Second Baseman Alex Henderson

One of the most improved players this season is second baseman Alex Henderson. Henderson leads the team with a .385 batting and .912 fielding percentage.

Alex’s confidence coming to the plate is not hard to see. She bats first in the lineup, which allows her to set the table for the other players to score runs.

Henderson’s on base percentage is just what Coach Gallagher wants in a lead off hitter. She has jets for shoes and is successful with a .443% rate. (more…)

The stage is set for the Canyon Lake Hawks to finish the season with a win over Navarro.

The Hawks have won five of their last six games, with the only loss being a one run affair to Bandera. (more…)

Canyon Lake softball team is about to join a fun group. The girls have been in the playoffs in Volleyball (twice), Soccer, Basketball, and the Track team is sending several athletes to Regions again this year.

The Hawks have played Navarro two times in the short history of the school and enjoy a 2-0 record.

In the game earlier this season CL scored 11 runs which is the third most for the season.

The game can be broken down with the three most important components: Fielding—Batting—Pitching (more…)

The Canyon Lake Softball team ended the run scoring and victory drought against Fredericksburg last Friday, scoring five runs in their first victory over the Billies.

It had been documented before, the previous five games played against Fredericksburg resulting in five losses without one run being scored.

The game started rocky for the upstart Hawks with five errors in the first two innings allowing the visitors to score three unearned runs and the lead. (more…)

The district picture has been cleared up since last week’s games.

The Canyon Lake Hawks have clinched a playoff spot and will now look for a win over Navarro next Thursday night at the Hawk diamond. (more…)

The Canyon Lake Softball team is going into territory never before seen this time of the season. A chance to continue the season via playoffs.

With that being the goal, the game, April 15th, will be pivotal to give the Hawks a better idea of where they stand in that picture.

Canyon Lake has not beaten Fredericksburg yet in the three year history. In fact, when the Hawks score in the game….it will be the first score ever against the Billies. (more…)

“And now coming to bat is Katy the Pain Train,” as Stephanie Langenberg Introduces the players for the next at bat.

Katy Payne has been a fixture for the Hawks and has to her credit the one and only homerun in the short history for Canyon Lake.

The hit came last year in a 12-1 victory over Navarro….she made it count too, as the hit was a Grand Slam. (more…)

Team                W   L   GB   Remaining Games

Bandera             9   0   --    Wimberley

Canyon Lake         5   3   3.5   Fredericksburg, Navarro

Wimberley           4   3   4.0   Navarro, Boerne, Bandera

Fredericksburg      3   4   5.0   Hawks, Navarro, Boerne

Navarro             2   5   6.0   Wimberley, Fredericksburg, Hawks

Boerne              0   8   8.5   Wimberley, Fredericksburg

The Bandera Bulldogs have clinched the District with just one game remaining the closest team to the Bulldogs being your Hawks.

With only one game left for Bandera, the race is now between the next four teams with only Boerne not able to qualify for a playoff spot. (more…)

Canyon Lake improved their district record to 5-3 with a win over Wimberley to put themselves in position for the playoffs.

The Hawks were cruising with a three run lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning when the Texans came storming back to tie the score.

The first four players reached base for Wimberley in the fifth with two singles a double and fielders choice. The third run came home off a sacrifice fly and the momentum seemed to be with the home team.

The Hawks answered in the top of the sixth inning when McKenna Beseda singled with two outs. Beseda has been on a tear the past couple of weeks raising her batting percentage over .200 points to a lofty .360 for the season. (more…)

The Canyon Lake Softball team lost another close game to Bulldogs on the road last Tuesday night at Bandera.

Bandera is in first place in the District 26-3A race and two of their wins have come in games against the Hawks by the slimmest of margins.

The Hawks tied the game up in the top of the seventh inning only to lose control of the game in the bottom of that same inning. (more…)