Canyon Lake will be in action Tuesday against Texans.. 4th round of playoffs.  Let’s GO LAKE!

            THIS WEEK   @  THE LAKE      November 10-14th

Mon Nov 10  The Lake    @  Manor              Boys  Basketball

Tue Nov 11  Smithville  @  The Lake JV   500p Girls Basketball
            Smithville  @  The Lake      630p Girls Basketball
            Wimberley   vs The Lake      700p       Volleyball
                           Blossom Center

Fri Nov 14  The Lake JV @  Saint Mary’s  500p Girls Basketball
            The Lake    @  Saint Mary’s  630p Girls Basketball
            The Lake    vs Taylor        700p       Football
                           Lockhart

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Playoff week @ The Lake with CLake’s Volleyball playing a Semi-Final contest against Wimberley in San Antonio. Volleyball has disposed of Legacy Ranch, Cuero and El Campo thus far with a huge hurdle this Tuesday playing the Texans.

A Tall Order but this is why you play the game because you never know what can or will happen. One thing for sure is a Hawk Team that has been playing lights out who beat a Ricebird team much like they were playing in their district schedule by Needville.

The first serve will be at 700pm in San Antonio Blossom Center.

Football will start their post-season at a neutral site in Lockhart High School with kick-off 700pm. Taylor finished second in their Austin district and should be a good game and a chance for CLake to start another year with a bi-district battle.

The Lake had to come back last week by scoring two 4th quarter touchdowns which had CLHS scoring on all 4 possessions in that 2nd half of action.

Basketball has begun and the Ladies took Jefferson to the woodshed scoring a 73-12 victory and will have a home game this Tuesday against Smithville and then on the road to St. Mary’s.

CLake Boys Basketball had their first scrimmage in Lampasas last Saturday and will continue at Manor on Monday with their first regular season contest in Luling November 18th.

Congrats to The Lake’s Volleyball Team and good luck this week.

Go Hawks!

  Preslie Owens, Te’a Gonzales & Kylee Goff  Lined-UP & Ready to Go Hawks!

Way to Go Lake!

Canyon Lake Volleyball (24-16) is going where no other (except Boy’s Soccer) team has ever gone in The Lake’s Post Season history after a Lake sweep of El Campo (28-12) after spotting these Ricebirds that first set, 25-27, 25-17, 25-21, 25-15.

Boys Soccer made the first round in the Final 4 and now CLake will try to replicate that feat with a win this coming Tuesday at the Blossom Athletic Center Littleton Gym in San Antonio with first serve at 7:00pm.

It will be a tough opponent seeing that it is a team CL has lost 3 times this season to with that first loss early during a regular season tournament play.

Wimberley finished first in district and sport a lofty, 44-5 record entering this Regional Final battle.

                   Let’s Go Hawks!!

The Lake has hit their stride during their last three UIL Tournament season games and beating an El Campo team that finished their district with two losses to Needville while sweeping the rest of those district battles.

This night started with The Lake having a lead early, 4-1 and kept that advantage until a Ricebird 4 point rally securing an El Campo first lead, 18-13.

Canyon Lake would draw back tying, 20-20 on a Gabby Fory kill and an unforced error by EC. The Lake would continue prying with a two point lead, 23-21 but that was when El Campo would impose their will in a first set Lake loss, 27-25.

CLake’s next set was a full out blitz with all but one player scoring points off serve. In fact, CL had 4 service points of 2 or more which led to an, 18-11 Hawk advantage.

Gabby Fory was on top of her game getting 5 kills and a block during that blitz with great passes and solid assists leading to this convincing, 25-17 conquest.

During those last 3 sets had CL in single digits with unforced errors, 7 in set two ~ 8 set three ~ 6 set four.

It was that 3rd set that would see too much Rice in these Birds as The Hawks would soar and finally devour these Ricebirds. Canyon Lake & El Campo would have 8 ties during this set before taking a, 17-14 lead capped by a Chylea Gray ace that tipped the top off the net falling harmlessly to the court.

                          Way to Go Lake Volleyball.

It was a Chloe Gray kill for that final clinching point giving CL a, 2-1 lead and what would lead to an even more convincing fork (or should that be spoon) into these Ricebirds.

