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…)

Canyon Lake whitewashed the Boerne Greyhounds in a win that helped cement the Hawks into second place in the District 26-3A race last Friday night at the Canyon Lake diamond.

Pitcher Missy Romero helped the Hawks win their third game in a row and also winning their second straight over the Greyhounds.

Canyon Lake has now scored 29 runs In the last three games helping take a lot of pressure off the defense. The bottom of the batting order were the players that raised the bar for this win. (more…)

The Hilltop ReSporter will be taking a look at individual players for the rest of the season.

The first stop will be from the circle as we look at Junior Pitcher Missy Romero.

Pitcher for a softball team has been the pivotal player for any team, because of the chance of dominating the game with strikeout power. This aspect had been adjusted this year when UIL moved the circle back three feet to the same distance as the college game. (more…)

ReSporter: What are you looking for from the team the next round through District play?

Coach Gallagher: “More consistency in our offensive production, continued strong defensive effort, keeping errors to a minimum, and getting everyone to improve their knowledge of games situations.”

ReSporter: With the game being divided into three parts: Fielding—Hitting—Pitching…
What are some numbers you think you need to get to to be put in a position for winning or placing in the playoffs? (number of errors per game, hits per game, etc….) (more…)

The Hawks are fighting with three teams for two playoff spots as district play goes into the second round.

Canyon Lake, Billies, and Texans, will be fighting for those two spots and the games between those teams the second time around will determine who can advance. (more…)