Savanna Oberholtzer and her Topsy-Turvy throw-ins keep teams discombobulated.
(photo by Daniel Clifton)

Time for (some Jethro Bodine) deciphering after first week of The Lake’s Ladies Soccer escapades.

The two polls below have been released and Canyon Lake went down from #1 to #2 in the Girls Coaches Association Poll. This is despite The Hawks winning their only contest in convincing fashion over Fredericksburg, 4-1.

Girls Coaches Association Poll
1) Celina           7-1-1
2) Canyon Lake     10-0-0
3) Life Waxahachie 14-0-1
4) Wimberley       10-1-1
5) Salado          12-1-0

The MaxPreps Poll:
1) Wimberley       10-1-1
2) Celina           7-1-1
3) Life Waxahachie 14-0-1
4) Canyon Lake     10-0-0
5) Davenport        9-2-0

Davenport (1-1) and Marble Falls (0-2) made the furtherest drop this week where Davy is now 19th after losing to the Texans and the Mustangs completely dropped form the top 25 list. What seems odd is MFalls dropped with a one goal loss to Wimbo (0-1) and newbie Long Creek.

           Congrats Lake Lady Hawk’s Soccer! 

So these high rankings seem to still be in a ‘we don’t really know’ time of season.

Long Creek put their name in the hat when they shut-out Marble Falls posing another school ready to make a mark.

It’s simple knowing that a district as loaded as CL’s has potential of seeing all these teams drop if their circular firing squad with District 26-4A schools beating each other with each week of battles.

The ReSporter would put more confidence in the MaxPreps Poll as that seems more in tune as a power poll and not based on opinions like the Coaches Poll.

         Way to Make us Proud Hawks!

Time will tell as this week The Lake will have Senior night this Tuesday when they welcome Bandera to the Hawk Nest and then this Friday will be a showdown playing Wimberley in a battle between two top 4 opponents.

The Lake tied Wimberley in both of their outings last season for a team who played on the Final Four last season.

Having all four schools getting to a Regional Semi-Final round that would have District 26-4A teams playing in a final four semi-round.

Should be a fun run to March when the best rise to the top.

Let’s Go Lake!

District 4A Region 4 District 26

Overall         W  L  T    Pct  GF  GA  Streak
Canyon Lake    10  0  0  1.000  60  12   10W
Davenport       9  2  0   .900  46   4    1L
Wimberley      10  1  1   .864  40   7    7W
Marble Falls    8  2  2   .750  44   6    2L
Long Creek      5  1  2   .750  22   4    2W
Fredericksburg  6  5  0   .545  25  18    1W
Bandera         3 10  0   .231  15  44    3L

District        W  L  T    Pct  GF  GA    GB
Wimberley       2  0  0  1.000   3   1    ~~
Canyon Lake     1  0  0  1.000   4   1    .5
Long Creek      1  0  0  1.000   2   0    .5
Davenport       1  1  0   .500  10   2   1.0
Fredericksburg  1  1  0   .000   9   5   1.0
Marble Falls    0  2  0   .000   0   3   2.0
Bandera         0  2  0   .000   1  17   2.0

Last Week’s Results:
Canyon Lake    4   Freddie      1
Wimberley      1   Marble Falls 0
Davenport      9   Bandera      1
Wimberley      2   Davenport    1
Freddie        8   Bandera      1
Long Creek     2   Marble Falls 0

This Week’s Schedule:
February 3rd
Bandera        @   Canyon Lake 700p
Wimberley      @   Freddie
Long Creek     @   Davenport
Marble Falls Bye

February 6th
Wimberley      @   Canyon Lake 700p
Long Creek     @   Davenport
Freddie        @   Long Creek
Bandera Bye

Avery Norris advancing The Lake’s Offense in their win earlier this year.
(photo by PacoCreates)

GO LAKE & Flatten them like our Pancakes!

Canyon Lake started district play with a win over Fredericksburg, 4-1 for their 10th straight victory.

Last year, The Lake, came into this first contest with the Billies with a lot of confidence opening at home.

That start was a tied battle at 2 goals which led to two more ties (against Wimberley) during district part of their schedule.

CL’s district added Long Creek which results in a 12 game uphill battle as all but one school (Bandera) presently has a .500 or better record.

