Hawk’s Front Line                       (photo by Karen Holmes)

                        VolleyBall’s Top 4 (Based on first round of district play)

 kills                            aces                          assists
 Anna Bettersworth     37         Faith Hasness         8       Regan Mickey         91
 Faith Hasness         27         Hanna White           6       Faith Hasness        15
 Alysha Perez          23         Anna Bettersworth     6       Sam York             10
 Paige Bower           22         Sam York              4

 blocks solo                      assisted blocks               total blocks
 Anna Bettersworth      6         Anna Bettersworth     4       Anna Bettersworth    10
 Paige Bower            4         Paige Bower           2       Paige Bower           6
 Riley Mickey           1         Riley Mickey          1       Riley Mickey          2
                                  Landry Hollums        1       Landry Hollums        1
 digs                             Alysha Perez          1       Alysha Perez          1
 Sam York              73         Zoe Edwards           1       Zoe Edwards           1
 Regan Mickey          52         Faith Hasness         1       Faith Hasness         1
 Faith Hasness         38         Regan Mickey          1       Regan Mickey          1
 Hanna White 27
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                                    season Top 4
 kills                            aces                           assists
 Faith Hasness        245         Hanna White          42        Regan Mickey       608
 Anna Bettersworth    179         Faith Hasness        34        Faith Hasness      126
 Regan Mickey         111         Anna Bettersworth    29        Sam York            48
 Landry Hollums       106         Sam York             25        Amber Voigt          7
                                  Regan Mickey         25

 digs                             total blocks
 Sam York             382         Anna Bettersworth   132
 Regan Mickey         271         Paige Bower          63
 Faith Hasness        245         Regan Mickey         32
 Hanna White          176         Faith Hasness        16

Head Volleyball Coach Kim Paisley

The Hawk Volleyball Team will have this Tuesday off, so The ReSporter caught up with Head Coach Kim Paisley for a Coaches Corner to help fill the void of not having a game.

The ReSporter: How and where do you assess this Hawk team as you prepare for the next two weeks?

Coach Paisley: “We have taken care of business with 2 road matches in Boerne and Bandera, took care of the Owls at home, and fell short to the Billies in a grueling, exciting 5 set match at home. We are hungry and  focused on continuing our ride down the road to 1st in district (even if that means co-district champs). We need to keep the intensity and carry momentum from the first round into this second round starting Friday with Boerne.”

Coach Paisley continued, “We are sitting in 2nd to close out the the 1st round, and the pressure will be on the Billies when we go to their gym. We will be ready for them.”

The ReSporter: What happened in the Fredericksburg game? (more…)

Sam York keeping her eyes on the Ball     (photo Karen Holmes)

     
                       Volleyball 28-4A Standings/Schedule/Results

           Team              W   L   Pct       District          W   L    Pct   GB
           CL Hawks         22  11  .667       Fredericksburg    5   0  1.000   —
           Bandera          20  15  .571       CL Hawks          3   1   .750  1.5
           Fredericksburg   23  18  .561       Bandera           3   2   .500  2.0
           Boerne           20  17  .541       Boerne            1   4   .250  4.0
           Hondo            12  21  .364       Hondo             0   5   .000  5.0

                                  This Week’s Games:
           Tuesday October 11th   Bandera         3    Boerne       0
                                  Fredericksburg  3    Hondo        0
                                  CL Hawks             Bye

           Friday October  14th   Boerne          @    CL Hawks
                                  Bandera         @    Hondo
                                  Fredericksburg       Bye

           Friday October   7th  CL Hawks       3     Bandera     1
                                 Fredericksburg 3     Boerne      1
                                 Hondo                Bye
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(Photo by Karen Holmes)

                            This Week   @   Canyon Lake

 Wednesday Oct. 12th        CL Hawks    @   Bandera             All-Day   X Country
                                            District @ Bandera City Park

 Thursday  Oct. 13th        Boerne      @   CL Hawks Freshman   7pm       Football
                            CLJV        @   Boerne JV           7pm       Football
 Friday    Oct. 14th        Boerne      @   CL Hawks Freshmann  5pm       Volleyball
                            Boerne      @   CL Hawks JV         5pm       Volleyball
                            Boerne      @   CL Hawks            6pm       Volleyball
                            Boerne      @   CL Hawks            730       Football
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Another week of Hawk activities is in the books and last week CL had some ups and downs.

