Don’t Underestimate the Jumping Ability of Perez

Canyon Lake Volleyball started where they left off last year in district play as the Hawks ran their streak to 14 wins in a row after sweeping Boerne, 3-0.

“Ever since last Tuesday night we have been having stellar practices,” Head Coach Kim Paisley stated. “We had a good film session and we were energized all night and did not let up.”

The Hawks took the first two sets with little resistance after, 25-15 and 25-16 victories. Then the 3rd set interjected a bit more drama as the Greyhounds started to find their stride as they rounded the corner on the track.

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Greyson Lee zeroing in for another tackle in Lampasas game.                    (photo by Karen Holmes-Hilltop ReSporter)

                                 This Week      @     Canyon Lake

 Tuesday   Sept. 27      CL Hawks Freshman      @     Boerne             5pm    Volleyball
                         CL Hawks JV            @     Boerne             5pm    Volleyball
                         CL Hawks               @     Boerne             6pm    Volleyball

 Wednesday Sept. 28      CL Hawks               @     Boerne Champion    4:30pm Tennis
                         Austin Akins           @     CL Hawks Freshman  5pm    Football
                        *Austin Akins           @     CL Hawks JV        7pm    Football

 Thursday Sept. 29      *CL Hawks               @     Austin Akins       7pm    Football
                                                      Burger Stadium

 Friday   Sept. 30       Hondo Freshman         @     CL Hawks Freshman  5pm    Volleyball
                         Hondo JV               @     CL Hawks JV        5pm    Volleyball
                         Hondo                  @     CL Hawks           6pm    Volleyball

 Saturday Oct.  01       CL Hawks               @     Comfort             am    Cross Country
 
 * Games to be broadcast on CBL KMAC Network

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                                Volleyball Standings & Results-Schedules

                     Team             W     L    Pct    District         W   L     Pct   GB
                     CL Hawks         21   10   .677    CL Hawks         2   0   1.000   --
                     Bandera          19   14   .576    Fredericksburg   2   0   1.000   -- 
                     Boerne           19   15   .559    Bandera          2   1    .667   0.5
                     Fredericksburg   19   18   .514    Boerne           0   2    .000   2.0
                     Hondo            12   19   .387    Hondo            0   3    .000   3.0

                     This Week’s Games:
                     Sept. 27         CL Hawks         3     Boerne     0
                                      Bandera          3     Hondo      0
                                      Fredericksburg         Bye

                     Sept. 30         CL Hawks         3     Hondo      0
                                      Fredericksburg   3     Bandera    0
                                      SA Incarnate     3     Boerne     0

                     Last Fridays’ Results:
                                      Bandera          3     Boerne      0
                                      Fredericksburg   3     Hondo       0
                                      CL Hawks               Bye
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Head Volleyball Coach Kim Paisley

The ReSporter: You traveled 948 miles in-between your two home dates this season….how do you feel those road games might help as you get into district play?

Coach Paisley: “We have experience for the road games, and we will put that to good use for those district matches on our opponents home court.”

The ReSporter: There was a lot to replace from last year’s group, what are your thoughts going into next week’s game with Boerne?

Coach Paisley: “Boerne is known for their “crowd/student section heckling”. Maybe one of the best in the hill country as far as heckling during a volleyball match. They have been this way since I played in high school. We just have to block them out and focus on our match and our goals for district play. Boerne is going to battle it out and play some good volleyball. We must be ready to play and play our game!”

The ReSporter: What will you be working on this week and into the Boerne game?

Coach Paisley: “Passing and defense is the main skill to work on. We must always be perfecting this skill because we cannot do the rest without a pass.”

Hancock Mini-Mart Says Go Hawks

The ReSporter: Fredericksburg had a pretty tough schedule and is coming into district play on an upswing, how do you see your competition and what attribute will need to be emphasized in winning district?

Coach Paisley: “Fredericksburg is going to be tough just like Boerne! They will have big girls at the net. We’ve got to be ready defensively by making sure our blocks are in the right spot and closing so our defense in the back row can do their job. Offensively, we must move the ball around and run quick stuff in order to score.”

The ReSporter: What does or has Regan Mickey meant for your program as she enters her last district competition?

Coach Paisley: “She has been an outstanding member of the team and program. She understands this is her last district season as a Senior in High School. Like all of the seniors, we talked about what will be the legacy they leave behind. “What will be their final days as a High School Volleyball player be?” We regrouped after Tuesday nights match against La Vernia and discussed our goals we set at the beginning of season. We are ready and we believe and will achieve.

The ReSporter: Thanks Coach and enjoy this time off before district season next week.

