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

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025


               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!

THIS WEEK @ THE LAKE Sept 9th-13th

Monday, September 8th, 2025

                                         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!

Gold Volleyball Start Season, 3-1 After Sweep of Akins Eagles

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Libero Viv Schapp & Haley Mechler are ready to receive and dish out pain to Akins. Go Lake!

 

                     Let’s GO HAWKS!

Hawk Volleyball Sub-Varsity has shown a lot of athletes that have improved with another night of a sweep over on this night Akins school.

CL’s Gold team finished ahead of Akins JV, 25-15 & 25-12 as they run their record to 3-1 this season.

On what was the goal going into this game, Gold Coach Kara Barnes opined, “Our goal going into the game against Akins was to control what we can control and the court. We did a good job serving tough, keeping our energy high, and executing on our offense.”

A passing grade for this Gold team that amassed 7 aces and an eventual enough momentum for this sweep.

In that first set, The Lake, did not start strong as the Eagles were able to secure a 4 point start leading to a 5-3 lead.

That lead was helped with 11 unforced errors which by doing the math gave Akins 73% of their points in this set.

The Lake got things going when Khloe Petty started her serve and quickly gave CL a lead they would not lose with an ace and kill by Alleigh Jones.

Libero Liv Schapp quarterbacked the team to the end especially after CL’s slow start, “Liv has been an excellent leader on the court,” Coach Barnes said. “She’s consistently communicating with her teammates and working hard to keep plays alive.”

It was on Haley Mechler’s serves that ended this first set when she delivered two aces and a capping kill by Cameron Parker.

In the 2nd set The Gold team played a much cleaner set with only 3 unforced errors which help keep the pressure on Akins and eventual 13 point loss, 25-12.

Cameron Parker started this set serving a 4 point rally that had Mechler with 3 kills that put this set away early.

“Haley (Mechler) has also been a vital part of our offense,” Coach heaped praise. “Her vertical ability allows her to finish points effectively, especially during extended rallies.”

Addison Carrara came off the bench to serve an 8 point rally which would give your Hawks all the separation needed.

Mechler had two more kills during this episode along with a Leighton Hill kill.

Game-Set-Match with a their next battle being at San Antonio Cole this Friday.

Way to GO GOLD!

CL Hawks Take Care of Business in a, 3-0 Win Over Akins

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Preslie Owens & Kylee Goff is first line of defense in Hawk’s win over Akins.

                 Way to Go Hawks!!

 

The Lake continued their dominance in home games thus far after upending Austin Akins, 3-0 on Tuesday night at the Hawk Nest.

Head Coach Daniella Villarreal was able to work in several players as this season draws closer to a district slate.

CLHS was able to see 8 different players getting into the Kill column with Preslie Owens leading the way with 10 for this win.

Owens has been showing off with each additional game as she reached 3rd on this season’s list which gives CLake a slew of players that can attack the net for points.

                         Let’s Go Lake!

Te’a Gonzales was another player who was moved up from Junior Varsity full time now as this lefty gives the Lake more options offensively.

Garnering 14 aces did hurt in this night’s performance as this has been another good trait as this season has matured.

A tough district that Canyon Lake has been left out these past few years for a playoff spot will certainly give this Senior class a goal to reach when that part of the schedule gets going in 3 weeks.

 

District Standongs
Davenport      22    3   .880
Wimberley      25    5   .833
Canyon Lake    13   10   .565
Bandera        13   15   .464
Fredericksburg  9   12   .423
Long Creek      6   15   .286

The Hawks will be in action this Friday in Randolph that will have the Varsity’s first serve at 5pm followed by the Sub-Varsity.

Who were also on fire on this night in sweeping all three contests.

Way to GO LAKE!

 

STAT LEADERS: 25-18 25-13 25-21
Kills:   Preslie Owens    10
         Chloe Gray        6
         Mackenzie Dorn    5
         Kylie Rodriguez   5

Blocks:  Kylee Goff        1
         Te’a Gonzales     1

Aces:    Chloe Gray        4
         Mackenzie Dorn    3
         Chylea Gray       2
         Kylie Rodriguez   2

Digs:    Izzy Fory        12
         Chloe Gray       12
         Chylea Gray       6

Assists: Chloe Gray       19
         KC Caraway        7
         Izzy Fory         4

THIS WEEK @ THE LAKE Sept: 2nd-5th

Monday, September 1st, 2025

                               Joseph Matos Padilla bears down on Texan QB.
(photo by Daniel Clifton)