Izzy Fory’s service would be a separating moment in this final set with an ace that was joined with two kills from Gabby Fory and Kylie Rodriguez giving CLake a, 7-3 lead and with that separation it would be present until that final point.

Bella Biasatti had an ace and two more kills for Rodriguez and more unforced errors that had the only thing fearing El Campo would be all that Rice left on their plate, 25-15.

Lots of Hawks were flying high in this win with Gabby Fory finishing with 17 kills, Kylie Rodriguez 25 digs, and Chloe Gray’s 38 assists.

Canyon Lake continues to enjoy their ride into another week of games!

Way to GO LAKE!

TEAM STATS: 25-27. 25-17, 25-21, 25-15

Kills:   Gabby Fory       17
         Kylie Rodriguez  10
         Preslie Owens     9

Assists: Chloe Gray       38
         Izzy Fory         2

Digs:    Kylie Rodriguez  25
         Izzy Fory        20
         Bella Biasatti   13
         Chylea Gray      10

Blocks:  Kylee Goff        2
         Te’a Gonzales     2
         Preslie Owens     1
         Gabby Fory        1

Aces:    Izzy Fory         3
         Chylea Gray       2
         Bella Biasatti    2

                        Hawks advance after sweeping Cuero to Regional Finals. Let’s Go Lake!

                             Way to GO LAKE!

Canyon Lake’s Volleyball (23-16) swept through their Area Round over Cuero, 25-13, 25-17, 26-25 as they will have a short rest before facing El Campo Ricebirds (28-11) in a Regional Semi-Final battle.

The Hawks had been stuck as an Area finalist 7 times previously and now will try to up the ante with another win.

Lake Volleyball was the first sport to win a District Championship when they went undefeated during that 2015 campaign but was just short when Sealy overcame a first set Hawk win before rebounding with a, 3-1 comeback.

CLake started this night with one of their best opening sets taking these Gobblers, 25-13. Over half of those points were a result of some salty sets from Senior Chloe Gray to an array of Hawks with Te’a Gonzales starting off with 2 kills, Gabby Fory 3 kills, Preslie Owens 3 kills in succession.

                  Let’s Go Lake!

That start had The Lake enjoying an 18-7 advantage with Kylie Rodriguez serving a 5 point rally and eventual first set dominating result.

These Gobblers would hang around longer in that second set clawing back to an, 11-11 tie before CL would again be in top form outscoring Cuero, 14-6 to finish that set.

It was the third set that had more drama as both squads were tied 10 times during this set before Canyon Lake forged to a 19-14 advantage and what looked like another copy cat win.

However, it was Cuero that got some pecking (or whatever Gobblers do) and took a, 23-21 lead that had Head Coach Daniella Villarreal calling a timeout, “I just told them to take a deep breath and take it one point at a time.”

Some unforced Gobbler errors and then two kills by Gabby Fory from perfect assists for Chloe Gray to finish flatten this Area Round Road Block that allowed a smooth drive home with a trophy that hopes to have more company in the upcoming years.

This upcoming Regional Semi-Final contest has two even teams according to Max-Preps in Texas Ricebirds ranked 335~~Hawks 334, Section Ricebirds ranked 171~~Hawks 170, and State Division Ricebirds ranked 46~~ Hawks 45.

The 2025 Texas Girls Coaches Association State Volleyball Poll just came out with Canyon Lake ranked 8th in their Class 4A Division II Poll. Wimberley is ranked 3rd in this poll to give some reference.

Canyon Lake will match up this Friday in Gonzales, Texas with the winner advancing to the Regional Finals.

Let’s Go Hawks!

                                                              A Packed Hawk Nest. Way to GO LAKE!

Canyon Lake took care of business sweeping into an Area Round playoff next Tuesday in Seguin against Cuero after disposing of Legacy Ranch Wranglers, 25-19 ~ 25-10 ~ 25-18.

“The first playoff game was electric! We had the home court advantage, and a huge credit goes to our fans with all our families, students, teachers., and staff for bringing the energy that helped us gain and maintain momentum throughout the game,” Head Coach Daniella Villarreal started. “The first set was full of playoff nerves, as none of our girls had experience this level of competition in volleyball. However, we have multi-sport athletes with playoff experience in soccer and softball, so I knew they would overcome their nerves and rise to the moment. By the second set, we took control with strong serving and passing, playing a much cleaner, more confident game as we settled into the environment. I’m really proud of how they handled the playoff atmosphere and improved as the game progressed.”

