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                        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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                                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.

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Junior Carly Dubois is the spark-plug for CL’s offense

Canyon Lake wakes up in time to get a two game winning streak after the second day of games as the Hawks win last games against Harper and Flatonia.

In that first game, the Hawks, had to rally for a tie as a 5-0 lead was reduced to a 2 run deficit as the game’s time limit was starting to close out the affair.

Alexis Robinson started the 5th inning with a double and then Kat Weber would single Robinson home as CL still needed at least one more score to tie this game.

That hit came from the bat of Bailey Bryan and she was left stranded on third base as Canyon Lake just could not close the game out.

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                            Softball Top 3

 at bats                  runs                   hits
 Carly Dubois      29     Kirsten Jones     9    Lauren Mentzer   12
 Kirsten Jones     24     Carly Dubois      8    Alexis Robinson  11
 Lauren Mentzer    23     Lauren Mentzer    7    Kat Weber        11
 Kat Weber         23
 Bailey Bryan      23

 rbi’s                    base on balls            stolen bases
 Alexis Robinson    9     Char Hutson         4    Carly Dubois      6
 Kat Weber          9     Alexis Robinson     3    Bailey Bryan      2
 Lauren Mentzer     7     Bailey Bryan        2    Kirsten Jones     2
                                                   Tiare Kacir       2

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

 batting average          on base pct              slugging pct
 Lauren Mentzer  .522     Lauren Mentzer   .560    Alexis Robinson  .773
 Alexis Robinson .500     Alexis Robinson  .560    Laruen Mentzer   .696
 Kat Weber       .462     Char Hutson      .556    Kat Weber        .652

 wins                     strikeouts               era
 Lauren Mentzer     2     Lauren Mentzer     35    Maggie Banks     0.00
 Alexis Robinson    2     Alexis Robinson    32    Lauren Mentzer   2.92
 Maggie Banks       1     Maggie Banks        1    Alexis Robinson  6.96

Canyon Lake persevered in their first tournament game played on Thursday against Johnson City, 4-3.

“We did not give up and persevered,” Head Softball Coach John Gallagher stated. “We started slow but our pitching was very good and we got it done in the last inning.”

Drama was part of the action as both teams scored in their final at bat as the Hawks pushed across the winning run with 2 outs after a Alexis Robinson walk.

That base on balls had Robinson scooting to second base with a steal and then an error on a throw to second allowed Kirsten Jones to score that winning run.

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Celebrating a good outcome for CL’s Soccer team         (Pictures by Lynne Carpenter)

                         This Week @ Canyon Lake

 Mon. Feb. 22    CL Hawks       1   Llano        3     600pm         Baseball
                 Llano JV      21   CL Hawks JV 22     600pm         Baseball

 Tue. Feb. 23    CL Hawks JV    @    Bandera           500pm  Boys   Soccer
                 Bandera JV     @    CL Hawks JV       500pm  Girls  Soccer
                 Taylor        73    CL Hawks   43     630pm  Boys   Basketball
                 793 Union Chapel Rd. Cedar Creek HS   Bi-District   Playoffs
                 CL Hawks       1    Bandera     2     700pm  Boys   Soccer
                 Bandera        2    CL Hawks    2     700pm  Girls  Soccer

 Thu. Feb 25     CL Hawks      vs.   Second Baptist    230pm         Baseball
                 CL Hawks      vs.   Marble Falls      730pm         Baseball
                                     Marble Falls Tourney
                 Johnson City   3    CL Hawks          4             Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney

 Fri. Feb. 26    Blanco         @    CL Hawks          800am         Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney
                 Flatonia       @    CL Hawks          12noon        Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney
                 Harper         @    CL Hawks          200pm         Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney
                 CL Hawks       @    James Hood Classic All-Day      Tennis
                                     Westwood High School
                 Fredericksburg @    CL Hawks JV       500pm   Boys  Soccer
                 CL Hawks JV    @    Fredericksburg    500pm   Girls Soccer
                 Fredericksburg @    CL Hawks          700pm   Boys  Soccer
                 CL Hawks       @    Fredericksburg    700pm   Girls Soccer
                 CL Hawks      vs.   Liberty Hill      Noon          Baseball

 Sat. Feb. 27    Seminole       @    CL Hawks          800am         Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney
                 CL Hawks      vs.   Elgin             230pm         Baseball
                 CL Hawks       @    Tiger Relays      All-Day       Track
                                     Dripping Springs

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Lauren Mentzer pitches gem in win over Copperas Cove

Canyon Lake rebounded with a 10-2 win over Copperas Cove as the Hawks ended their Huber Ranch Tourney 3-3 for the three day event.

“We hit very well,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We ran the bases and used our speed to our advantage.”

CL jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two innings which during normal circumstances would have led to warm fuzzies, however after enjoying similar leads in the past 3 days, Canyon Lake had to find a way to finish which happened when Sophomore pitcher Lauren Mentzer allowed the Bulldogs no more than 5 hits without walking a batter.

Alexis Robinson continued her hot bat with 2 triples in the win that knocked in 3 Hawks while, Junior Kat Weber got into an exclusive Sorority with a home run over the right center field fence.

                   Home Runs for CL Hawks
 name                  #         class
 Alexis Robinson       7         Senior
 Kelsey Ahrens         6         2015
 Brianna Young         2         2014
 Katy Payne            1         2010
 Kat Weber             1         Junior

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Kat Weber knocked in Alexis Robinson in win over Luling Eagles

Canyon Lake finished their 2nd day at the Huber Ranch Softball Tournament and for the second day in a row finished with one win and one loss as the Hawks held off the Luling Eagles, 6-5 for the win.

This game would give Hawk fans a reason to think this year might be different as Maggie Banks came into the game to relieve Starter Alexis Robinson and as Banks pitched 2.1 innings giving up no runs for the win.

Robinson had the hot bat with 2 doubles and driving in 2 runs but it was a Robinson run off the bat of Kat Weber that had the final run and win for Canyon Lake.

“This week I had been struggling at the plate,” Robinson started. “I knew I needed to focus on my at bats and it finally worked.”

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