 

             THIS WEEK  @  THE LAKE August 26-30th

Tue Sep 2 Akins Sub Var @  Lake Fr & JV  500p Volleyball
          Akins         @  Lake Varsity  600p Volleyball

Wed Sep 3 Ingram        @  Lake          400p Tennis

Thu Sep 4 Lake Freshman @  Aus Crockett  600p Football
                           Burger Annex (3200 Jones Rd 78745)

Fri Sep 5 Lake          @  Canyon Cougar 700a Cross Country
          Lake Varsity  @  SA Cole       500p Volleyball
          Lake Sub Var  @  SA Cole       600p Volleyball

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                    Let’s GO LAKE!

Another week another week of sports out the wazoo. There was several set-backs last week and The Lake will look to turn those losses to wins this week.

First off Hawk Volleyball has now finished their tournament season and will now concentrate on a Tuesday-Friday schedule for the next 3 weeks before opening up district play against Fredericksburg on September 23rd.

This week a home game with Akins and then on the road to San Antonio to battle Cole.

The Record below shows where district schools have performed. A quick look shows two schools with solid records and Fredericksburg started making their move last week and will certainly be in the mix as a team The Lake will be fighting for a chance to be seeded for a playoff spot.

 

District 26-4A
Davenport       22    2   .917
Wimberley       24    5   .828
Canyon Lake     12   10   .545
Fredericksburg   9   11   .450
Bandera         12   15   .444
Long Creek       6   14   .300

                          GO HAWKS! 

Cross Country will have a short drive to New Braunfels as this week will have some big school competition.

Hawks Tennis started district with a loss to Davenport and will concentrate on getting back on the winning side of things when they welcome Ingram to the Hawk Nest this Tuesday with first serve at 4pm.

Football was swept against Wimberley but the good news is that none of those losses were results that The Lake has seen in recent years.

This week the Hawk Junior Varsity will have an off week and Freshman will have a 6pm kick-off in Austin @ the Burger Annex and you can see the location above.
This contest will usually have Austin Crockett with a combination of Freshman and Sophomores as this school does not sport a Junior Varsity.

Varsity Hawks will be pitted against the Cougars on Senior Night at the Hawk Nest. A tough loss and a chance for a rebound game this week as the season continues to mature.

Come out and Support the Hawks & GO LAKE!

Volleyball: Hawk’s Varsity Swept Somerset, 3-0

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025

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 

Volleyball: Hawk’s Freshman Outlast Somerset, 2-1

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025

Libero Anastasia Schultz & Breanna Fitzpatrick both showed moxie in Hawk’s Win over Somerset.

Both Sub-Varsities were victorious with CL’s Freshman being a part of one the more exciting matches coming back for a, 26-24. 23-25, 15-12.

The Lady Hawks jumped out to a quick 4 point lead but before that first rotation was completed found themselves in a close affair that quickly turned to being down 4 points, 18-22 before a Breanna Fitzpatrick serving a 4 point rally that tied the game at 23 all.

That rally had a Somerset error and a Fitzpatrick ace followed with a kill for Kyrn Menchaca and Katelyn Maxson.

A Peyton McCombs kill on a Lake next serve put this first set into the wings of the Hawks.

Coach Trevor Hamblet commented, “We faced a great test from a competitive team! The girls were very resilient and battled through adversity to pull out a victory in the final set. Kyra Menchaca was a phenomenal leader making plays as a setter and hitter. Katelyn Maxson also had some great serves and swings down the stretch to help win the game.”

That deciding set was inked when these Bulldogs overcame another 4 point Hawk lead, 17-13. Somerset ended this set when solid play totaling 9 points with 3 servers turning the tide (23-25) in favor when the visitors won by putting this game in a winner take all final set.

This final set had The Lake in a close battle before the Hawks forged to a vicarious 2 point advantage, 9-7 when McComb and Lauren Nouh each with a kill for that rally.

Another Hawk 2 point lead, 10-8 lead was quickly rectified by Somerset but another 2 point rally on a Bulldog error and a McComb ace ballooned the lead, 12-8.

From there this final set had that resilient Hawk team covering the floor with carpet led by Libero Anastasia Schultz and a Lake defense that kept the pressure on Somerset with more errors and a Hawk win, 15-12.

