Drew Tyra with his pick off move in game with Seguin                      (mjrphotog.com)

                This Week       @       Canyon Lake

 Mon Mar 6th    CL Hawks        @       Wimberley            All-Day    Girls   Golf
                                        Quick Sand Course
                Wimberley JV    @       CL Hawks JV           6:00p             Baseball

 Tue Mar 7th    CL Hawks        @       Wimberley            All-Day    Boys    Golf
                                        Quick Sand Course
                Wimberley       @       CL Hawks JV           5:00p     Boys    Soccer
                CL Hawks        @       Wimberley             6:00p     Girls   Soccer
                Wimberley       @       CL Hawks              6:30p             Softball
                Wimberley       @       CL Hawks              7:00p     Boys    Soccer

 Wed Mar 8th    CL Hawks        @       Bandera              All-Day            Track

 Thu Mar 9th    CL Hawks JV     @       Canyon HS            All-Day            Baseball
                                        Canyon Tourney
                CL Hawks        @       San Marcos           10:15a             Softball
                CL Hawks        vs      Fredericksburg        1:30p             Softball
                                        San Marcos Tourney
                CL Hawks        vs      Devine                3:00p             Baseball
                                        Somerset Tourney
                CL Hawks        vs      Midland Greenwood     3:40p             Softball
                                        San Marcos Tourney
                CL Hawks        vs      Medina Valley         5:30p             Baseball
                                        San Marcos Tourney

 Fri Mar 10th   CL Hawks        @       Wimberley            All-Day            Tennis
                CL Hawks JV     @       Canyon HS            All-Day            Baseball
                                        Canyon Tourney
                CL Hawks        @       San Marcos             TBD              Softball
                                        San Marcos Tourney
                CL Hawks        vs      Somerset              3:00p             Baseball
                                        Somerset Tourney
                CL Hawks JV     @       Bandera JV            5:00p     Boys    Soccer
                CL Hawks        vs      Jourdanton            5:30p             Baseball
                                        Somerset Tourney
                Bandera         @       CL Hawks              6:00p     Girls   Soccer
                CL Hawks        @       Bandera               7:00p     Boys    Soccer

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Lakeside Dog Grooming Says         Go Hawks!

Another busy week for the sports programs as spring is in the air with baseball and softball size hail. Just be sure to have cover when the hail stones look like a shot-put.

Baseball started this year in a mud hole and found it hard to get their vehicle out of that quagmire.

A well deserved win on Friday night showed hope that with a little repair the machinery will be humming by the time district play commences.

The Hawk Baseball crew will be in the Somerset Tournament starting on Thursday with games against Devine and Medina Valley that first day.

CLJV Baseball will play Wimberley on Monday and then off to the Canyon Tournament on Thursday.

Softball had a good week with wins over Burnet and Navarro and will now meet up with Wimberley this next Tuesday.

        Go Canyon Lake

This will be a huge game along with a trip to San Marcos for their last tournament of the season.

Their Pool of teams has Fredericksburg in the first round and that will give a showcase of what each of these two District 28-4A partners have before real games start in a couple of weeks.

The Lady Golf team did not have all present last week but will have their team ready for their Tournament in Wimberley on Monday while the Boys play at the Quick Sand Course on the next day.

Track & Field will travel to Bandera on Wednesday for a mid-week meet.

The Tracksters had a cool and rainy day in Fredericksburg on Saturday and will look to improve and close the gap on the Billies as they won the battles on Saturday against CL and two other District 28-4A schools in attendance.

The good news is that the Hawks found that they were also better than Bandera and Hondo and now have an inkling on how they will need to train and prepare for the District Meet in April.

So, there are a lot of tournaments for all the teams that use a bat this week.

     Alayna-Gayle says Go Hawks!

Soccer gets back in action after a bye date this past week.

The Boys had a huge tie against Fredericksburg as they solidified their playoff and now have a chance of improving their seeding.

Wimberley will be up first for both Girls and Boys teams. The Lady Soccer team played the Texans tough in their last contest and this week will travel the Back-Bone to play at their place.

Bandera will be the opponent this Friday as the Boy’s team will hope the third time is a charm after suffering a loss earlier this year at the Hawk Tournament and then going on the road to tie the Bulldogs in the first round of play.

The ladies beat the Bulldogs on the road in that first round and the Bandera Lady Soccer team will have a tough time winning on the road as CL will work on a victory as this district year quickly comes to a close.

This is by far the best Soccer Teams combined in Hawk history as it is shaping up as the second year in a row where both squads will be making Playoff T-Shirts this year.