Starting the first set, The Lake could not shake these Wranglers before forging a 3 point lead, 15-12 and then hitting their stride stretching that lead to, 24-15 before seeing these Visitor’s 4 point rally.

That momentum continued into that 2nd set when Chloe Gray opened with a 4 serve rally with the help of a Preslie Owens’ kill with some added unforced errors coming from the Wranglers.

                Let’s Go Lake~Beat Cuero

Legacy would still hang around getting back to a 2 point deficit, 10-8 before Paisley Fahrney would unleash, serving a 4 ace 9 point rally, that gave CLake all they needed tying up this Wrangler team winning, 25-10.

It was Chloe Gray’s time behind the line serving another 3 point barrage that had an ace and three different Hawk’s with a kill, Goff (finished with 7), Kylie Rodriguez (finished with 8) and Te’a Gonzales (finished with 3).

Those 9 points also added a kill for Kylee Goff along with a kill and block coming from Gabby Fory.

Fahrney finished the night leading the Hawks with 5 of CL’s 13 aces.

Canyon Lake’s depth proved to be too much for Legacy Ranch keeping the pressure on with a plethora of players getting into the act.

Kills:   6 different players with 3 or more.
Aces:    4 different players with 2 or more.
Digs:    9 different players recording one or more.
Blocks:  4 different players with Goff leading this category with 3.
Assists: 6 different players with Chloe Gray, the setter, with 25.

Bi-District Champions~~ Cuero is next. GO LAKE!

A lot of action from the starters and bench giving Head Coach Daniella Villarreal many options to take control of this first post-season opportunity in six years.

That last set had Legacy’s back against the wall which had their first lead of more than one point as Legacy led, 10-9 before Fahrney took over serving another 4 point rally that had (wait for it) another ace Chloe kill.

The Hawks would continue their dominance finishing their third set by outscoring these Wranglers, 17-8. CLake scored 6 straight times on their serve to finish this match.

Coach Villarreal shared Canyon Lake’s next battle, “On Tuesday, we face Cuero at Seguin High School at 6:00pm. We’ll be preparing strategies to set us up for success while maintaining confidence and team chemistry. Each playoff round gets tougher, and anything can happen, so our focus in on improving as a team and keeping our momentum going.”

This is CL’s 8th year to play during the post-season with  7 of those invites having the Hawk’s winning a Bi-District Trophy.  The Lake has an, 0-7 record in that second round and getting over that hurdle has been hard to accomplish….is this the year?

The Resporter thinks that Coach Villarreal would mention one more ingredient needed for this next round….ANOTHER HAWK NATION TURNOUT FOR A WIN!

Let’s GO LAKE!

Game Stats: 25-19, 25-10, 25-18.

Kills:  Kylie Rodriguez    8
        Preslie Owens      8
        Kylee Goff         7
        Gabby Fory         6

Blocks: Kylee Goff         3
        Te’a Gonzales      1
        Preslie Owens      1
        Gabby Fory         1
  
Aces:   Paisleigh Fahrney  5
        Chylea Gray        3
        Izzy Fory          3
        Chloe Gray         2

Digs:   Izzy Fory          7
        Kylie Rodriguez    7
        Bella Biasatti     5
        Chloe Gray         5

Assist: Chloe Gray        25
        Kylie Rodriguez    2

             Chloe Gray setting for Kylee Goff take off for a kill. BEAT Legacy Ranch & GO LAKE!

            THIS WEEK        @   THE LAKE      October 30-31st

Thu Oct 30  The Lake Fresh   @   Davenport     500p Football
            Legacy Ranch     @   The Lake      600p Volleyball
                                 Bi-District
             The Lake Fresh   @   Davenport Fr  500p Football
            The Lake JV      @   Davenport JV  630p Football

Fri Oct 30  The Lake         @   Davenport     700p Football

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                   Go Lake & Beat Legacy Ranch!

Canyon Lake’s schedule will not be a busy week but a very important for both Volleyball & Football.