Hawks Flying High & Beat Boerne

The Volleyball Team has now finished their first round of District 28-4A competition with one loss and still have a good chance of finishing 1st or 2nd.

With their loss to Fredericksburg, Canyon Lake will need to sweep the next round meaning a big road game at the Billies gym to have a chance of sharing the district crown or with the help of the other 3 teams having a chance of sitting alone on top.

The Billies are on a roll and finished the first round unscathed and now with an off date this Tuesday, CL will start their round with a home game against Boerne this Friday.

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                   Regan Mickey and Paige Bower wait for instructions.                         (photo by Karen Holmes)

Canyon Lake lost their first district game in a 5 set marathon at the Hawk Nest as Fredericksburg won the last two sets for the win.

The Hawks did start out lethargic with a sloppy first set as the Billies enjoyed a, 24-17 lead before a late CL rally left them short, 25-22.

Canyon Lake was nip and tuck in their next set as neither team had more than a 4 point lead. CL claimed that lead, 14-10, while the Billies were ahead, 3-1 early on.

Sophomore Paige Bower was instrumental in this win with 4 kills and 2 blocks.

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Libero Lainee Moses serves her usual stuff

Just another game for this year’s Freshman Volleyball team as the Hawks went a max 3 game set in winning over Fredericksburg’s freshman and staying in first place in District 28-4A play.

Canyon Lake was on the short end in that first set as they had the lead through most of the game until a Billie rally that outscored the Hawks, 11-3 to close the set out and put CL right where they wanted to be. Behind in the contest to allow another comeback victory.

“We wanted it more,” Head Coach Tasha Ridgeway said calmly. “Lainee served like she wanted to win and she served to get aces….I haven’t seen her serve like that this year.”

Fredericksburg jumped out to a, 5-1 lead to start the second set and Canyon Lake had yet to find their consistency to the taller Billie team.

With the rotation finally able to forge more than a 2 point rally, the game and Hawks started cooking as the next 3 servers had a 2, 3, and then a 4 point rally and now the lead was up 6 points, 13-7 lead.

Freedom Mail Center says Go Freshman Hawk’s Volleyball

After having neither team able to close or increase their lead or deficit, Canyon Lake used a 5 point rally that put a dagger to the Goats in winning the game, 25-17.

Canyon Lake was able to reduce their unforced errors as each set continued and also by having 4 service errors for the game helped in taking the 3rd and final set with that sterling comeback.

Fredericksburg increased their lead in the final set on a service that started with both teams tied at 19 points. The bleeding was stopped on a kill by Cassidy Felps but not after the Billies would seize the game by 4 points, leading 24-20.

Lainee Moses took the ball and dished out some hard serves with two kills by Caroline Kullberg and an ace by Moses, the Hawks scored the last 6 points in the match for a win in dramatic fashion, 26-24.

“In practice I never serve like that,” Moses said on her way to the Promise Land. “The adrenaline was going fast and I was hitting the ball as hard as I could.”

Alisia Niestemski rises with Hawk’s Volleyball

Moses had some more thoughts on how she handled a game that hung on every serve, “Toss, Step, and Hit, was all I was thinking as I just went back to the basic level when I first started learning the game…..We do this all the time and this is just usual.”

On the last rally, Kullberg relayed, “I was super nervous and was trying hard wanting to win….when we worked our hardest we worked together.”

Alisia Niestremski had 12 kills while Kullberg shored up the middle of the Hawks offense with 8 kills which helped in securing the win on her last two swings.

Niestremski has a way of celebrating a kill which seems to get the whole Hawk team pumping. “I get pumped up with the point and I was trying not to be nervous but I was,” Niestremski said. “We just focused not to make mistakes and in our huddle we decided in not playing it safe and to be aggressive.”