The Lady Hawks Soccer has had an impressive run during Head Coach Kara Stracener’s 6th years at the helm.

Authentic Canyon Lake says Go Lake & Don’t Forget Valentine’s Day!

With two campaigns reaching 16 wins while already matching CL’s 10 wins during 2023 season. In Stracener’s 6 years she had raked in 80 wins with 43 losses that comes to a .642 winning percentage.

Head Coach Stracener commented bout the Fredericksburg win, “It was a good win to start district. We Struggled to control the game, but obviously were able to convert some of our chances into goals…We were challenged more defensively than we have been all season, so I’m proud of our defense for shutting down Fred’s attack.”

The Lake has ordered a lot more hangers to show off many firsts this season thus far that now has a ten game winning streak but as Coach Stracener commented on seeing a tougher defense with the Billies, then with more schools still to see in a district that presently have 3 teams in the Top 5 and 4 in the Top 10 it is apparent more challenges will be forthcoming.

                  Congrats Lady Hawks!

Savanna Olberholtzer led the team with 3 goals while Bella Biasatti recorded 2 assists and a goal and Senior Jordan Villareal produced an assist to finish the scoring.

Goalkeeper Liza Schexnayder and defender Chylea Gray were rewarded players of the game in this win.

Canyon Lake will be off this Friday and then open their district home schedule next Tuesday February 3rd against Bandera starting at 7:00pm.

The Lake is treading in water that has not been seen by any Hawk sport since the school started after being recognized in one poll as the #1 team in the state.

But with that caveat you will be seeing tough district play each week that has 3 other schools also hanging with impressive resumes to show-off to their fans. Sooo buckle up and Go Lake!

District 4A Region 4 District 26

Overall         W  L  T     Pct   GF   GA   Streak
Canyon Lake    10  0  0   1.000   60   12    10W
Davenport       9  1  0    .900   45    2     7W
Wimberley       9  1  1    .864   39    6     7W
Marble Falls    8  1  2    .818   44    4     1L
Long Creek      4  1  2    .714   20    4     1W
Fredericksburg  5  5  0    .500   25   18     1L
Bandera         3  9  0    .333   14   36     3L

District        W  L  T.    Pct   GF   GA
Canyon Lake     1  0  0   1.000    4    1
Wimberley       1  0  0   1.000    1    0
Davenport       1  0  0   1.000    9    0
Long Creek      0  0  0    .000    0    0
Marble Falls    0  1  0    .000    0    1
Fredericksburg  0  1  0    .000    1    4
Bandera         0  1  0    .000    0    9

Tuesday Results:
Canyon Lake     4  Freddie      1
Wimberley       1  Marble Falls 0
Bandera         0  Davenport    9

Tonight's Schedule:
Davenport       @  Wimberley
Freddie         @  Bandera
Marble Falls    @  Long Creek
Canyon Lake Bye

Tuesday Schedule:
Bandera         @ Canyon Lake   700p
Wimberley       @ Fredericksburg
Long Creek      @ Davenport
Marble Falls Bye

        Savanna Oberholtzer during I-10 Shootout to start the year.    (photo by PacoCreates) 

                          Plug those Leaks Lake!

Canyon Lake will have a frigid start to district play this Tuesday against an always tough Fredericksburg Billies squad.

But for this season thus far, The Hawks, have been hot with their longest winning streak and starting district play undefeated.

The schools in The Lake’s district have garnered an impressive resume and Fredericksburg will be a good indicator as Freddie’s four losses have come against teams that have a combined 29-9-4 record which gives an idea of how this will be an all out road war.

                 Go Lake Beat Freddie!

In fact, this district will have several evenings without a win just by walking out on the soccer field of play.

The top 4 District 26-4A schools have a combined 33-2-3 (.908) non-district record and have accumulated 174 goals while allowing an anemic 22 before district gets going this week to their opponents.

Need more? Wimberley has played the toughest schedule (.711), Davenport (.571), Marble Falls (.514)  and The Lake (.500).

Rankings
Girls Coaches Association Soccer Poll
Canyon Lake     1st
Wimberley       4th
Marble Falls    9th
Davenport      12th


MaxPreps Poll
Wimberley       1st
Davenport       4th
Canyon Lake     5th
Marble Falls   10th
Fredericksburg 29th

                   Way to GO HAWKS!