CL’s Volleyball Crew will have their first post-season berth since 2019 with a home game this Thursday against Legacy Ranch (19-11).

Football comes out of their bye week with a date with 5th Ranked Davenport at the Wolves Den this Friday.

A Hawk win over Davenport will give CLake a chance to share the district title with a tie breaker over Davenport who has already clinched a 1st place finish.

Both Sub-Varsity teams will have their final home game this Thursday.

Volleyball has a decent chance of advancing as both Legacy and CLake have two teams that are common opponents with an even record as both teams beat Akins and lost to Wimberley.

With a home court advantage that could give an even match in favor for your Hawks.

   Plug those Leaks Lake in Your Bi-District Battle!

On what Head Coach Danielle Villarreal thoughts before facing the Texans in their last regular contest, “For our game tonight, I’m really excited for the girls to compete against Wimberley and face high-level competition. Playing teams like Wimberley and Davenport provide great preparation heading into playoffs. I believe one of our biggest advantages is that our district schedule consistently challenges us, so when we face strong playoff opponents, we’ll be ready and comfortable competing at a high level.”

Those words come based on The Lake playing in one of the toughest districts compared to the competition Legacy Ranch was up against in their district.

On Coach’s assessment having achieved one of their season goals with a post-season invitation, “As for playoffs, I couldn’t be more excited for the girls and the opportunity for them to experience the postseason. It’s such an exciting time, and we’ll be practicing and preparing to make sure we’re sharp both in our play and in our team chemistry. We’re hoping to keep extending our season and enjoy every bit of time we get together as a team!”

           Beat Legacy Ranch~LAKE

One attribute with this year’s edition is the balance in the skill set with several players that have raised their skill set giving Coach Villarreal a plethora of options in closing out teams.

For the category on Digs, CL has four athletes who has topped 200 for this season led by All-Time Hawk Digster, Kylie Rodriguez leading with 274 and followed closely with Izzy Fory (266), Chloe Gray (242) and Sabrina Steele (207).

Chloe Gray was the set queen once again topping the charts garnering 725 this season added with 6 other Hawks that ended with double digits in this category which is a rarity but speaks to that comment above on how many other players have chipped in during this season.

Sophomore Kylee Goff led with 31 blocks with Gabby Fory next in line finishing with 24 with 3 other Lakesters also with double digit blocks. Te’a Gonzales (17), Kinsley Van Meter (16), and Preslie Owens (13).

     GO Lake & Be Bi-District Champs!

Owens started staring for these Hawks bout 10 games into this season in finishing volleys with 217 kills. This category also has three other players in double digits. Rodriguez (183), Chloe Gray (152), and Gabby Fory (151).

The Lake also has two Sophomores knocking on arriving in triple digits with lefty Gonzales (91) and Goff (87) once again showing how many weapons are on this club.

Aces has Izzy Fory and Rodriguez each with 41 with 6 more Hawks with double digits. Bottom line the depth throughout this line-up has seldom been seen in Volleyball to this degree.

So now it will be up to the Hawk Nation to be in attendance this Thursday to help give this Lake team the support to fly high and get a victory and another date for a chance to continue this season of win or go home.

Let’s GO LAKE!

Chloe Gray topped 700 Assists this season as #7 Kylee Goff & #10 Te’a Gonzales wait for a chance to add to Gray’s total. Go Lake! (photo Daniel Clifton)

Canyon Lake’s Volleyball Team qualified for a post-season berth in their win over Bandera last Friday and will know this week who their opponent will be based on who wins the Legacy Ranch and Manor New Tech battle.

The last time CL had a post-season game was 2019 when The Lake Bi-District win was against Salado.

CLHS also reached the 20 win plateau which happened during that same 2019 season.

Head Coach Daniella Villarreal started, “I am so proud of the girls and so happy to see all of their hard work pay off! We have been talking about the goal of making playoffs since my first year, specifically for seniors Chloe Gray, Kylie Rodriguez, and Mackenzie Dorn, who have been striving toward this milestone since their sophomore year on varsity.”

“In the spring, the 5 seniors chose the quote “Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy” to emphasize that what it will take to reach our goal will not be easy but worth it,” Coach Villarreal continued realizing that CL’s district is one of the toughest in the state. “It has been a reminder that making playoffs in our tough district requires effort, perseverance, and strong mental toughness. It’s about learning how to overcome challenges, getting in extra reps and workouts, and pushing through moments when we are physically and mentally tired. All of this hard work is worth it when we reach our goals and celebrate the success!”

