Last year during the end of Canyon Lake’s Softball season, you could walk by a few

students that had some ‘grub’ on the grill and enjoying there last days before the end of school.

Oh yeah, they would also visit the Softball game that was on their way to the playoffs for the first time in the history of this program.

These Students were mostly Seniors, but there were also enough younger aged participants that would allow this event to be repeated for the next campaign.

The CL Flag draped trucks would be seen when driving  onto the parking lot close to the Field of Dreams.

“I just like to BBQ,” Senior Brandon Berger said. “And were all about supporting the girls (Softball Team).”

The crew will eat and enjoy each others company, but as soon as the food is finished…the students will make themselves heard in support for the Hawk’s Softball team.
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Canyon Lake now has a two game winning streak over Fredericksburg. Repeat: The

Hawks have beaten the Billies in two consecutive games.

Not impressed? Missy Romero pitched a no-hitter in the win.

Not impressed? Hawks offense batted around in the lineup, scoring six runs in one inning.

Not Impressed? The No-Hitter had six outs via strikeout, but the DEFENSE played an exceptional game in the outfield as well as the infield.

Not Impressed? Don’t know what else to say, except the trinity for softball was clicking with offense, defense, and pitching and this trifecta could not of happened at a better time.
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Canyon Lake is now three games into District 26-3A play and are in a position

McKenna Beseda

that needs some attention.

The last two games has had a defense that has had 12 errors …Not Good.

The offense has only produced two runs …Not Good.

Yes, this Hawk team is young, but if they can get their act together, then the epilogue can entice an excited crowd for the end of the play.

In other words, Canyon Lake can not afford to get too far behind in the race for a playoff spot.

Wimberley game finished with a 3-0 loss, but allowing so many extra runners on base via errors proved to be a down fall.
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The Canyon Lake Hawks have started their District 26-3A race by running over the

Boerne Greyhounds last Wednesday, 14-4 in the shortened run ruled game.

“I think we were ready to play and came out aggressive  offensively,” Head Coach John Gallagher started. “We just got to keep working and plugging.”

The lineup looks like it might be set for most of the games for the remainder of the season.

McKenna Beseda started the game in left field, which allowed Kelsey Ahrens to take third base and moving Lilimae Dailey to first. A position she played last year.

“Beseda is good out there,” Coach Gallagher surmised. “Her speed is an asset. Now with (Mary) Jordan at centerfield we can play quick….but this will all be based on who we play.”

Missy Romero was dominant from the circle and held Boerne to two hits in the contest.

Boerne helped the Hawks cause with seven errors, which allowed the Hawks long innings and 12 runs to start the contest.
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The Hawks stayed dry in the rain as they outscored Marion and SAC 12-2 in  a

shortened Marion Tournament this past week.

When Canyon Lake took care of the three major areas in winning games.

Pitching:
Between Missy Romero, Briana Young, and Kelsey Ahrens the Hawks gave up only one run holding the two teams to just four hits.

Romero lowered her era to a miniscule 0.53, for those who might know the significance…the number stands for the number of runs given up in a regular seven inning game.

Using that criteria, Canyon Lake would only need one run to win games in which Romero is in the circle.

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The Hawks beat the Eagles on a very windy night of Softball at the Canyon Lake

diamond last Tuesday night.

The wind was relentless as Canyon Lake finally figured out their strategy of winning going away.

Canyon Lake coaxed nine walks with eight hits to finally put enough runs across the plate to ensure the victory.

“It was a solid effort,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “That was probably our best effort for the year.”

Missy Romero had another solid game in the circle giving up three hits and striking out eight.

The Hawks had several key elements transpire during the game that gives you an idea that CL might have turned an important curve.
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Canyon Lake Hawks had a good run at the Blanco Softball Tournament that

concluded Saturday in the Championship Round.

The Hawks disposed of Johnson City, Ingram, Poth and Lago Vista, before meeting up to a very good Llano team.

Canyon Lake has a lot of youth on board and getting this much action in over a two day period will only pay dividends. A lineup with only two Seniors will require some help and leadership from the players that might have just one year of Varsity ball.

The Poth game had a lot of meaning for Canyon Lake as they had been eliminated the last two years by this team.

“I was really pumped up for the Poth game,” Pitcher Missy Romero said. “It was time for some pay back!”
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Canyon Lake Softball team claimed their second victory against Hyde Park in a game played in Austin, Tuesday night.

The Hawks jumped out to a commanding four run lead after the second inning and rode Pitcher Missy Romero and Emma Broussard to the finish line in style.

Romero, because she held the home team to two runs and five hits.

Broussard, because she had only the second homerun for a Hawk in the short history of the program.

Head Coach John Gallagher talked about the at bat, “In the fifth inning Romero led off with a single, Young popped up to the catcher, and Daily reached base on an error. That put runners on first and third and Broussard came to bat and hit a ball deep to right, one bounce off the fence and rolled away….Broussard was at third by that time and the relay came to the second baseman and she rounded and beat the throw home.”

Katy Payne can still rest easy knowing that she still has the only conventional homerun over the fence, but it seems to be only a matter of time before Payne will have company in that department.

The Hawks will be in action starting this Thursday at the Blanco Tournament. Come out, take the short drive and support Canyon Lake.

 Team            1   2   3   4   5   6   7   R   H   E
 Canyon Lake     3   2   0   0   3   0   0   8   8   3   
 Hyde Park       1   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5   5

 Name         AB  R   H   BI  2B  3B  HR  BB  SO  Misc  
 Jordan       3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2SB
 Beseda       4   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   
 Romero       4   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
 Young        3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
 Daily        4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   ROE
 Broussard    5   1   2   5   0   0   1   0   0
 Riccio       3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
 L. Henderson 2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
 V. Henderson 3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
 Totals      28   8   8   5   0   0   1   0   7  

 Pitching    IP  H   R   ER   BB   SO   W   L
 Romero      7   5   2   1    1    10   2   4 

February 24, 2012

Friday morning at the Canyon Lake Gymnasium, Missy

Romero reached another softball milestone.

This athlete for the Hawks Softball team has taken pen in hand and signed for a scholarship at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Mississippi.

Romero has been the dominant pitcher for Canyon Lake for three years now working on her fourth campaign in the circle.

Accomplishments for this young lady is plentiful. Take a look at the stats below for pitching and from the batter’s box.

Romero has pitched 376 innings so far while giving up only 178 earned runs for a respectable 3.31 runs per game.
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Canyon Lake traveled to Blanco and ran out of gas before reaching the field, losing

to the Panthers, 7-5.

The Hawks finally figured out the Panther’s pitcher, but the four run seventh inning ended with a base running error squelching a chance for the comeback.

“We’re a young and learning team,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “This is on the job training.”

Before the last inning, CL was only able to scratch out three hits while scoring one run. The run came in the fourth inning and brought the game to within one run for a tie.
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