The ReSporter had a chance of catching up with Coach Kara Stracener for her thoughts as CLake enters their next phase of the season.

The ReSporter: Across the board what does it mean to this program to finish undefeated after non district games?

Coach Stracener: “I think this is the first time we’ve been undefeated going into district play which is exciting.  We have been playing well and improving every time we step on the field.  Every season will bring adversity, and the girls know that and are prepared for what our tough district will bring!”

The ReSporter:  And did you get what you wanted in preparation for district? 

Coach Stracener: “I think I would have liked to have seen some tougher teams           because our district has some of the best in 4A in the state, but going into district playing with confidence is also important.”  

                            Go Lake!

The ReSporter: This is ‘hands down’ the toughest district in the State at any classification. Do you have nightmares before each battle?

Coach Stracener: “I think this is one of the best Canyon Lake teams I’ve coached, so it just shows you that all the teams in our district are improving as we improve.  Iron sharpens iron, so each game is always a battle, but it will prepare those lucky enough to make it into the top 4, which is our goal.”

The ReSporter: And if you have sane moments…what gives you those thoughts when thinking about this team? 

Coach Stracener: “I don’t have nightmares…just have remind myself that this is a game, and we play because we love it and the competition is exciting.  But at the end of the day, it’s a blessing to get to compete.  Not everyone gets to do this…”

District 4A Region 4 District 26

Team            W  L  T    Pct   GF  GA  Streak
Canyon Lake     9  0  0  1.000   56  11    9W
Marble Falls    8  0  2   .900   44   3    2W
Davenport       8  1  0   .889   36   2    6W
Wimberley       8  1  1   .850   38   6    6W
Long Creek      4  1  2   .714   20   4    1W
Fredericksburg  5  4  0   .556   24  14    2W
Bandera         3  8  0   .333   14  27    3L


Last Week’s Results:

Marble Falls 4  KIPP Austin   1
Leander      0  Wimberley     3
Lockhart     3  Bandera       1
Freddie      9  Pleasanton    0

Floresville  1  The Lake      4
Little River 0  Marble Falls  6
Bandera      1  Pleasanton    4

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Tues: Jan 27  Canyon Lake  @  Freddie  7:00pm
              Wimberley    @  Marble Falls
              Bandera      @  Davenport
              Long Creek   Bye

Fri Jan 30    Davenport    @  Wimberley
              Freddie      @  Bandera
              Marble Falls @  Long Creek
              Canyon Lake  Bye

                    Gabby Fory going for a Block with Te’a Gonzales staying ready. Way to Go Lake!

             THIS WEEK       @   THE LAKE       Sept. 17th-19th

Tue Sep 30   The Lake JV-Fr  @   Bandera Fr-JV  500p Volleyball
             The Lake        @   The Lake       600p Volleyball

Thu Oct  2   The Lake Fr     @   Freddie Fr     500p Football
             The Lake JV     @   Freddie JV     630p Football

Fri Oct  3   Davenport Fr-JV @   The Lake JV-Fr 500p Volleyball 
             Davenport       @   The Lake       600p Volleyball
             Fredericksburg  @   The Lake       700p Football

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A much needed Hawk Volleyball Sweep last week that has one more beatable Bandera this Tuesday on the road. Sweeping the first 3 games would put this year’s Volleyball team on an inside track for a post-season bid. The first round of district opponents will conclude with the two powerhouse programs with Davenport being first on that list this Friday at the Hawk Nest.

Football goes into their 2nd district battle Friday when Those Battlin Billies come to the Hawk Nest. Last year Canyon Lake started their battle against Fredericksburg on fire but fizzled out from the 2nd quarter on…with only one score.

The Billies were more efficient and got a win which had your Hawks playing catch-up for the remainder of district play. Freddie would need to lose twice which happened the last game.

That allowed Canyon Lake to win a 3-way tie breaker sweepstakes which gave The Lake a first round home playoff against Austin Travis.

A primary goal for that same scenario this time around and you can go to The ReSporter’s Football Standings article to see what is happening with the Bi-District round district in Austin is faring.

Cross Country District will be next week in Bandera.

Let’s GO LAKE!

