hawks!!

                              This Week @ Canyon Lake
 Mon 3/14      Cuero        @    CLHawks JV          5-7pm         Baseball
               Gonzales     @    CL Hawks              6pm         Softball

 Tue 3/15      Billies      @    CL Hawks JV           5pm  Girls  Soccer
               CL Hawks JV  @    Billies               5pm  Boys   Soccer
               CL Hawks     @    Navarro             630pm         Softball
               Billies      @    CL Hawks              7pm  Girls  Soccer
               CL Hawks     @    Billies               7pm  Boys   Soccer
               CL Hawks     @    Navarro               7pm         Baseball

 Fri 3/18      Bandera      @    CL Hawks JV           5pm  Boys   Soccer
               CL Hawks JV  @    Bandera               5pm  Girls  Soccer
               Cuero        @    CL Hawks            630pm         Softball
               Bandera      @    CL Hawks              7pm  Boys   Soccer
               CL Hawks     @    Bandera               7pm  Girls  Soccer
               Cuero        @    CL Hawks              7pm         Baseball

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                      Hawk Softball by the Numbers
     0     Number of hits in game with Johnson City.
     1     Total number of hits by both teams in same game.
     2     Triples hit by Kat Weber.
     2.05  Earned Run Average for Lauren Mentzer.
     3     Ties in the history of Hawk Softball.
     6     Players presently in the Top 10 for batting average.
    10     Home-Runs hit by Alexis Robinson.
    11     More runs than hits for Kirsten Jones in her career.
    12     Wins away from having a .500 record.
    41     Runs scored in the 2nd Inning.
    43     Walks up to this point in the campaign.
    51     Strikeouts this year.
    52     Stolen bases so far this season.
    57     At bats for Carly Dubois leading the team.
    83     Wins for John Gallagher

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Hawks Soccer JV taking on Canyon earlier this year.              (Pictures by Carpenter)

                              This Week @ Canyon Lake

 Mar  7       CL Hawks JV     @     Navarro      5 & 7pm           Baseball

 Mar  8       CL Hawks JV     @     Yoakum         430pm           Softball
              CL Hawks JV     @     Boerne         500pm   Boys    Soccer
              Boerne          @     CL Hawks JV    500pm   Girls   Soccer
              CL Hawks        @     Burnet         600pm           Baseball
              CL Hawks        @     Yoakum         630pm           Softball
              CL Hawks        @     Boerne         700pm   Boys    Soccer
              Boerne          @     CL Hawks       700pm   Girls   Soccer

 Mar  9       CL Hawks        @     Comfort Tourney        Boys    Golf
              CL Hawks        @     Bulldog Relays                 Track
                                    Bandera

 Mar 10       CL Hawks JV     vs.   Gonzales       1215pm          Baseball
              CL Hawks JV     vs.   SA East Central 230pm          Baseball
              CL Hawks JV     vs.   SA Antonian     445pm          Baseball
                                    Canyon High School
              CL Hawks JV     @     Rattler Invitational           Tennis
                                    San Marcos High School

 Mar 11       CL Hawks        @     Rattler Invitational           Tennis
                                    San Marcos High School
              CL Hawks JV     vs.   Smithson Valley 230pm          Baseball
                                    Canyon High School
              Gonzales        @     CL Hawks JV     430pm          Softball
              Bandera         @     CL Hawks JV     500pm   Boys   Soccer
              CL Hawks JV     @     Bandera         500pm   Girls  Soccer
              Gonzales        @     CL Hawks        630pm          Softball
              Bandera         @     CL Hawks        700pm   Boys   Soccer
              CL Hawks        @     Bandera         700pm   Girls  Soccer
              Marble Falls    @     CL Hawks        700pm          Baseball

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Maggie Banks is making her presence known in the circle and 3rd base.

Canyon Lake had a banner day in their Blanco Tourney as the Hawks scored 39 runs in their run-a-way games to start with 3 wins.

The Hawks pounded the ‘soft’Ball again on Thursday in Johnson City and now officials will have to dispose of those balls since those Softballs were actually ‘Soft’ after the Hawks pounded them.

Put in perspective, CL only had one inning in those 3 contests where there was a 0 used after their 3 outs.

Having 40 hits in those three games will give you an idea of how on fire these Hawks were on this break out day.

Lead off batter, Carly Dubois, was 11 for 11 for the day. Take a look at this line score for this hitter. If you go back to her Fredericksburg game then you have a batter that has 14 hits in her last 15 at bats.

