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.”

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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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                        Hawks Freshman after winning Gold Bracket Consolation at Tex-Fest

Canyon Lake Freshman continue a season filled with wins as they continued their Gold Consolation Tournament victory in the Tex-Fest last weekend to a win over 6A Austin Akins, 25-5 and 25-14.

In that first set, Cassidy Felps had 4 aces as the Hawks zoomed out for a 11-1 lead that would only get worse for the Akins Eagles.

On that first serve, CL, also was helped by two kills from Caroline Kullberg and one kill by a hit from Taylor Fillinger.

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Junior Middle Blocker Anna Bettersworth

Canyon Lake Hawks were stronger than the Akins Eagles as the Home Team won for the first time this year in the Nest.

CL last played at home on August 6th and finally returned home for a game and on this night a win beating the Eagles, 25-16, 25-13, and 25-18.

The win improves Canyon Lake’s record to 18-9 and 5-4 against 6A schools this year.
Akins came out of the chute playing a good set as each team could not get more than a 1 point lead until Regan Mickey started the second rotation with a Hawk, 10-9 lead. The Hawks would score on every service but one for the rest of this set to get the separation needed for a 9 point victory.

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Caimen McDonough getting a Block FG during Giddings game.  (mjrphotog.com)

                               This Week   @   Canyon Lake

 Sept. Tuesday  13     Austin Akins        @   CL Hawks Freshman     5pm      Volleyball
                       Austin Akins        @   CL Hawks JV           5pm      Volleyball
                       Austin Akins        @   CL Hawks              6pm      Volleyball

 Sept. Thursday 15     Boerne              @   CL Hawks              4pm      Tennis   
                      *CL Junior Varsity   @   Wimberley JV          6pm      Football
                       CL Hawks Freshman   @   Wimberley Freshman    7pm      Football

 Sept. Friday   16     CL Hawks Freshman   @   Wimberley Freshman    5pm      Volleyball
                       CL Hawks JV         @   Wimberley JV          5pm      Volleyball
                       CL Hawks            @   Wimberley             6pm      Volleyball
                      *CL Hawks            @   Wimberley             730pm    Football

 Sept. Saturday  17    CL Hawks            @   TLU Bulldog Meet       am      Cross Country
                       Bandera             @   CL Hawks             10am      Tennis
                       CLJV & Fresh        @   Smithson Valley Tourn  tba     Volleyball

 * Indicates Games being Broadcast on CBL 30 minutes before Kick-Off (Canyon Lake Broadcasting)

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