Volleyball Standings          District
Wimberley      33   5  .868   CL Hawks       2  0  1.000
Davenport      27   7  .794   Wimberley      2  0  1.000
CL Hawks       18  11  .621   Davenport      1  1   .500
Fredericksburg 14  15  .483   Fredericksburg 1  1   .500
Bandera        13  22  .371   Bandera        0  2   .000
Long Creek      7  18  .280   Long Creek     0  2   .000

                  This Week’s Battles
      Tue Sep 30  The Lake  @   Bandera
                  Texans    @   Billies
                  Wolves    @   Long Creek

      Fri Oct  3  Wolves    @   The Lake
                  Bandera   @   Texans
                  Billies   @   Long Creek

                  TOP 4 STAT LEADERS:

Aces                Kills                Blocks
Izzy Fory       38  Preslie Owens   181  Kylee Goff        26
Kylie Rodriguez 36  Kylie Rodriguez 150  Kinsley Van Meter 16
Sabrina Steele  33  Chloe Gray      126  Gabby Fory        16
Chloe Gray      25  Gabby Fory      110  Te'a Gonzales     12

Assists             Digs
Chloe Gray     584  Kylie Rodriguez 217
Sabrina Steele  48  Izzy Fory       188
Izzy Fory       46  Sabrina Steele  187
Kylie Rodriguez 33  Chloe Gray      177

                    CL Hawks won the trenches in win over JFK, Way to GO LAKE!

                         Let’s Go Lake!

Canyon Lake gets down to business as district schedule continues into November and this week Fredericksburg comes calling as a match-up of two district undefeated foes.

Davenport is that third school being undefeated with Somerset started district play with an open date and these Bulldogs will open at Uvalde.

Somerset will make their presence known with just one loss so far and with a tough pre-district slate should be a team fighting for an upper chamber chance of being in that seed in the division.

Davenport will be favored heavily in their match up with the same Rocket team your Hawk’s disposed of last week.

Last year, a Billie/Hawk contest was a mild upset for FHS and that result played out till the end of district play. That had a tie-breaker scenario with Somerset for a chance of seeing where those 3 schools would be placed. CL was 2nd place district finish.

Canyon Lake will welcome the Billies for a chance of being the first opponent to reach 10 losses in CL’s short sports history if they come out with a loss.

The ReSporter has compiled team stats below which can show what strengths and weaknesses with a half-done season. These stats are not absolute but should suffice in showing what each school can produce in game action.

Davenport is ranked 5th in Texas and will be a tough out as they have played a tough schedule without a blemish.

A lot still out there for each team to make their mark and The Lake’s battle with Freddie will be paramount. Each week we will start to make district seeding clearer.

With school enrollment showing on the standings…you can decipher how these top 4 schools will be divided when playoffs begin.  The first two first seeds will have a home field advantage, same as last season, when CL played host to Austin Travis.

Let’s GO LAKE!

Season 14-4A  W  L    Pct   District 14-4A       W  L     Pct
Davenport     5  0  1.000   Canyon Lake (1032)   1  0   1.000
Canyon Lake   4  1   .800   Davenport   (1295)   1  0   1.000
Somerset      3  1   .750   Billies     (1047)   1  0   1.000
Uvalde        2  3   .400   Somerset    (1295)   0  0    .000
Pleasanton    2  3   .400   JFK         (1054)   0  1    .000
JFK           2  3   .400   Pleasanton   (994)   0  1    .000
Billies       2  3   .400   Uvalde      (1299)   0  1    .000

Games This Week:            District 13-4A (Bi-District Round)
Billies  @ CL Hawks         Austin LBJ        (773)  0-0
Somerset @ Uvalde           Austin Achieve    (628)  0-1
JFK      @ Davenport        Austin Eastside   (694)  1-0
                            Austin Northeast (1226)  1-0
                            Austin Travis    (1198)  0-1
                            Manor Tech        (605)  0-1
                            Taylor           (1050)  1-0

SEASON STATS:
Offensive     Points        Defensive     Points
Davenport     276   55.2    Somerset       56   14.0
Canyon Lake   210   42.0    Canyon Lake    76   15.2
Somerset      130   32.5    Davenport      77   15.4
Uvalde        128   25.6    Billies       138   27.6
Billies        90   18.0    JFK Rockets   146   29.2
JFK Rockets    75   15.0    Pleasanton    147   29.4
Pleasanton     70   14.0    Uvalde        159   31.8

