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

Cheyenne Fields going Yard! Way to GO LAKE!
(photo by Daniel Clifton)

District 26-4A Standings

School          W  L     Pct
Wimberley       2  0   1.000
Fredericksburg  2  0   1.000
CL Hawks        1  1    .500
Davenport       1  1    .500
Navarro         0  2    .000
Bandera         0  2    .000

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

Friday    CL Hawks        @   Fredericksburg
          Navarro         @   Wimberley
          Bandera         @   Davenport
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               Let’s GO HAWKS!!

Canyon Lake got back on track after evening their record beating Navarro, 10-3 last Friday.

Cheyenne Fields’ had a 3-run homer upping CL’s score to, 7-2 while with the help from Kelsey Unrue getting 3 rbi’s with her double and a, 4-0 Hawk lead during the bottom of the 3rd inning.

Navarro had crept back to a one run deficit, 3-2 before a 5 run answer for The Lake and eventual 10-3 win.

Pitcher Rianna Gonzales had a steller evenmin giving up one earned run while striking out 11 Panthers.

The Lake showed power accumulating 3 doubles and that Fields’ homer.

    Hit Man says get rid of Pests Hawks!

This coming week, Canyon Lake will have two tough outings on the road with Davenport and Fredericksburg.

Breaking even would be considered a good week and a sweep would jump start a chance for finishing on the upper crust of District 26-4A Standings.

Let’s GO LAKE!

          1  2  3  4  5  6  7   R  H  E
Navarro   0  0  0  2  0  1  0   3  3  4
CL Hawks  1  0  3  5  1  0  X  10 11  3

                   ab  r  h bi 2b hr bb so  misc
Liza Schexnayder    3  2  2  0  1  0  1  0
Marley Christian    2  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  hbp
Cheyenne Fields     4  1  2  3  0  1  0  0
Rianna Gonzales     4  1  2  1  1  0  0  0
Braelyn Rice        3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  hbp
Aubrey Long         3  2  1  0  0  0  1  1
Alli Christian      4  0  1  0  0  0  0  1
Kelsey Unrue        4  0  2  3  1  0  0  1
Kylee Goff          2  1  0  1  0  0  2  2
Totals             29 10 11  8  3  1  5  5

Pitching           ip  h  r er bb so  W  L
Rianna Gonzales   7.0  3  3  1  2 11  1  0

DISTRICT 26-4A

School           W  L  T    Pct
Navarro         12  1  0   .923
Davenport       12  2  2   .813
Fredericksburg  13  4  0   .765
CL Hawks        13  4  1   .750
Wimberley        8  3  1   .708
Bandera          7  4  1   .625

This Week’s Games: *All Games Start at 7:00pm
Tuesday    Wimberley  @   CL Hawks
           Freddie    @   Bandera
           Davenport  @   Navarro

Friday     CL Hawks   @   Wimberley
           Bandera    @   Freddie
           Navarro    @   Davenport

Last Week’s Results:
CL Hawks  14  SA Cole        6
CL Hawks  10  Comfort        0
CL Hawks   2  New Braunfels  3
CL Hawks  27  Gonzales       4
Davenport 10  Eagle Pass     9
Bandera   18  Devine         4
Navarro   20  Gonzales       1
Texans     4  Lago Vista     3
Texans     6  Thorndale      0
Texans     9  Thorndale      8
Freddie    4  SA Home School 2
Freddie   16  Llano          6

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Wayen Slania-Wertz had 2 doubles & homerun in a Hawk win this week.

Canyon Lake started playing against varsity competition during the 2007-08 year and for that Hawk Baseball team they played very few games.

However, that short season did produce for CLake a record that had stood for 17 years. The Lake outscored San Marcos Academy by 24 runs in a shut-out victory. Well, that minute record is now in the past (pardon the pun) when the Hawks scored 27 runs in a win over Gonzales, 27-4. That 2008 season still has a record winning by 24 runs but the amount of runs now belongs to this year’s squad.

This Spring Break week had 4 consecutive contests starting Monday through Friday’s win as Coach Escamilla said, “I would rather play games than practice.”

CLHS will go into district play this Tuesday at Wimberley with an, 13-4-1 record. Baseball has 3 elements that compose, hitting (offense), fielding (defense), and pitching.