Canyon Lake had a similar game last Tuesday in their victory over Boerne that went 3 games with a dramatic comeback similar to the win over the Billies.

Bare Bull says Go Hawk Volleyball

“I reminded them of the Boerne game when we were down to them,” Coach Ridgeway said with the wisdom of Solomon.

Now this Freshman team will go up against Bandera this Friday with a goal of being undefeated in the first round of district play. This Hawk team beat the Bulldogs in tournament play earlier this year, 25-18 and 25-15 and will look to continue where they left off last month.

This is the same type of team last seen when last year’s Senior group started their high school career winning district and carrying that wave through their senior campaign with a Hawk District Championship.

Good things in store for the girls at Canyon Lake as Mountain Valley continues to feed talented ladies into CL’s high school.

Congrats and Go Hawks!!

Trenton Lorett has been a welcome surprise in the kicking game this season.   (photo by Karen Holmes)

                       This Week      @     Canyon Lake

Tuesday  Oct. 4    Fredericksburg     @     CL Hawks Fresh.    5pm     Volleyball
                   Fredericksburg JV  @     CL Hawks JV        5pm     Volleyball
                   Fredericksburg     @     CL Hawks Varsity   6pm     Volleyball

Thursday Oct. 6    CL Hawks           @     Fredericksburg     4pm     Tennis
                   CL Hawks Freshman  @     Liberty Hill       7pm     Football
                   CL Hawks JV        @     Game Cancelled     7pm     Football

Friday   Oct. 7    CL Hawks Freshman  @     Bandera            5pm     Volleyball
                   CL Hawks JV        @     Bandera            5pm     Volleyball
                   CL Hawks Varsity   @     Bandera            7pm     Volleyball
                  *CL Hawks Varsity   @     Eastside Memorial  7:30pm  Football
                                            Burger Stadium

Saturday  Oct. 8   CL Hawks           @     Bandera              am    Cross Country
                   CL Hawks           @     Hondo               9am    Tennis

*Broadcast on CLB with the K-MAC Network
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Sophomore Paige Bower getting her point across.                           (photo by Karen Holmes)

By Karen Holmes

  Jellystone Park says Go Hawks

The varsity volleyball game against Hondo, Friday night, gave Coach Kimberley Paisley the chance to utilize her bench and try new strategies and player positions. The Lady Hawks swept the Owls in three-game match, winning with scores of 25-7, 25-8 and 25-19.

In the first game Coach Paisley started her team as she always does, but quickly began to change things up allowing her players to take on different positions on the court to strengthen her chances against tougher teams. Hondo was unable to stand against the mental  toughness of the Hawks as they continued to place the ball in all the right places to score and that score quickly rose to 10-3. Paige Bower was a force to reckoned with at the net. If the ball hung at the top of the net, Paige was there to cram it into the Owls’ open court.

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Hawks Huddle Up before their Win over Boerne                       (Picture by Karen Holmes)

                         Volleyball Standings with Schedules and Results

              Team             W   L    Pct     District         W   L     Pct    GB
              CL Hawks        22  11   .667     Fredericksburg   4   0   1.000    —-
              Bandera         19  15   .559     CL Hawks         3   1    .750    1.0
              Boerne          20  16   .556     Bandera          2   2    .500    2.0
              Fredericksburg  22  18   .550     Boerne           1   3    .250    3.0
              Hondo           12  20   .375     Hondo            0   4    .000    4.0

                                 This Week’s Games:
                       Oct. 4    Fredericksburg    3    CL Hawks    0
                                 Boerne            3    Hondo       0
                                 Bandera                Bye

                       Oct. 7    CL Hawks          3    Bandera     1
                                 Fredericksburg    3    Boerne      1
                                 Hondo                  Bye

                                 Last Friday’s Results:
                                 CL Hawks        3      Hondo      0
                                 Fredericksburg  3      Bandera    0
                                 SA Incarnate    3      Boerne     0
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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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