Offensive    Rushing        Offensive    Passing
JFK Rockets  1276  255.2    Canyon Lake  1330  266.0
Davenport    1208  241.6    Somerset      780  195.0
Billies       819  163.8    Davenport     971  194.2
Canyon Lake   726  145.2    Billies       650  130.0
Somerset      523  130.8    Uvalde        501  100.2
Uvalde        572  114.4    JFK Rockets    77   15.4
Pleasanton     na           Pleasanton     na

              THIS WEEK      @    THE LAKE             September 17th-19th

Tue Sep 23    Billies Fr JV  @    The Lake JV Fresh    500p Volleyball
              Billies        @    The Lake             600p Volleyball

Wed Sep 24    Long Creek     @    The Lake             400p Tennis

Thu Sep 25    JFK Fresh      @    The Lake Fresh       500p Football
              JFK JV         @    The Lake JV          630p Football

Fri Sep 26    Long Creek Sub @    The Lake JV Fr       500p Volleyball 
              Long Creek     @    The Lake             600p Volleyball
              The Lake       @    JFK                  700p Football
              Edgewood Veterans Stadium 1650 W Thompson Place 78226

Sat Sep 27    The Lake       @    Seguin               700a Cross Country

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         Way to Make us Proud Hawks!

Fall sports will now be entering the district part of their schedules. Tennis has been there for a while and Volleyball will begin at the Hawk Nest this Tuesday against Fredericksburg.

The Standings below give a good snap shot of how teams have formed their resume in preparing for this time of year.

The Lake’s Volleyball has the third best record but as previous years’s have taught this is not a time to hang your chances based on the past. It will be formed by the future knowing that two schools have impressive records against some good competition. (Davenport & Wimberley)

Canyon Lake will be in a battle for two spots knowing that those two schools above taking two post-season spots.

That’s what makes CL’s district schedule with their first three battles being against schools that share those same goals. A Hawk sweep these next 3 games is an essential, need to win, goals with two of those dates on home court.

                          GO HAWKS!

Head Coach Daniella Villarreal parted these words as Volleyball starts up, “We’ve been preparing hard for district, and I thought playing La Vernia right before was a great challenge for us. They’re a very well rounded team that runs a fast offense, and I felt like we battled well. For us, it’s about continuing to sharpen our execution and building momentum to pull out those wins against strong teams like La Vernia.

This group has been working extremely hard and is fully bought into the process of achieving success together. Compared to the past, when we sometimes lacked experience and confidence, this year’s team has both. They’ve competed against all kinds of opponents and know what it takes, so it really comes down to how well we execute together. We’ve also learned how to respond to challenges by running toward them instead of away. The girls have found the courage to be gritty and learned how to overcome obstacles together.

One of our biggest strengths this season is our depth and chemistry. Every player is ready to contribute, no matter their role that night. Each athlete brings value whether it’s on the court or from the bench, and that makes us stronger as a team. These girls care deeply about one another and are always finding ways to help, uplift, and encourage their teammates to succeed.

I’m excited to watch them compete and see their hard work pay off. The competition in our district is tough, but that makes it fun. Every team is playing high level volleyball, and we’ve been working hard to meet that standard and win the big battles. I truly believe in all of these girls as they’re a bright light in my life. They love to learn, they want to improve, and they have fun doing it together. I feel blessed to coach them every day, and I pray they’ll see all of their hard work come to fruition!”

Football finished their non-district schedule on a high note after flying away with an impressive win over Veterans Memorial.

Kudos to both Offensive & Defensive Lines with a strong showing in keeping the Hawk’s QB Jace Wheeler protected and defensively keeping a potent rushing attack by the Patriots and reducing those explosive plays.

District 14-4A                 District 29 4A
Davenport       4  0  1.000    Wimberley       31   5   .861
Canyon Lake     3  1   .750    Davenport       16   6   .812
Somerset        3  1   .750    Canyon Lake     16  11   .593
Uvalde          2  2   .500    Fredericksburg  13  14   .481
Pleasanton      2  2   .500    Bandera         13  20   .394
JFKennedy       2  2   .500    Long Creek       7  16   .304
Fredericksburg  1  3   .250

Games This Week:               Games This Week:
Hawks     @  JFK               Tue  Billies     @   Lake
Uvalde    @  Fredericksburg         Long Creek  @   Texans
Davenport @  Pleasanton             Wolves      @   Bandera
Somerset Bye
                               Fri  Long Creek  @   Lake
                                    Texans      @   Wolves
                                    Bandera     @   Billies

Let’s GO LAKE & BEAT’EM ALL !

