Canyon Lake started off with some noise in the batter’s box as the Hawks batted over .400 and have

Junior Kelsey Ahrens

a decent 4-2 record.

This is a young club and to have some bats coming out of the cave will bode well for a team needing to clamp onto all the positive vibes as this season continues in preparation for District 27-3A play in a few weeks.

Another encouraging development has been in the circle, as Kelsey Ahrens has responded with some innings that will only help by having two pitchers.

Canyon Lake has had one featured pitcher since this school has started play six years ago.

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Brianna Young knocked in 5 runs in the first inning with power as Canyon Lake cruised

Carly DuBois making wishes come true in Center Field

to a 19-5 win over Luling Eagles in their final game in the Navarro Tournament on Saturday.

Young had a double and home run in a 12 run first inning to give the Hawks a cushion that helped this young ball club to a 4-2 record opening their season.

“Overall, we improved over our Thursday games,” Head Coach John Gallagher started. “The players played hard and never quit…We will use these games with some teaching in the field.”

Every Hawk had a hit in this game as Canyon Lake batted around the order twice in those three innings before this game was called on a time limit.

CL starts the season with 5 home runs in their first six games and that is more dingers than Canyon Lake has had in their history.

Ahrens was one of the players with two home runs to start this season.

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Cameron Berger saves her best for her last at bat with a single driving in two runs in the last inning

Sophomores Alexis Robinson and Cameron Berger after walk-off single

for a one run win over Pearsall Mavericks, 5-4 at Navarro’s Tournament.

Canyon Lake finished their first day with a 2-1 record with a 13-12 loss to Connally and a win over Gonzales, 11-6 in their earlier games on Thursday.

“I am very pleased with how we played,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We did well offensively and hit the ball well and bunted well.”

The Hawks are so young that even their one of two seniors is Brianna YOUNG.

Freshman and Sophomores ‘make up’ many new faces, in fact, they might be so young that they don’t wear ‘make up’.

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Katy Payne was the first Hawk to hit a Home-Run over the fence. Brianna Young her replacement has the other dinger.

Hawks Top Five in Softball All-Time Stats

 Average                     At Bats                   Runs
 McKenna Beseda     .370     Vicky Henderson    264    Missy Romero        77
 Missy Romero       .359     Missy Romero       251    McKenna Beseda      74
 Alexis Robinson    .359     McKenna Beseda     243    Tiffany Arredondo   53
 Brianna Young      .348     Katy Payne         210    Vicky Henderson     47
 Katy Payne         .300     Lilimae Daily      206    Alex Henderson      39

 RBI's                       Hits                      Doubles
 Missy Romero         55     McKenna Beseda      90    Missy Romero        24
 Katy Payne           40     Missy Romero        90    Brianna Young       18
 Brianna Young        37     Vicky Henderson     68    Kelsey Ahrens       14
 McKenna Beseda       30     Katy Payne          63    Katy Payne          11
 Vicky Henderson      28     Tiffany Arredondo   55    McKenna Beseda      10

 Triples                     Base on Balls             Home Runs
 Missy Romero          9     Missy Romero        55    Missy Romero         2
 Mary Jordan           2     Brianna Young       27    Brianna Young        1
 Alexis Robinson       2     Mary Jordan         24    Katy Payne           1
 McKenna Beseda        2     Ashley Magness      19 
 Katy Payne            2     Alex Henderson      19
 Megan Browning        2
 Pitching
 Innings                     Strikeouts                 Wins
 Missy Romero      498.1     Missy Romero        528    Missy Romero       36
 Alexis Robinson   130.2     Alexis Robinson     179    Alexis Robinson     8
 Megan Blackburn    42.2     Kelsey Ahrens        15    Kelsey Ahrens       2
 Kelsey Ahrens      33.1     Megan Blackburn      11    Megan Blackburn     1
 Brianna Young       4.0     Brianna Young         5    Brianna Young       1

 Earned Run Average (based on 30 or more innings)
 Missy Romero       2.77
 Alexis Robinson    3.17
 Megan Blackburn    6.97
 Kelsey Ahrens      7.40

Replacing McKenna Beseda will be a must for Canyon Lake this year.