Canyon Lake has done well in two of those 3 elements except for their fielding which showed up in this win by producing 3 errors. To put that in perspective, CL has given up 51 runs and bout half (25 runs) has been earned. The rest came as a result of errors which certainly will play a much more pivotal aspect of wins and losses when competing against district brethren.

                    Let’s Go Hawks!!

Canyon Lake scored double digit in 3 of the 4 games this week with that one loss to state ranked New Braunfels where 2 runs came across the plate for the Hawks.

Looking at this year’s district opponents on the Standings graph above will show every school with a winning record and that magnifying glass being a tad closer in hopes of having a chance for a post-season season.

Last year, The Lake broke their, no-go to playoff streak, that your Hawks had crafted for 3 seasons during the year after the Wuhan Covid outbreak came right before district and wasting an awesome, 12-2 record collecting cobwebs. (2021-2023 seasons)

                              Go Lake!

This year, district contests will have 2 games for each school which had been 3 games per school. Another change for the better will have those two games during the same week instead of doing a more traditional round-robin schedule.

In this win over Gonzales, Canyon Lake had 19 hits and 11 of those went extra bases. Carter Williams had two homers a double for 8 rbi and Wayen Slania-Werts had two doubles and a homerun.

In the one run loss to New Braunfels, Williams was on the mound and struck-out 13 Unicorns and gave up 5 hits. The Lake was close to pulling an upset except for those little things that were presented but not being able to increase a lead. It was errors that also contributed to this outcome. Hence, in facing district games for the rest of this season needing to be held to a minimum.

It was a good week of ‘Practice’ and now it will be time to perform with a new purpose that eluded this team last year.

Let’s GO LAKE!

           1  2  3  4   R  H  E
Gonzales   2  0  2  0   4  5  3
CL Hawks  12 13  2  X  27 19  3

                     ab  r  h bi 2b hr bb so misc
Bryce May             2  3  1  1  0  0  2  1
 ph Lucas Shexnayder  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
Ryan Rena             1  4  1  2  1  0  2  0  hbp
 ph Gram Simpson      0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0
Carter Williams       4  3  3  8  1  2  0  1
 ph Hayes Holladay    1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
Wayen Slania-Wertz    4  1  3  3  2  1  0  0  roe
 pr Schexnayder       0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0
 ph Michael Anderson  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0
Ryder Hopper          4  1  3  1  0  0  0  0
 pr Gram Simpson      0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
 ph Trey Mollenkolf   0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  hbp
Wyatt Sims            3  2  1  1  1  0  1  0  hbp roe
Archer Miller         4  2  2  1  1  0  1  1  fc
Greysen Patton        4  2  2  2  1  0  0 1
Gavin Baldera         3  4  1  1  1  0  0  0 hbp roe 2
Totals               32 27 19 22  8  3  7  4

Pitching             ip  h  r er bb so  W  L
Ryder Hopper        2.0  2  2  0  2  3  5  0
Trey Mollenkolf     2.0  3  2  0  0  3  0  0
Totals              4.0  5  4  0  2  6  5  0

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                1  2  3  4  5  6  7  R  H  E
CL Hawks        0  0  0  1  1  0  0  2  4  1
New Braunfels   0  0  0  0  2  0  1  3  5  0

                    ab  r  h bi bb so  misc
Bryce May            2  0  0  0  1  1  sac
Hayes Holladay       3  0  0  1  0  0  fc
Carter Williams      3  1  1  0  0  1
Wayen Slanina-Wertz  2  0  0  0  1  1
 pr Gavin Baldera    0  0  0  0  0  0  cs
Michael Anderson     3  0  1  0  0  2  sb
Ryder Hopper         3  0  1  1  0  2
Lucas Schexnayder    2  0  0  0  1  1
Ryan Rena            0  1  0  0  3  0
Gram Simpson         2  0  1  0  0  0  sac cs
Totals              20  2  4  2  6  8

Pitching            ip  h  r er bb so  W  L  S
Carter Williams    6.0  5  3  1  2 13  4  1  0

                                    Pitcher Hayes Holladay giving it his all on the mound. Go Lake!
(photo by Daniel Clifton)

                 DISTRICT 26 4A
Team             W  L  T    Pct
Navarro         10  1  0   .909
Davenport       11  2  2   .800
Fredericksburg  12  3  0   .800
CL Hawks        10  3  0   .769
Wimberley        5  3  1   .611
Bandera          6  4  1   .591

Last Week’s Results
CL Hawks   6   Antonian       0
CL Hawks  12   Crystal City   5
Bandera   21   Comfort        9
Bandera   13   Hondo          8
Navarro   19   Pearsall       1
Billies    3   Converse       4
Billies    4   Lytle          2
Davenport 11   La Vernia      5
Davenport 19   Gonzales       1
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Hit Man says way to get rid of those Pests Hawks!