               THIS WEEK    @   THE LAKE   September 17th-19th

Wed Sep 17     The Lake     @   Brady                700a Cross Country
               Billies      @   The Lake             400p Tennis

Thu Sep 18     Veterans JV  @   The Lake JV          530p Football
               The Lake Fr  @   Veterans             530p Football
                            @   Veterans Stadium 7618 Evans Rd

Fri Sep 19     La Vernia    @   The Lake             500p Volleyball
               La Vernia    @   The Lake Gold/Green  600p Volleyball
               The Lake     @   Veterans Memorial    700p Football
                            @   D.W. Rutledge 900 S Seguin Rd. Converse, 78109

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                           GO LAKE!

Canyon Lake had a good week last week with Volleyball sweeping their two contests and now has one foe left against an always tough La Vernia (26-8) at the Hawk Nest. These Bears have some impressive wins on their resume and have played and beaten several 5A & 6A schools.

One 4A school Davenport succumbed to this squad twice in a tournament and regular season.

The Lake had a rare 5 set win at Blanco before taking care of Randolph last Friday.

The Hawks will start district play next week with Freddie (Tuesday) and Long Creek (Friday)….these are two winnable games much needed by the Good Gals to get a needed jump in this tough district.

Standings Below:
District 26-4A
Wimberley       29    5   .853
Davenport       24    6   .800
Canyon Lake     16   10   .615
Fredericksburg  12   13   .480
Bandera         13   18   .419
Long Creek       6   16   .273

                       Let’s Go Lake!!!

Looking at these records and who each school played will show the top two being favorites with The Lake and Fredericksburg next in line with Bandera and Long Creek checking out the caboose.

Canyon Lake’s is two wins shy of their total last season and their absence in the post season should not give these Hawks a, we can handle these schools, attitude by not taking all the schools serious on the hard wood. That goes double for Bandera as this school has had the upper hand these past few years.  These Bulldogs have a, 7-3 record this decade against your Hawks.

Top 3 Stats for The Lake’s Volleyball:

ACES                 KILLS                BLOCKS
Kylie Rodriguez  36  Preslie Owens   147  Kylee Goff        22
Izzy Fory        35  Kylie Rodriguez 125  Kinsley Van Meter 16
Sabrina Steele   32  Chloe Gray      113  Gabby Fory        12

DIGS                 ASSISTS
Kylie Rodriguez 183  Chloe Gray      493
Sabrina Steele  162  Sabrina Steele   46
Chloe Gray      154  Izzy Fory        35

In Football, The Lake finally got their game in gear in a comeback win over Navarro and this week will go on the road for their first time.

Veterans Memorial team that has won their last two contests by over 31 points. These Patriots opened their season with a no doubt spanking, 51-13 against Davenport as both schools finish their non-district play.

District 13-4A
Davenport       3-0
CL Hawks        2-1
Somerset        2-1
Pleasanton      2-1
Uvalde          2-1
Kennedy         2-1
Fredericksburg  0-3

The Billies are in the same boat as last year when they entered into district play, 0-4 but ended up in playoffs with a win over Canyon Lake. Freddie has played the second toughest schedule behind Davenport going into district.

You notice that 5 schools sporting a, 2-1 slate that will have a wait and see eye-ball calculations before district gets going after this week.

Fall sports start getting interesting in a week when Hawk fans start going to their phones for district results.

Have a Great Week & Let’s Go Lake!