Wimberley (ranked 3rd) and Davenport (ranked 22nd) make up the top 2 district opponents that pose two major road blocks each season.

                   Way to Go Hawks!

“I am beyond grateful to coach these athletes as they are some of the most hardworking and coachable kids I’ve ever been around,” Coach Villarreal said in response on what she witnessed this season in reaching this first goal. “Their dedication to our team culture and shared goals has fueled tremendous growth for our program, both physically and mentally for all of our athletes.”

“As a coach, it’s a dream to provide tools for improvement and watch athletes absorb them, apply them immediately, and rise above challenges with resilience, and that is exactly what they have done,” Coach heaped praise, “I feel so blessed to coach these athletes, have a hard working coaching staff with Coach (Kara) Barnes and Coach (Trevor) Hamblet, and such a supportive community from the parents, admin, and teachers. It definitely takes a village to make it happen so thank you to everyone that made our goals possible!”

Senior Kylie Rodriguez reached the top of the All-Time Digs List in CL’s win over Bandera last week.

The Lake has two more contests this week and then will commence their playoff games at the end of next week possible Thursday.

Way to make us Proud and GO LAKE!

                  TOP 4 STATS LEADERS:

ACES                 KILLS                BLOCKS
Izzy Fory        41  Preslie Owens   213  Kylee Goff        31
Kylie Rodriguez  40  Kylie Rodriguez 177  Gabby Fory        23
Sabrina Steele   35  Chloe Gray      147  Te’a Gonzales     17
Chloe Gray       28  Gabby Fory      146  Kinsley Van Meter 16

ASSISTS              DIGS
Chloe Gray      707  Kylie Rodriguez 264
Izzy Fory        65  Izzy Fory       250
Sabrina Steele   48  Chloe Gray      223
Kylie Rodriguez  35  Sabrina Steele  206

             THIS WEEK        @   THE LAKE        October 14th-17th

Tue Oct 14   The Lake JV Fr   @   Long Creek      500p Volleyball
             The Lake         @   Long Creek      600p Volleyball

Thu Oct 16   The Lake Fresh   @   Uvalde Fresh    500p Football
             The Lake JV      @   Uvalde JV       630p Football

Fri Oct 17   Bandera JV Fr    @   The Lake Fr JV  500p Volleyball
             Bandera          @   The Lake        600p Volleyball
             Uvalde           @   The Lake        700p Football
                                  Homecoming

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It wasn’t a bounty week for Canyon Lake as Volleyball and Football could not shake that loss column.

Volleyball had that tough two game set with Wimberley & Davenport but a loss to Fredericksburg last Friday put a dent into grabbing momentum back.

This week will start with a road game to Long Creek tonight and then a homecoming night game at The Hawk Nest this Friday against Bandera. With a win over Long Creek tonight, The Lake, will clinch a post-season bid.

Volleyball will enter their last phase of their district season with four remaining battles that comes to an end on the 24th of October.

                          Let’s Go Lake!!

CLake’s Football suffered a set-back in their loss to Somerset and find themselves with the same situation as last season. Playoffs are certainly still in the mix but a second seed might be on the line based on upcoming results.

Homecoming this week against Uvalde, a team that played Somerset two weeks ago, and enjoyed a lead going into halftime. A winnable game but a consistent game is a must and not letting last week’s set-back beat the Hawk’s twice.

Cross Country had Tristan Schenk finish 4th and Gibson Cover had a 7th place finish, and the Ladies also will have two continue their season with Eva Zabarcencu and Sophie Eastland. So that makes 4 students going to Region meet this year.

Way to Go Long and Go Fast Lake!