A week of many games and events as Spring Break will in full bloom on that next week.

Catch an event and support the Hawks, between the Hawk Sports complex and Wimberley you will be able to good chance of seeing Canyon Lake in action.

Go Hawks!!

                               Hawks show off after finishing 1st in Golf outing in Seguin

Canyon Lake Golf Teams have had some surprising finishes this season as the Lady Hawks have won two tournaments and the Hawk Boys won their Tournament two weeks ago.

Both the girls and boys won the Northeast ISD Novice Tourney in Seguin two weeks ago.

Senior Sam York has carried the Hawks thus far as she has been low score in the meets.

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Junior Alexa Ramos garnered 2nd Team All-District

The ReSporter wanted to spend some time going back to Round-Ball for the Girls and Boys teams.

Share some All-Time and Season Records and Post-Season District Awards along with a Coaches Corner as next season has started the clock.

The ReSporter would like to thank the Parents for their involvement and explain how and why the Hawk Green is highlighting the names below for the Best Season Stats below.

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Ryner Martin with his patented 3point stroke

The ReSporter wanted to spend some time going back to Round-Ball for the Girls and Boys teams.

Share some All-Time and Season Records and Post-Season District Awards along with a Coaches Corner as next season has started the clock.

The information below has first place in Hawk Green.

All the other Hawk Green is based on players that played this season. So a player might be 7th on the Top Ten List but if he made that cut then he will have his name highlighted.

The ReSporter hopes you enjoy this article and thanks to all the parents of the Seniors and good luck with these young man as they prepare for their next journey.

Many times is not only the players that are missed but the supporters and Parents are also top on that list for The ReSporter and Canyon Lake.

District 28-4A Accolades:

Rory Preiss was voted First Team

Heath McDonough made Second Team
Jacob Ramirez made Second Team

Honorable Mention
Gerrit Wilkins
Tyler Williams
Ryner Martin

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                             All-Time Top 10 and Top 3 Season Stats

     Total Season Points            Year               Rebounds                      Year
     Rory Preiss            406     2017               Caleb Krieger         218     2012
     Caleb Krieger          406     2012               Heath McDonough       211     2017
     Christian Pena         356     2010               Sean Nolan            211     2015
     Tanner Jones           348     2010               Rory Preiss           189     2016
     Andrew Riali           328     2014               Eric Nelson           184     2010
     Stuart Lowry           282     2011               Tyler Williams        162     2017
     Matt Magness           278     2012               Rory Preiss           159     2015
     Andrew Riali           267     2013               Andrew Riali          159     2014
     Paul Davis             259     2013               Rory Preiss           151     2017
     Brandon Ward           256     2015               Sean Nolan            145     2014

     Field Goals                                       3 Pointers
     Caleb Kreiger          161     2013               Andrew Riali           62     2013
     Rory Preiss            150     2017               Andrew Riali           60     2014
     Christian Pena         130     2010               Jacob Ramirez          45     2017
     Tanner Jones           124     2010               Garrett Winters        36     2014
     Rory Preiss            103     2016               Garrett Winters        33     2015
     Matt Magness            99     2012               Jacob Ramirez          31     2016
     Andrew Riali            96     2014               Brandon Ward           31     2016
     Paul Davis              95     2013               Paul Davis             31     2013
     Sean Nolan              91     2015               Ryner Martin           31     2017
     Andrew Riali            85     2013               Rory Preiss            27     2017

     Free Throws                                       Assists
     Rory Preiss             79     2017               Doug Hubnik           151     2013
     Andrew Riali            78     2014               Tanner Jones           90     2010
     Caleb Kreiger           72     2013               Gerrit Wilkins         64     2016
     Christian Pena          68     2010               Rory Preiss            60     2017
     Matt Magness            66     2012               Christian Pena         59     2010
     Doug Hubnik             65     2013               Will Gray              55     2016
     Tanner Jones            55     2010               Matt Magness           53     2012
     Tyler Williams          53     2017               Brandon Ward           49     2016
     Brandon Ward            49     2016               Gerrit Wilkins         46     2017
     Matt Noyola             47     2012               Jacob Ramirez          41     2017

     Steals                                            Blocks
     Tanner Jones            76     2010               Caleb Kreiger          59     2013
     Rory Preiss             46     2017               Sean Nolan             57     2015
     Isaac Mendez            46     2014               Tyler Williams         39     2016
     Matt Noyola             44     2012               Tyler Williams         32     2017
     Rory Preiss             43     2016               Neal Whitehead         31     2011
     Christian Pena          42     2010               Eric Nelson            29     2010
     Brandon Ward            41     2016               Tyler Williams         26     2015
     Skyler Tschoepe         41     2014               Sean Nolan             24     2014
     Tyler Clark             41     2014               Heath McDonough        18     2016
     Will Gray               39     2016               Neal Whitehead         16     2010

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The ReSporter: Give us your overall thoughts on this past season.