                                         Lining Up, The Lake’s Freshman getting first win in High School.   (photo Stephanie Huth)

             THIS WEEK      @   THE LAKE September 9th-13th

Tue Sep  9   The Lake       @   Blanco SubVarsity   500p Volleyball
             The Lake       @   Blanco Varsity      600p Volleyball

Wed Sep 10   The Lake       @   Wimberley           400p Tennis

Thu Sep 11   The Lake       @   Marble Falls        TBA  Volleyball
                                Sub-Varsity Tourney
             The Lake Fr    @   Navarro Fresh       500p Football
             The Lake JV    @   Navarro JV          630p Football
                                6350 SH 123 North
                                Seguin, Tx 78155

Fri Sep 12   Randolph       @   The Lake            500p Volleyball
             Randolph JV/Fr @   The Lake Gold/Green 600p Volleyball
             Navarro        @   The Lake            700p Football
                                Little League Night

Sat Sep 13   The Lake       @   Marble Falls        TBA  Volleyball
                                Sub-Varsityy Tourney

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Canyon Lake was successful on the won/loss ledger last week with Hawk’s Volleyball sweeping their two combatants. Sweep was achieved with their Gold & Green teams too!

The Lake will be at Blanco Tuesday & Randolph this Friday with a district slate two weeks this Tuesday with the Billies coming to the Hawk Nest.

Below are the Top 3 and district standings with a quick glance you can see who the have and have nots might be coming when that month of battles take place.

                     District 26-4A
                     Wimberley       27   5  .844
                     Davenport       23   5  .821
                     Canyon Lake     14  10  .565
                     Bandera         13  16  .448
                     Fredericksburg  10  13  .435
                     Long Creek       6  16  .273

                     Season Top 3 
Aces                 Kills                 Blocks
Kylie Rodriguez 36   Preslie Owens   132   Kylee Goff       20
Sabrina Steele  29   Kylie Rodriguez 107   Kinsley VanMeter 15
Izzy Fory       29   Chloe Gray      100   Gabby Fory       10

Assists              Digs
Chloe Gray     451   Kylie Rodriguez 165
Sabrina Steele  45   Sabrina Steele  158
Izzy Fory       28   Chloe Gray      134

Football had a rebound week sweeping Crockett Cougars. Freshman beat Crockett’s Junior Varsity while Lake’s JV had the week off due to Cougars not having enough players to field another team.

CL’s offense had a coming out party passing for 273 yards with 4 touchdowns through the air. Hawk’s defense gave up one TD but no rest of this sport with a tough Navarro team coming to the Hawk Nest.

These Panthers come into this battle with the same record as The Lake and one encouraging stat coming from this last week was seeing the Hawk passing game starting to gel against a team that gave up a ton of passing yards in their loss.

Navarro is switching from the slot-t this year which, with most slot-t teams, who have problems in pass defense due to not practicing against a passing team week in and week out.

A chance to see more improvement as Canyon Lake will work on closing their 2-4 all-time record against Navarro.

Let’s Go Hawks and Win the Week!

Canyon Lake Volleyball continues to win ‘suppose’ to win games as they run their record to a very respectable, 9-5 with one more Tourney left in Seguin this week.

Head Coach Daniella Villarreal relayed her thoughts, “The girls did such a great job playing a clean game all the way through, no matter the changes in lineup I made. We passed excellent, served tough, and reached our goal of having a team hitting percentage over .200. We were low-error and kept the communication, energy, and consistency throughout the whole match. I’m proud of them for taking care of business!”

There was spontaneous student section ‘going crazy time’ that was later revealed by Coach Villarreal, “A huge milestone was reached with Kylie Rodriguez recording her 1,000th career dig. She reads the game so well that she can anticipate where the ball is going, which has led to her success along with her solid ball control. Kylie is a tremendous defensive leader for our team.

                    Way to Go Hawks!!

Another big accomplishment came with Chloe and Kylie both reaching over 100 career aces. Having been on varsity since their freshman year, this milestone reflects their consistency and effort over the years. Both of these girls have been some of the hardest workers I’ve known since the day I met them, and they aren’t done yet when it comes to achieving milestones and success!”

The district is starting to show some signs with two schools, Davenport & Wimberley, showing they will be having another good campaign while Bandera and Long Creek will be two schools that The Lake will be keeping an eye on in looking for an opening to secure a playoff spot. Fredericksburg has the worst record thus far but the Billies competition has been a step above which could prove to be a hard team to count out at this stage of the season.

The Hawks were in control of this 3 set sweep and continued to show-off their deep bench play by getting all their players on the court.

Way to GO Hawks!!