Boys Varsity
5000 Meters     Place  Time          Team Scores
Tristan Schenk    4    14:14.416     Fredericksburg 51
Gibson Cover      7    14:42.946     Davenport      58
Jackson Alvarez  27    19:58.206     Long Creek     64
Brent McDermott  30    20:32.198     Canyon Lake    85
Grant Cover      34    20:46.650     Bandera       102
Cheif Rendon     40    21:14.146     Wimberley     147

Girls Varsity
2 Mile          Place  Time          Team Scores
Eva Zabarcencu    3    11:43.063     Fredericksburg 37
Sophie Eastland   4    12:00.085     Davenport      64
Madison Matheney 26    13:31.601     Wimberley      69
Macie Paredez    32    14:40.419     Bandera        89
Macey Wunderlich 33    14:50.051     Canyon Lake    99
Avery Rutherford 34    14:53.732

Boys Junior Varsity                  Team Scores
Aiden McLaren     4    20:52.154     Canyon Lake    27
Taliesin LeDoux   5    21:28.191     Davenport      28
James Eastland   10    22:27.606
Samuel McNeill   15    24:00.746
Wilhelm Voigt    17    24:13.851

Girls Junior Varsity                 Team Scores
Meagan May       18    15:02.905     Bandera        22
London Webb      23    15:23.151     Fredericksburg 62
Reagan Wood      25    15:25.016     Davenport      71
Layla Jones      40    16:21.426     Long Creek     89
Abcde Jackson    44    16.57.839     Canyon Lake   115

Boys 2 Miles Seniors                 
Marshall Gomez    1st  20:08.389     

Girls 2 Miles Seniors
Ayden Purdum      4    14:58.321
Vivian Gough      5    16:48.420

    Izzy Fory is ready to usher in a post-season berth this week!  Let’s GO LAKE!

            THIS WEEK       @   THE LAKE             (October 7th-10th)

Tue Oct  7  The Lake JV/Fr  @   Wimberley            500p Volleyball
            The Lake        @   Wimberley            600p Volleyball

Thu Oct  9  The Lake        @   District 26-4A       800a Cross Country
            Somerset Fr     @   The Lake Fresh       500p Football
            Somerset JV     @   The Lake JV          630p Football

Fri Oct 10  The Lake JV/Fr  @   Billies Sub Varsity  500p Volleyball
            The Lake        @   Billies              600p Volleyball
            The Lake        @   Somerset             700p Football
                                7650 S Loop 1604
                                Somerset 78069

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Football will get interesting this week with the winner of Canyon Lake/Somerset game having an inside track for a playoff home game. Davenport are still without a blemish and ranked 5th in the State while CL’s win over Freddie gives us a tie-breaker if we tie them.

Cross Country will have their district meet in Bandera this Thursday.

Last week at The Lake was even-steven for volleyball with a win/loss and this week will have an important game at Fredericksburg on Friday. CL breezed through their first 3 opponents on that first district go-around and replicating that will boost Canyon Lake with their first 20 win season since 2019 and a playoff bid.

That Billie game will start the 2nd round of district battles and the loser of the Bandera/Long Creek game will eliminate that school. For the most part…those 4 schools look set with that Hawk/Billie contest either leading to a tie for 3rd/4th or a Lake win cementing a 3rd place finish.

Below are the Standings and those numbers beside each school indicates attendance size which will decide if The Lake would be placed with smaller or larger schools in the post-season bracket.

                VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS
Season       W   L   Pct   District           W  L    Pct
Wimberley   35   5  .875   Wimberley   (855)  4  0  1.000
Davenport   29   7  .805   Davenport  (1295)  3  1   .750
CL Hawks    19  11  .633   CL Hawks   (1032)  3  1   .750
Billies     14  15  .483   Billies    (1057)  2  2   .500
Bandera     13  22  .371   Bandera     (702)  0  4   .000
Long Creek   7  19  .269   Long Creek (1136)  0  4   .000

               This Week’s Battles
   Tue Oct  7  The Lake   @  Wimberley
               Bandera    @  Long Creek
               Davenport  @  Fredericksburg

   Fri Oct 10  The Lake   @  Fredericksburg
               Wimberley  @  Long Creek
               Bandera    @  Davenport

*Bi-District Round Schools for Canyon Lake's District
                      Dist    Season 
Lago Vista     (673)  8  0    24   4
Manor Tech     (605)  5  2    15   6
Legacy Ranch          5  3    19   9
Austin Travis (1198)  2  4     8  13
Eastside       (694)  2  4     7  13
Austin Achieve (628)  2  4     6  13
Austin LBJ            1  2     4   8
NE Early College      0  6     1  18
*Not all schools have up to date records. 
Season Record column a good idea of strength of schools.