CLake had 4 players each with 3 kills:
Peyton McCombs, Lauren Nouh, Kyrn Menchaca, and Katelyn Maxson.
Lauren Nouh also led this Hawk attack garnering 3 aces.

A well played win and as always, Way to Go Lake!!

This Week @ The Lake August 26th-30th & Standings

Monday, August 25th, 2025


             THIS WEEK      @   THE LAKE          August 26-30th

Tue Aug 26   Somerset Fr    @   The Lake Green    500p Volleyball
             Somerset JV    @   The Lake Gold     500p Volleyball
             Somerset       @   The Lake          600p Volleyball
 
Thu Aug 28   The Lake       vs  TMI-Episcopal    1000a Volleyball
             The Lake       vs  SSAHS            1200p Volleyball
             The Lake       vs  BCHS              200p Volleyball
                                Seguin Tourney     
             The Lake       @   Davenport         400p Tennis
             The Lake Fresh @   Wimberley Fr      600p Football
             The Lake JV    @   Wimberley JV      700p Football

Fri Aug 29   The Lake       vs  Seguin Tourney     tba Volleyball
             Wimberley      @   The Lake          700p Football

Sat Aug 30   The Lake       @   Long Creek        700a Cross Country
             The Lake       @   Seguin Tourney     tba Volleyball
        

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                         Let’s GO LAKE!

Canyon Lake finished off their Scrimmage Season last Thursday in San Antonio against a talented Central Catholic squad.

Now, The Lake, will go into preparation mode with a perennial power Wimberley Texas team comes to the Hawk Nest in the Battle of the Back Bone. Which has not been a game that has had much Hawk success during these past few seasons.

A second year with a new offense should prove to be fruitful along with a salty defense which returns most all of their starters from last year.

Kick-off will be at 7:00pm which will have both stands packed so be early to enjoy the pre-game festivities as CLHS starts their 18th year of football.

Volleyball continues to show improvement after another successful tourney at Pieper where The Lake finished with a 3-3 record against some tough teams.

                           Let’s Go Lake!

Head Coach Daniella Villarreal had this to say bout last week’s contests, “We finished the tournament 3-3, competing against tough opponents in every match. I was really proud of how the girls stepped up and competed at a high level. The caliber of play at this tournament was exactly what we needed to help prepare us for district.

One of the highlights was our match against Harlan, who went on to win the tournament. We lost 21-25 and 20-25, but the girls truly battled and made Harlan earn every point.

          Make a Deposit & Go Hawks!!

We also played Laredo United South twice, and the second matchup was one of our best games of the weekend. The game before that we played Glenn, and we struggled with our energy to translate to gaining momentum to score. After that lose, we discussed controlling the things we could control, and we came out focused, stronger, and played much better the next time against United South to beat them in 2 sets vs in 3 sets like the first time.

Individually, outside hitter Preslie Owens really stood out offensively, consistently putting balls away to end rallies quickly. Another positive was our depth on the bench. I can turn to the bench and count on subs who are ready to step in, make an impact, and provide a spark when we need it.

We’re looking forward to our match tomorrow against Somerset and then competing in the Seguin Tournament this weekend! It’s really fun to watch the girls compete at such a high level.”

Come see the another home game against Somerset this Tuesday with first serve at 500p for sub-varsity with the Varsity following that battle.

CL Tennis received their first loss last week against Devine and will back in action this Thursday at Davenport at they start their Fall District 26-4A schedule.

 

Volleyball Standings:
Davenport        16   1   .941
Wimberley        14   5   .737
Canyon Lake       8   5   .615
Bandera           9   9   .500
Long Creek        6   9   .400
Fredericksburg    2   7   .222

Top 3 Stat Leaders
ACES                 KILLS               BLOCKS
Kylie Rodriguez  26  Gabby Fory      71  Kylee Goff       11
Izzy Fory        17  Kylie Rodriguez 60  Gabby Fory        8
Sabrina Steele   15  Chloe Gray      53  Kinsley Van Meter 7

DIGS                 ASSISTS
Kylie Rodriguez  72  Chloe Gray     242
Sabrina Steele   72  Sabrina Steele  20
Izzy Fory        57  Izzy Fory       14

Let’s GO LAKE!!

Canyon Lake Volleyball Scalp Apaches, 3-0

Thursday, August 21st, 2025

 

Outside Hitter Preslie Owens goes in orbit for her kill as the Hawks prepare for Peiper Tourney next.                (photo by Hayley Antoniolli)    

The Lake’s Varsity Volleyball ran their record to 5-2 after sweeping Gonzales at the Hawk Nest, 25-11 25-21 25-09.

