Tanner Faris finishes Taylor game with 215 total yards. (mjrphotog.com)
Canyon Lake’s 10th year of competition will get started this week as the 3 Fall Sports start preparing for competition.
The Hawk’s Volleyball squad will have a scrimmage against Blanco on Friday while both the Cross Country and Football crews will start their first week of getting in shape coming this Monday.
Head Volleyball Coach Kim Paisley
Canyon Lake will be starting up their sports with the Volleyball team when the Hawks will be taking on the Alumni Hawks on August 3rd.
Volleyball has the best record for any sport at Canyon Lake and will look to continue that mantra this year with a team returning several starters and other players that had some 1st place finishes with those Sub-Varsity teams this past year.
The ReSporter caught up with Head Coach Kim Paisley as she shared what might be in store for this year’s team. (more…)
Hawks Strike a Pose for what they hope will be many more this upcoming Season.
Canyon Lake’s Volleyball Summer team won the San Marcos Summer league last week as this crew of players jump start the expectations on what might be another banner season.
The Hawks entered the tournament as the #3 seeded team and faced off with the #1 seed and undefeated Seguin in round two.
Regan Mickey getting a set in the Playoffs (photo by Karen Holmes)
Top Ten Countdown: #2 CL Hawks 3 Wimberley 0
If you would like to know the best team sport in the halls of Canyon Lake then come out and watch some Hawk Volleyball this season starting in August.
During the beginning of Canyon Lake’s school if their would be one team that would deserve to start their year in the dumps it would have to be Volleyball.
Head Volleyball Coach Kim Paisley
The ReSporter next Canyon Lake game article will come in a little more than 2 months as Volleyball will be going strong as August gets hot.
CL’s Volleyball team is still the only group to win a district championship and also sports the best team win percentage as this next season will have a lot of Freshman that will be classified as Sophomores as well as having several players that look to make a run for more accolades.
The ReSporter was able to catch up with Coach Paisley for a precursor for this coming school year.
CL Hawks JV Squad get ready for their next step. (photo by Karen Holmes)
Canyon Lake Volleyball had another banner year with accolades from their District 28-4A foes.
This season, Sam York was voted Defensive MVP for this year’s district contests.
Regan Mickey, Faith Hasness, and Anna Bettersworth were also awarded 1st Team All-District honors.
Another testament to how well this team raised the bar this season to go along with a Hawk Team that has ascended to one of the best.
Congrats and here are the 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mentions Athletes for this years’ District Awards.
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Hawks face Liberty Hill this Friday at the Hill. (mjrphotog.com)
This Week @ Canyon Lake Tue November 8 Lehman @ CL Hawks JV1 530pm Girls Basketball Lehman @ CL Hawks JV2 530pm Girls Basketball CL Hawks @ Llano JV 600pm Boys Basketball Scrimmage CL Hawks @ Llano 600pm Boys Basketball Scrimmage Lehman @ CL Hawks 700pm Girls Basketball Fri November 9 Johnson City @ CL Hawks JV1 500pm Girls Basketball Johnson City @ CL Hawks 630pm Girls Basketball *Liberty Hill vs CL Hawks 730pm Football *Game Broadcast on CLB Liberty Hill ===============================================
One of 728 sets for Regan Mickey this year. (photo Karen Holmes)
Canyon Lake lost to a worthy opponent in the 2nd round of their Volleyball Area Game in Smithville succumbing to a Needville sweep, 26-28, 16-25 and 18-25.
“We had a few more weak spots than they did,” Head Coach Kimberley Paisley quipped. “They are ranked for a reason….but overall we had a great and wonderful season.”
This sweep at the hands of the Blue Jays left the Hawks with a 26-13 record and some proud players on a good season.
That first set was worth the price of admission as Canyon Lake was on, while having two set points for a chance of a win that just escaped the Hawk’s grasp.
Anna Bettersworth getting a Jump on the Competition (photo by Karen Holmes)
Canyon Lake will advance to their next round after sweeping the Texans, 3-0 in Johnson City on Tuesday night in Bi-District play.
“We had to get over our mental block in facing Wimberley,” Head Volleyball Coach Kimberley Paisley said. “I just wanted the girls to start finishing like they did in the first set and pushing for points.”
Zoe Edwards favorite moment: ‘Team bonding at the Mickey house.
Canyon Lake will have another successful year no matter the result of this year’s Tuesday game in their first round against Wimberley in Johnson City.
This group of Seniors have been with Coach Kimberley Paisley for the first 4 years and with that has come a certain bond with the players and their coach.
These Seniors even had one of their own start her high school career on the varsity 4 years ago as Regan Mickey had already shown the tools that Coach Paisley knew that was needed in getting this team to the playoffs.
Now for the last 3 years, the Seniors will enter the playoffs in all of those years as Mickey was also a part of the last team to not win the required number of district games to qualify in 2013.
Landry Hollums favorite Moment: ‘Beating Tivy at the NEISD tourney.
That year did start with some quality wins as the Hawks went into that year of district games with a decent, 16-10 record.
Those district games took a toll on CL as they were able to win just one game against Bandera that certainly would leave a bad taste and a good dose of humbleness as preparation would start early for rectifying that finish.
Canyon Lake has not turned in their uniform after the regular season since that year as the Hawks have now supported a balmy, 88-32 record and a turn-a-round district record of, 27-5 showing. This is an 85% winning percentage for the games that count.
Regan Mickey: “Our rowdy student section during the Vball games.’
Those previous 3 years was not something you would write home about as CL had a 45-69 record during those years and even worse district ledger of 5-27.
So from 5-27 to a 27-5, this Senior group has helped turn a program to the positive and will now start their next set of games with those win or go home consequences.
Felicity Niestemski: ‘Senior Night!’
In the last three campaigns the Hawks have beaten 5A schools 16 times with only 5 losses. Canyon Lake has a winning record against 6A programs with a 17-13 tally during that same time period.
Unbeatable Wimberley has a 3 game losing streak to Canyon Lake with the Hawks having a chance of increasing that to 4 games this Tuesday.
There are so many good things coming from the Volleyball teams as Junior Varsity and Freshman had successful years as well.
Daniella Bustamante: ‘Beating Wimberley’!
These are good times as Canyon Lake will now implore the Hawk Nation to show on Tuesday night and help support elevate their game with a joyous return home.
The game this Tuesday will be covered by Canyon Lake Broadcasting and the broadcast start time at 7:15pm.
Go Hawks and Congratulations to this Year’s Senior Class!! Now go beat the Texans!!
Kaylie Duke: ‘Playing at a higher level and competing at the NEISD Tournament.’
Sam York: ‘Bus rides and pre/game in the locker room.’