                                                                           Hawks Getting Digs                     (photo by Corey Mickey)

                              Top 5 Pre/District Volleyball Stats
 Solo Blocks                  Block Assists                 Total Blocks
 Anna Bettersworth   77       Anna Bettersworth      25     Anna Bettersworth     102
 Paige Bower         46       Regan Mickey           17     Paige Bower            57
 Regan Mickey        14       Paige Bower            11     Regan Mickey           31
 Faith Hasness        8       Faith Hasness           7     Faith Hasness          15
 Riley Mickey         6       Landry Hollums          4     Landry Hollums         10
 Landry Hollums       6

 Received Balls               Pct. Received                 Assists
 Sam York           494       Alysha Perez          73%     Regan Mickey          517
 Regan Mickey       342       Regan Mickey          71%     Faith Hasness         111
 Faith Hasness      316       Faith Hasness         68%     Sam York               38
 Hanna White        262       Kaylie Duke           67%     Amber Voigt             6
 Anna Bettersworth  186       Sam York              63%     Paige Bower             3
                                                            Hanna White             3

 Aces                         Kills                         Digs
 Hanna White         38       Faith Hasness         218     Sam York              309
 Faith Hasness       26       Anna Bettersworth     142     Regan Mickey          219
 Regan Mickey        22       Regan Mickey           94     Faith Hasness         207
 Sam York            21       Landry Hollums         87     Hanna White           149
 Anna Bettersworth   21       Kaylie Duke            79     Amber Voigt            91

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                              All-Time Top 5

 Kills                        Aces                          Assists
 Bailey Drum       1199       Hannah Wunderlich     110     Regan Mickey         2942
 Addison Farley     808       Regan Mickey          102     Miki Roberts          780
 Amber Ramsey       629       Bailey Drum           100     Mariah Elles          389
 Regan Mickey       353       Hayley Melone          90     Faith Hasness         356
 Faith Hasness      298       Mariah Alles           83     Hannah Wunderlich     291

 Digs                         Blocks
 Hayley Melone     1205       Anna Bettersworth     102
 Regan Mickey       893       Bailey Drum            82
 Bailey Drum        837       Alexis Robinson        77
 Mariah Ellis       610       Emma Gray              67
 Faith Hasness      388       Paige Bower            57

Anna Bettersworth and the Hawks win over Marion earlier this year.           (picture by Corey Mickey)

La Vernia would win CL’s district as the Bears have now won against all of the teams but Hondo.

In the Canyon Lake game, ‘The Bears’, eked out a win in that first match, 25-22 and then unleashed every Bee from every Hive on the Hawks in the last two sets, 6-25 and 9-25 ending up with all the honey.

In that first match, the Hawks, were ahead through most of the set and enjoyed a 5 point lead at, 14-9. Then the Bears hugged CL for the remainder of the night, not allowing any breathing for the home team.

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Austin Brennan looks for hole as Micah St. John blocks a Texan                   (Picture by Karen Holmes)

                     This Week             @      Canyon Lake

 Tuesday   Sep 20    La Vernia Freshman    @      CL Hawks Freshman      5pm   Volleyball
                     La Vernia JV          @      CL Hawks JV            5pm   Volleyball
                     La Vernia             @      CL Hawks               6pm   Volleyball

 Wednesday Sep 21    La Vernia             @      CL Hawks               4pm   Tennis
                     CL Hawks Freshman     @      Lampasas Freshman      5pm   Football
                    *CL Hawks JV           @      Lampasas JV            7pm   Football

 Thursday  Sep 22   *Lampasas              @      CL Hawks               7pm   Football

 Saturday  Sep 24    CL Hawks              @      Fredericksburg          am   Cross Country
 
 * Games that will be broadcast on Canyon Lake Broadcasting starting 30 minutes before kick-off.
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                                    Senior Regan Mickey is ready to get started in District 28-4A          

                     
                     Volleyball Standings & Results-Schedule
                     Team               W    L    Pct
                     CL Hawks          19   10   .655
                     Boerne            19   12   .613
                     Bandera           17   13   .567
                     Fredericksburg    17   18   .486 
                     Hondo             12   16   .429

                     This Week’s Games:
                     Sept. 20   La Vernia       3    CL Hawks   0
                                Hondo           1    SA YWLA    1
                                SA Southside    3    Bandera    1
                                Boerne          3    Somerset   1
                                Fredericksburg  3    Brownwood  0

                     Sept. 23   Fredericksburg  @    Hondo
                                Boerne          @    Bandera
                                CL Hawks             Bye

                     Last Friday’s Results:
                                CL Hawks        3    Wimberley     1
                                Fredericksburg  3    Devine        2
                                Boerne          3    SA Jefferson  0
                                Bandera         3    Pleasanton    0
                                Boerne Geneva   3    Hondo         2

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Paige Bower getting her point across.           (Picture by Karen Holmes)

By Karen Russell Holmes

Canyon Lake varsity volleyball headed across The Backbone once again to face the Wimberley Texans, Friday night, that sent the Texans packing for new territory.

In the first match the Lady Hawks stormed the court quickly dispatching the score to a 10-4 lead. Alysha Perez came into the game and immediately spiked her way to bring the score to 11-5. The Texans only had one player with the kind of height usually seen in Wimberley, but she was quickly shut down by Hawk blockers, Anna Bettersworth and Paige Bower.

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     Adia Garcia takes control of the net in win over Akins

By Karen Russell Holmes

Akins Eagles flew into the Hawks lair last night only to find the smaller raptor ready for the kill. Calm, cool and collected, the junior varsity volleyball team swept the Eagles in two matches for the game.

In match one, consistency and methodology kept the Lady Hawks in the lead the entire round. The Eagles could only come within three points of them. Nothing Akins did could ruffle the Hawks feathers. Raegan Cowan, Audrey Schultz and Eden Farley were money at the net. Nothing dropped to the court with Mariah Haight running the show as labero in the back court with the digging help of Tyler Hollums and Tilly Giammalva. Canyon Lake won with a solid 25-19 score.

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