District 26-4A Standings
Davenport      16   1   .941
Wimberley      15   5   .750
Canyon Lake     9   5   .615
Bandera         9  10   .474
Long Creek      6  10   .375
Fredericksburg  4   8   .333

Game Stat Leaders: Score 25-12, 25-15, 25-09
Kills:   Preslie Owens     9
         Gabby Fory        7
         Chloe Gray        4

Digs:    Kylie Rodriguez  12
         Chloe Gray        7
         Chylea Gray       5

Assists: Chloe Gray       21
         KC Caraway        4
         Sabrina Steele    2
         Gabby Fory        2

Aces:    Chloe Gray        3
         Mackenzie Dorn    3
         Paisleigh Fahrney 2
         Kylee Goff        2
         Kyle Rodriguez    2 

The 7th Inning Huddle before The Lake put finishing touches on the Panthers, 10-5!    Go Lake!

  

   District 26-4A Standings

   School           W   L    Pct
  *Wimberley        6   1   .857
  *Fredericksburg   6   1   .857
  *Davenport        5   2   .714
  *CL Hawks         3   4   .429
   Navarro          1   6   .000
   Bandera          0   7   .000
  *Clinched a Playoff

   This Week’s Games:
   Friday  Davenport   @   CL Hawks
           Wimberley   @   Fredericksburg
           Navarro     @   Bandera

  Tuesday  CL Hawks   10   Navarro    5
           Wimberley  15   Bandera    0
           Freddie     9   Davenport  8

                       GO HAWKS!!

Canyon Lake clinched a playoff berth with their, 10-5 road win over Navarro last Tuesday.

The Lake used the binary scoring system (using #’s 2 & 1) during those first 4 innings starting with 2 runs then 1 run during those 4 frames. When that math was done, The Lake enjoyed a, 6-1 advantage.

Navarro did not give up holding CLake without a run in the 5th inning and scored their second run drawing within 4 runs with two innings remaining.

The Hawks put across another run but these Panthers responded with a 3-run homer and now going to the final inning needing 2 runs for a tie.

That was when the insurance salesman got involved for Canyon Lake by scoring 3 runs for a needed term policy with a 5 run lead.

                     Let’s Go Lake!

It was a three up and three down for these Panthers to end the game.

Canyon Lake started with Rianna Gonzales getting her 5th win in the circle this season. Aubrey Long finished the game that finished with both Ladies giving up just one earned run a piece.

Liza Shexnayder used her lead-off spot in the lineup getting on base 5 of her 6 at bats which was productive with a 2-run double that helped increase Hawk’s lead to, 6-1 which would be the winning hit.

The Lake is down to their final 3 games at the Hawk Nest starting with Davenport this Friday. The Hawks have officially clinched since a Navarro 3-0 finish would still leave a tie with CLake but a 2-0 record against Panthers would break that tie in favor of The Hawks!

Still a lot of games to shore-up some defensive shortcomings but a playoff goal has been reached and time to up the next goal for this team.

Canyon Lake’s last play-off was the 2021 season when this group of seniors were in 8th graders and a Bi-District crown would match that 2018 Hawk squad who bowed out in their Area round.

Way to GO Hawks!!

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           1  2  3  4  5  6  7   R  H  E
CL Hawks   2  1  2  1  0  1  3  10  5  3
Navarro    1  0  0  0  1  3  0   5  6  7
 
                     ab  r  h bi 2b bb so  misc
Liza Schexnayder      3  3  2  2  1  2  0  sb
Marley Christian      2  1  0  0  0  1  1  hbp 2 sb
Cheyenne Fields       4  3  2  1  1  0  0  hbp sb 2
Rianna Gonzales       3  1  0  1  0  2  1
Braelyn Rice          5  0  0  2  0  0  1
Aubrey Long           4  0  1  1  0  1  0
Alli Christian        2  0  0  0  0  1  2
 ph Aliciana Barnes   0  0  0  1  0  0  0  hbp
Kelsey Unrue          3  1  0  0  0  0  1  hbp
Kylee Goff            3  1  0  0  0  1  2
Totals               29 10  5  8  2  8  8

Pitching             ip  h  r er bb so  W  L
Rianna Gonzales     5.0  4  2  1  0  4  5  8
Aubrey Long         2.0  2  3  1  0  1  0  0
Totals              7.0  6  5  2  0  5  1  0