          Way to Make us Proud Hawks!!

CLHS jumped out to a 9-2 lead and never looked back in that first set. Chloe Gray started the set serving and had help with a Gabby Fory and Kylie Rodriguez kill shot and 3 unforced errors by the Apaches.

It was that second set Gonzales woke up and secured a, 13-13 tie and a Coach Daniella Villarreal time-out.

After that break the Lake forged a, 21-14 advantage before these Apaches rebooted with a 4 point rally closing the contest to, 23-20.

It was Preslie Owens who had two consecutive kills that helped in a, 25-21 win.

Canyon Lake decided to not waste around in a one rotation route, 25-9.

                               GO LAKE!

It was KC Caraway who served for an 11 point drowning rally that had 2 Chylea Gray kills, 3 blocks (Mackenzie Dorn, Kinsley Van Meter, and Te’a Gonzales), and 2 aces closing out a 3 point lead, 8-5 that ballooned to 19-6 advantage.

Set-Game-Match win and on to a Hawk second tournament at Pieper High School where CL will have an opportunity to face a SA Lee school that beat the Hawks, 2-1 in last week’s tournament.

This will prove to be a good test for district to show if a first round loss can be turned around to a win in those round-about district schedules.

Gabby Fory and Mackenzie led the Lake with 8 kills that had 9 different players getting in the kill line-up.

Chloe Gray led with 26 assists and 10 digs in this total dominating battle.

Canyon Lake will be in action at home again next Tuesday when Somerset sets foot on the Hawk home court.

Way to Go Lake!!

Match Leaders:
Kills:   Mackenzie Dorn    8
         Gabby Fory        8
         Preslie Owens     6

Blocks:  Mackenzie Dorn    1
         Kinsley Van Meter 1
         Te’a Gonzales     1
         Gabby Fory        1

Digs:    Chloe Gray       10
         Sabrina Steele    7
         Bella Biasatti    6

Assists: Chloe Gray       26
         Izzy Fory         4
         Paisleigh Fahrney 1
         Sabrina Steele    1
         Preslie Owens     1
         KC Caraway        1

District 26-4A Standings
Davenport        9  0  1.000
Wimberley        9  2   .818
Canyon Lake      5  2   .714
Bandera          5  4   .555
Long Creek       5  5   .500
Fredericksburg   2  6   .333

Volleyball Hawk Gold Sweep Gonzales, 25-18, 25-13

Wednesday, August 20th, 2025

Le’a Gonzales gets her left handed kill on her 3rd try during this volley in win over her namesake.

  Hit Man says get rid of Pests Hawks!

The Lake’s Gold (JV) evened their record in sweeping Gonzales at the Hawk Nest, 25-18 25-13.

The first set Lake did not get separation and not having more that a 2 point advantage until Harper Harrison scored on 3 consecutive aces ballooning a Lake advantage to 5 points, 21-16.

From their Brailey McCurdy and Hayley Mechler kills added by another ace from Cameron Parker combined with unforced errors by these Apaches would seal that first set for this Home team, 25-18.

With 9 unforced Lake errors in that first set being the main culprit in not forcing an advantage during those first volleys opening this battle.

                         Let’s Go Lake!

In a convincing second set, The Lake forged this win on Ella Parker’s service with a 5 point rally leaving CL Gold in command leading, 16-7.

Te’a Gonzales led the team with 6 kills with 4 of those in that second set combined with 2 more aces from Mechler.

Head Gold Coach Kara Barnes surmised, “We have really been focusing on turning the negatives into positives. The girl’s have been doing a really good job of shifting their mindset after an error to help them win the next point. I think they demonstrated that well in the second set and we were able to gain some momentum to earn the win!

We have been working on building team chemistry, since we do have a young team, and I have been very proud of how they continue to encourage each other and work towards this goal.”

This Gold Team will find themselves with some more positive moments when they welcome Somerset to the Hawk’ Nest next Tuesday with q first serve starting at 5:00pm.

Way to GO LAKE!!

HAWK GOLD ROSTER: (Not mentioned in article)
Addison Carrara
Liv Schapp
Leighton Hill
Devyn Kent
Alleigh Jones
Khloe Petty
Sofia Bareo
Bentley Welch