Ranger Cleaners says Go Hawks!!

Coach Chapman: “It was obviously the best season in program history, so we were pleased with what we did. We had some really memorable moments and games that will stay with the coaches and players for a long time. I told my wife the other day that I really miss the season and the games, bus rides and practices. She looked at me like I was crazy, but I do really miss being able to coach our players and seniors and get ready to compete against someone else. It was a lot of fun, and we accomplished a lot of good things.” 

The ReSporter: Tell the Hawk Nation bout this Senior Class and what they have accomplished for round-ball.

Coach Chapman: “Up to this point this senior class has been our most accomplished. They led us to two playoff births, our first winning season and a lot of big wins. Like I told them last week, they were the pioneers to take our program to new heights, which is very difficult to do. It is always difficult to be the first ones to knock down a wall and plow through it. They have really opened up our program, and made a path for future teams and players to walk through. Our young guys now expect to be in the playoffs and compete for district championships, and that is because of our seniors. Aside from all of the basketball accolades, they are fine young men with very bright futures. There will undoubtedly go on to accomplish some big things in their lives, and I look forward to seeing those things.”

The ReSporter: What type of activity do the players do now during this time of year?

Coach Chapman planning strategy in Hawk Victory

Coach Chapman: “Right now we are back at it working for next year. We have told our returners that the 2017-18 season has already started. We are in the weight room and in the gym working to get bigger and stronger as well as more fundamentally sound. In May we will compete in our spring league and then probably play in summer league over the summer. We also have a solid group of players getting into the gym before school and working on their game, which is exciting to see. We are only a week into the off-season, but our players have really done a great job of working with energy and excitement.” 

The ReSporter: The Track team just inherited a lot of points from this crew of basketball players. What does that say bout their athletic skills?

Coach Chapman: “We were a very athletic group this year, which carries over well to track. Obviously the McDonoughs will earn a ton of points each week in several events. Gerrit has always done well in the hurdles, and now Charlie has come out to compete in a few jumping events. Bennie is also competing in the distance events, which he is very committed to and good at. It’s exciting to see them doing so well in track in just their first meet.” 

The ReSporter: You will have a lot of holes to fill next year….your JV team won district, what are your thoughts as this group of players start their quest for another round in the playoffs for next season?

The Club at Rebecca Creek says Hit them Straight & Go Hawks

Coach Chapman: “Just looking at who we have coming back and who other teams have coming back we feel we can and will be very successful next year. Like I alluded to earlier, our younger guys just expect to be in the playoffs because of what our seniors have done. They understand that we have to have a great off-season and need to improve, but they just have a confidence and belief in what we can accomplish. We are losing 8 seniors, so a lot of our younger guys look at that as an opportunity to fill a spot. I fully expect us to battle for a district championship this year, and hopefully make some noise in the playoffs.”

The ReSporter: Thanks Coach for your time this year and we look forward to next year’s Basketball Chapter.

                             Dylan Compton going for the catch.             (photo by Karen Holmes)

Canyon Lake breaks the drought after opening with a 5 run lead and holding on against Seguin on a cool Friday night contest, with the Hawks winning, 8-6.

Seguin started this game like many CL contests as they had just one out with the bases loaded. Drew Tyra executed a perfect pitch on a squeeze play that resulted in a pop-up and a nice easy underhanded throw to 3rd for the double play.

Defense is always one of those keys on securing a win and that play would end up being one a turning point in getting some rain clouds for this Hawk drought.

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Carley Dubois ready for mad dash to first base.        (photo by Karen Holmes)

The Hawks tied Navarro in their last tournament and with those tourney contests being timed, that game was called with neither team being allowed to go into extra innings.

This time around, Canyon Lake wanted to finish that game with a win and that was the result as CL continued their season by upping their winning/tying steak to 10 games.

“Great win,” Head Coach John Gallagher concluded. “We showed a different mentality, if we get behind then we are going to do something about it.”

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                      Heath McDonough next stop will be Texas Lutheran in Track & Field

Heath McDonough signed this past week on his intentions to enroll at Texas Lutheran for Trackj & Field Team.

McDonough will go down as one of the best athletes for the Hawks as this young man was busy in several sports as Texas Lutheran saw in this student that can be classified as an athlete.