Softball Preview for their opening games this week.

Canyon Lake did lose several players that were mainstays through these past few seasons.

There were some bats and gloves that will need to be replaced this season and those puzzle pieces will be put in place before district plays starts up.

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Canyon Lake Boys will be at Home for their last game of the season with Bandera this Tuesday night

This Week at Canyon Lake

Last week was a ‘Lost in Weather’ week as many games were not played or the dates changed because of those nasty elements.

The Girls Basketball team did finish their season last Tuesday and next year should have a team starting to make a little more noise as this year’s team was full of underclassman and to top that off, the Junior Varsity girls finished with several wins to end the season.

Boys Basketball will be having their final game at home with Bandera on Tuesday as they too will put those sneakers away for another year.

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Canyon Lake’s Softball team was in discovery mode last Saturday as they opened their year.

Sophomore Pitcher Alexis Robinson

The Hawks played three games on Saturday in New Braunfels Canyon High School.

Wins and losses are not what coaches are looking for during these skirmishes, but looking for hidden jewels and seeing how much work and the specific type of work needs to be done to ready a team for the season is a top priority.

After asking how Alexis Robinson pitched, Head Coach John Gallagher surmised, “Pretty good, she threw about seven innings overall and had three strikeouts. We used two different catchers so she did not throw a lot of different pitches.”

Canyon Lake will be thin in that pitching circle again this year and so how Robinson goes will also let you know how the Hawks will fair this year.

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Canyon Lake will be playing their last game for the season this Tuesday night

Canyon Lake Girls Basketball will be in their last game of this season on Tuesday at the Hawk gym.

This has been a rebuilding year for CL as this team has featured Freshman and Sophomores and with that came a lot of growing pains.

On Tuesday night the Hawk Nation will be saying good-bye to Amber Ramsey, Emily Muniz, Cati Harrington, Brianna Young, and Jenna Lann.

Come out this Tuesday night to let these girls know your appreciation for representing Canyon Lake.

The Hawk Boy’s Basketball team will be on the road as they play out their season with only 3 games remaining. Their next home game will be a week from this Tuesday which will also be their season finale.

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The ReSporter: How have your practices been going?

Head Softball Coach John Gallagher

Coach Gallagher: “Practice is going very well. We have a lot of eager minds willing to learn all they can to become better players. The Junior varsity is doing everything they can to be better players by listening and working hard everyday.”

The ReSporter: What have you noticed that has surprised you in what you have seen thus far?

Coach Gallagher: “I’ve been surprised with our team speed on varsity. We have some girls that can run well and know how to execute in situations. I am also very happy that we have some added depth at several positions this year. All of these players are working extremely hard on all parts of their game to earn a spot.”

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 This Week at Canyon Lake                    Time          Sport
 January 28 CLJV        @ Wimberley          5:30pm        Lady's Basketball
            CLHS        @ Wimberley          7:00pm        Lady's Basketball
            Wimberley   @ CL Freshman        5:30pm        Boy's Basketball
            Wimberley   @ CLJV               5:30pm        Boy's Basketball
            Wimberley   @ CL Varsity         7:00pm        Boy's Basketball
            CLHS        @ Marble Falls       6:00pm        Lady's Soccer
            Pleasanton  @ CLHS               7:00pm        Boy's Soccer

 January 31 CLJV        @ Boerne             5:30pm        Lady's Basketball
            CL Varsity  @ Boerne             7:00pm        Lady's Basketball
            Boerne      @ CL Freshman        5:30pm        Boy's Basketball
            Boerne      @ CLJV               5:30pm        Boy's Basketball
            Boerne      @ CL Varsity         7:00pm        Boy's Basketball
            CLHS        @ Palo Alto College  All Day       Lady's & Boy's Swimming
                          Dist. 28-4A Meet

 February 1 CLHS        @ Palo Alto College  All Day       Swimming
                          Dist. 28-4A Meet
            CLHS        @ NB Canyon          12:30, 2:00,  Softball
                                             5:00pm

 February 3 NB Canyon   @ CLHS               6:00pm        Lady's Soccer