Let’s GO LAKE!

                    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

(L-R) Bella Biasatti, Kylee Goff, Kylie Rodriguez stood out in Hawk’s win over Billies, 3-1. Go Lake!

                                   GO Lake!

Canyon Lake started district play with a win over Fredericksburg, 3-1 as these Hawks circled this as a must win for a chance in making the playoffs.

Winning those winnable games is a must and these Billies fit that description entering District 29-4A with a losing record and CLake needing to protect the Hawk Nest.

The Lake has not made the playoffs since a 2019 season which happened to be the last time reaching the 20 win plateau.

During the last 3 seasons the Hawks have started district play with a, 0-3 record with the Billies without taking a set. So this win did break some streaks from the wrong side of the ledger.

Head Coach Daniella Villarreal stated, “Last night’s game was an exciting way to kick off our district season! I’m really proud of the way the girls played and stepped up in the environment. They demonstrated consistent confidence and composure throughout the match.”

Canyon Lake’s depth was certainly in attendance on this night, 6 different Hawks finished with 5 or more kills. Kylie Rodriguez (15) and Preslie Owens (13) leading the pack.

Coach Villarreal spoke of Rodriguez strength for this team, “Kylie Rodriguez was “crafty” as a hitter, finding smart shots, adjusting to Fred’s big block, and swinging the ball down the line to put points away at key moments in the end. Kylie is a consistent all-around player who contributes in so many ways, from tough serves and solid serve receive to excellent defense that keeps rallies alive.”

Rodriguez and Owens took over in that final set combining for 12 kills that helped put this contest in the win column.

All three set wins was the same score (25-18) with Fredericksburg hanging tough in each of these sets only needing one point for a tie at the halfway mark with 11-10 Hawk leads.

                Way to Plug those Leaks Lake!

It was Sophomore Bella Biasetti who made her presence known entering that first set with a Hawk, 19-18 lead and responded with an ace and then a block and kill from Rodriguez during that rally and win, 25-18.

Coach Villarreal said, “Bella came in and did a fantastic job providing good passes and tough defense, helping keep us in system to run our offense. She brings a gritty, go-getter mentality, playing hard with quick reactions that make a difference for our team.”

Rinse and Repeat in that 2nd stanza ending with that same score and this time closing with a rally coming off of Chylea Gray’s serve that utilized a block for Gabby Fory and an Owens kill.

Another Sophomore Kyle Goff was another one of many players that rose to the occasion on this night, “Kylee Goff brings joy, energy, and fun to the team every day. She works hard to keep everyone engaged, knowing we play our best when we’re focused and having fun together. Her communication, determination, and ability to adjust on both offense and defense make her a key contributor.”

That 3rd set was the only glitch this night with both schools largest lead being 3 points before CLHS coming up just short, 26-28.

Lake ‘Hawk’ Proud!!

Another slow start in that 4th frame that had the Visitors score the first 3 points and held a two point advantage, 4-6 before a Hawk 5 point rally off the serve of Sabrina Steele which coincided when Rodriguez lowered the boom scoring 4 of those 5 points off her kills.

With that lead, The Lake, continued their assault to that first opening district victory when Owens scored 4 kills in those last two serves which gave CL a win.

Now next up will be another winnable game when Long Creek comes to the Hawk Nest this Friday and a chance to continue their quest for a post-season to remember!

Final Game Stats: Hawks won, 3-0. 25-18, 25-18, 26-28, 25-18.
Kills-  Kylie Rodriguez   15
        Preslie Owens     13
        Chloe Gray         9
        Gabby Fory         9

Blocks- Kylee Goff         4
        Preslie Owens      3
        Te’a Gonzales      2
        Gabby Fory         2

Aces-   Bella Biasatti     2
        Paisleigh Fahrney  1
        Chylea Gray        1
        Chloe Gray         1

Digs-   Izzy Fory         22
        Bella Biasatti    11
        Kyle Rodriguez    11
        Chloe Gray        11

Assist- Chloe Gray        34
        Izzy Fory          8
        Bella Biasatti     3
        Kylie Rodriguez    3

Way to GO LAKE!