In recruiting, there are many players that are labeled as ‘Athlete’ because that young man can do several positions and a school will not want to cement someone into one position, who could play more than one endeavor.

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Kat Weber waits for what pitch Coach Gallagher wants her to relay.   (photo by Karen Holmes)

                         District 28-4A Softball Standings

                    Team               W    L    T      Pct
                    CL Hawks          11    3    1     .767
                    Boerne             9    7    1     .589
                    Fredericksburg     7    8    0     .467
                    Hondo              5    9    1     .367
                    Bandera            4   10    0     .286
                                Thursday Games:
                    Boerne             vs.       San Diego     Sequin Tourney
                    Bandera            vs.       Jourdanton    Seguin Tourney
                    Bandera            vs.       Weslaco       Seguin Tourney
                    Hondo              vs.       TBD           Dilley Tourney
                    Fredericksburg     vs        Runge         Seguin Tourney

                                 Friday Games:
                    Navarro            @         CL Hawks        5:00p
                    Fredericksburg     @         Alamo Heights Seguin Tourney
                    Bandera            vs.       Liberty Hill  Seguin Tourney
                    Bandera            vs.       Winn          Seguin Tourney
                    Hondo              vs.       TBD           Dilley Tourney

                                Saturday Games:
                    Boerne             vs.       Winn          Sequin Tourney
                    Boerne             vs.       La Vernia     Seguin Tourney
                    Bandera            vs.       John Paul II  Seguin Tourney
                    Bandera            vs.       Ryan          Seguin Tourney
                    Hondo              vs.       TBD           Dilley Tourney
                    Fredericksburg     vs.       TBD           Seguin Tourney

                          Alexis Robinson is tops for several Hawk Records

                                     Softball’s All-Time Top 5

     at bats                         runs                          hits
     Alexis Robinson        351      Alexis Robinson        115    Carley Dubois         134
     Kelsey Ahrens          328      Carley Dubois          100    Alexis Robinson       132
     Carley Dubois          291      Kirsten Jones           87    Kelsey Ahrens         109
     Vicky Henderson        289      McKenna Beseda          80    McKenna Beseda        103
     McKenna Beseda         274      Missy Romero            77    Missy Romero           90

     rbi’s                           extra base hits               base on balls
     Alexis Robinson         94      Alexis Robinson         52    Missy Romero           55
     Kelsey Ahrens           76      Missy Romero            35    Brianna Young          53
     Brianna Young           75      Kelsey Ahrens           34    Alexis Robinson        51
     Missy Romero            55      Brianna Young           26    Kat Weber              35
     Kat Weber               46      Katy Payne              14    Kelsey Ahrens          35
                                     Lauren Mentzer          14

                                     (based on 100 at bats)
     stolen bases                    batting average               misc (hbp-sac-sf-etc)
     Carley Dubois           80      Carley Dubois         .460    Kirsten Jones          16
     Kirsten Jones           41      Bailey Bryan          .388    Kat Weber              13
     Tiffany Arredondo       39      Alexis Robinson       .376    Vicky Henderson        12
     McKenna Beseda          33      McKenna Beseda        .375    Carley Dubois          11
     Vicky Henderson         27      Brianna Young         .367    Megan Browning         10

     (based on 20 or more innings)
     earned run ave.                 strikeouts                    wins
     Missy Romero          2.77      Alexis Robinson        668    Missy Romero           41
     Lauren Mentzer        3.18      Missy Romero           641    Alexis Robinson        40
     Alexis Robinson       3.42      Lauren Mentzer         141    Lauren Mentzer         14
     Kelsey Ahrens         5.33      Kelsey Ahrens           31    Kelsey Ahrens           5
     Megan Blackburn       6.97      Maggie Banks            15    Maggie Banks            3
                                                                   Maddy Puente            3

                                     innings pitched
                                     Alexis Robinson      513.1
                                     Missy Romero         498.1
                                     Lauren Mentzer       132.0
                                     Kelsey Ahrens         57.2
                                     Megan Blackburn       42.2

                                     Outfield Conference Call                          (photo by Karen Holmes)

Canyon Lake had a solid game in their win over Burnet as the Hawks manufactured 10 runs in the win as they focus on Navarro this coming Friday.

“We executed well early but we let up a bit and they had some big hits,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We got some players in to see how they would do in the field and with some at-bats.”

The Bulldogs were held to 4 hits but 3 of those safeties happen to sail over the outfield wall. There was some power in that line-up and CL was able to keep the bases clean for the most part with good fielding and 11 hits that answered the Bulldogs 4 run 6th inning with a 3 runner in keeping the game in hand.

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