                                          ab   r   h   bi    ave.
Carly Dubois Day at the 'soft'Ballpark    11   9  11   4   1.000

Dubois also used one of her hits for an inside the park home-run to go along with her 6 stolen bases for the day.

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                        Go Hawks

                        Softball's Top 3 for 2016 Season

 at bats                   runs                     hits
 Carly Dubois      45      Kirsten Jones      20    Kirsten Jones     20
 Lauren Mentzer    38      Alexis Robinson    16    Kat Weber         18
 Alexis Robinson   37      Carly Dubois       14    Alexis Robinson   18
                                                    Lauren Mentzer    18
                                                    Carly Dubois      18

 rbi’s                      base on balls           stolen bases
 Alexis Robinson   16       Char Hutson        5    Carly Dubois      11
 Kat Weber         15       Alexis Robinson    5    Kirsten Jones      8
 Lauren Mentzer    12       Kat Weber          3    Bailey Bryan       4

 doubles                    triples                 home runs
 Alexis Robinson    6       Alexis Robinson    2    Alexis Robinson    2
 Lauren Mentzer     4       Carly Dubois       1    Kat Weber          1
 Kat Weber          1       Tiare Kacir        1
 Kirsten Jones      1       Maggie Banks       1
 Maggie Banks       1       Kat Weber          1

 batting ave                on base pct             slugging pct
 Kirsten Jones   .571       Kirsten Jones   .625    Alexis Robinson .919
 Kat Weber       .500       Kat Weber       .550    Kat Weber       .667
 Alexis Robinson .486       Alexis Robinson .548    Kirsten Jones   .583

 wins                       strikeouts              earned run average
 Alexis Robinson    5       Alexis Robinson   59    Maggie Banks    0.88
 Lauren Mentzer     2       Lauren Mentzer    41    Lauren Mentzer  2.41
 Maggie Banks       2       Maggie Banks       4    Alexis Robinson 3.05

Hawks Grab 2nd Win over Fredericksburg the last two years

Canyon Lake has a 2 game winning streak over Fredericksburg as Alexis Robinson threw a shutout over the Billies to improve their record to, 9-3-1 as the Hawks prepare for the Blanco tournament this Thursday.

“This game was something that we needed,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “This is the type of game we will see when we start district.”

Canyon Lake’s schedule is crafted, by helping the team to improve as district starts which is always that end goal in getting players ready for a larger pie.

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                              Go Hawks

   
                                This Week @ Canyon Lake

 Mon Feb 29      Blanco JV       @    CLJV               5 & 7pm        Baseball

 Tue Mar  1      CL Hawks JV     @    Fredericksburg JV  500pm          Softball
                 Wimberley JV    @    CL Hawks JV        500pm    Boys  Soccer
                 Johnson City    @    CL Hawks           600pm          Baseball
                 CL Hawks        @    Fredericksburg     700pm          Softball
                 Wimberley       @    CL Hawks           700pm    Boys  Soccer
                 CL Hawks        @    Wimberley          700pm    Girls Soccer

 Thu Mar  3      CL Hawks        @    Navarro Panther Relays            Track
                 Burbank         @    CL Hawks           230pm          Baseball
                 CL Hawks        vs.  Center Point      1030am          Softball
                 CL Hawks        vs.  Mason              130pm          Softball
                 CL Hawks        vs.  Copperas Cove      430pm          Softball
                                      Johnson City
                 CL Hawks JV     @    Brackenridge HS    All-Day        Tennis

 Fri Mar  4      Columbus        @    CL Hawks            730pm         Baseball
                 CL Hawks        @    Brackenridge HS    All-Day        Tennis

 Sat Mar  5      Hendrickson     @    CL Hawks             Noon         Baseball
                 Sequin          @    CL Hawks            230pm         Baseball
                 CL Hawks        vs.  TBA (Blanco Tourney)              Softball
                 CL Hawks        @    Brackenridge        All-Day       Tennis
                                      Semi/Finals for JV & Varsity

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Senior 2nd Baseman Kirsten Jones

Cows were seen running for the hills after Canyon Lake’s softball game with Seminole ended on a run rule, 12-0 as the Hawks finished the tournament undefeated and one tie.

Canyon Lake hit the cover off the ball with 13 hits as all but one Hawk batter made it to base safely.

With just one game of stats not complete the Hawks can go 8 batters with a .300 batting average or higher.

Carly Dubois who carries a .398 lifetime batting average looks anemic with a .351 so far this season.

The Hawks have found their bat and the result is Cows heading for the hills to protect their hide as CL was busy trying to find some leather to rewrap the balls hit throughout this 3 day tournament.

A sampling of Hawk Batters and their lethal bats thus far: (more…)