Canyon Lake got back on a winning streak now at two games this week and will enjoy their Spring Break with 4 consecutive day games starting on the road at SA Cole~~Home Comfort~~Road New Braunfels~~Home Gonzales.

A Unicorn match-up will be a telling game based on making the playoffs and as teams progresses,  games become harder. That would put this contest for an idea of how your Hawks might fair against a NB team that has an 11-2 season record and is 2-1 in district outings thus far.

The Lake beat a 6-3 team last Friday scoring in all but one inning while amassing 12 hits beating Crystal City, 12-5.

Ryder Hopper ran his record to 4-0 with this win allowing 2 hits and one unearned run in his 4 innings of work.

                         Go Hawks!

Hayes Holladay pitched the final 3 innings for a save with 2 unearned runs coming across the plate.

Those unearned runs will be one of the major needs to improve as those mistakes could cost a district victory.

Canyon Lake blew this game wide open in their final at bat scoring 4 runs on 3 hits. Ryan Rena had the big hit with a double that was followed by an rbi single off the bat for Gavin Baldera.

Three hits for Bryce May and Michael Anderson and all the players who made an appearance reached base during this outing.

                      Let’s Go Lake!

CL’s district has all these schools with a better than .500 record with perennial power Navarro at the top of the list with just one loss along with their 10 wins.

Davenport has played the toughest schedule and should be a major hurdle this year as well as always tough Wimberley.

Fredericksburg is standing in with a stellar, 12-3 record and will coming into district play loaded with a lot of confidence.

Bandera proved last year they could get a district win which happened against Canyon Lake which tells you that taking a day off for any team will not be a recipe for garnering a conquest.

“I think we are set for our first district game for Tuesday,” Head Coach Victor Escamilla stated. “We have to have a line-up for our Friday district ball game…We have to get some action and have someone step up on the mound who wants to become our number two and once we find that person then we will fill in those defensive spots behind him.”

Coach Escamilla continued talking bout CL’s defense and hitting part of the game, “On the fielding part, we have to do a better job and on the hitting part… we are not adjusting to the off speed pitches and we’re trying to yank it and we know better than and we need to learn to go the other way and once we start hitting the right-center gap then we are doing good.”

Four games in four days will play like a tournament week without playing back to back contests.

This week will have a lot riding on the progress as a road game against Wimberley will be here soon and an, all hands on deck,  with players assigned being ready for having a productive district results.

Make it Work Hawks!!

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               1  2  3  4  5  6  7   R  H  E
Crystal City   1  0  0  0  0  2  2   5  6  4
CL Hawks       1  3  0  2  2  4  X  12 14  4

                     ab  r  h bi 2b bb so  misc
Bryce May             4  3  3  2  1  0  0
 ph Gavin Baldera     1  0  1  1  0  0  0
Hayes Holladay        4  1  2  1  0  1  0
Carter Williams       4  1  1  1  0  0  1  sb 2 sf roe
Wayen Slanina-Wertz   4  0  2  1  1  0  0  fc
 pr Gavin Baldera     0  1  0  0  0  0  0
Ryder Hopper          3  0  0  0  0  1  0  roe
Lucas Schexnayder     4  1  1  1  0  0  1  sb fc
Gram Simpson          2  0  0  0  0  1  0
 ph Greysen Patton    0  1  0  0  0  1  0
Michael Anderson      4  2  3  1  0  0  0  sb 3 roe
Wyatt Sims            1  1  0  0  0  1  0
 ph Ryan Rena         2  1  1  1  1  0  0
Totals               33 12 14  9  3  5  2

Pitching             ip  h  r er bb so   W  L  S
Ryder Hopper        4.0  2  1  0  3  2   4  0  0
Hayes Holladay      3.0  4  4  2  2  4   0  0  2
Totals              7.0  6  5  2  5  6