Canyon Lake persevered in their first tournament game played on Thursday against Johnson City, 4-3.

“We did not give up and persevered,” Head Softball Coach John Gallagher stated. “We started slow but our pitching was very good and we got it done in the last inning.”

Drama was part of the action as both teams scored in their final at bat as the Hawks pushed across the winning run with 2 outs after a Alexis Robinson walk.

That base on balls had Robinson scooting to second base with a steal and then an error on a throw to second allowed Kirsten Jones to score that winning run.

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                              3pt            tot  rebounds
 name             fgm-fga  fgm-fga ftm-fta  pts  or-dr   tot   a   s   b  to  gp
 Jacob Ramirez     60-140   31-88   10-16   161  38-38    76  19  24   6  42  26
 Bennie Brownlee    3-10     1-4     3-7     10   4-1      5   2   1   0   4   9
 Gerrit Wilkins    30-91     7-23   41-86   108   9-43    52  64  18   5 102  31
 Brandon Ward      81-232   31-124  49-73   242  21-46    67  49  41   9  74  31
 Justin Ferris     23-93    11-47   10-17    67   4-19    23  17  15   1  46  25
 Rory Preiss      103-221    7-25   39-76   252  74-115  189  22  43  15  75  31
 Heath McDonough   53-123    0-0    20-50   126  44-91   135  16  30  18  32  30
 Sam Langford      26-81     6-28   10-18    68  11-14    25  11  12   2  32  29
 Will Nance        40-101   14-54    4-17    98  19-42    61  15  22  11  33  27
 Charlie McIntosh   2-11     2-6     5-6     11   3-9     12   0   5   0   8   8
 Will Gray         75-224   21-94   32-58   203  32-88   120  55  39   5  72  31
 Tyler Williams    51-113    0-0    35-76   137  49-68   117  11  22  39  34  29
 Joseph Boyd       22-62     2-9    12-24    58  36-33    69   3   7   9  10  15
 Robert Woods      30-66     0-0     8-23    68  11-30    41   1   5   0  10  22
 Jakob Adams        0-2      0-0     1-4      1   6-4     10   1   1   2   1  21
 Total            602-1570 133-502 279-551 1616 361-641 1002 286 285 122 575  31
                     38%      26%     51%   51.9 

 Shooting Pct.                 3pt Pct.                  Free Throw Pct.
 Rory Preiss      .466         Jacob Ramirez    .352     Brandon Ward     .671
 Tyler Williams   .451         Gerrit Wilkins   .304     Jacob Ramirez    .625
 Robert Woods     .444         Rory Preiss      .280     Justin Ferris    .588
 Heath McDonough  .431         Will Nance       .259     Sam Langford     .556
 Jacob Ramirez    .429         Brandon Ward     .250     Will Gray        .552
 Will Nance       .396         Justin Ferris    .234     Rory Preiss      .513
 Joseph Boyd      .355         Will Gray        .223     Joseph Boyd      .500
 Brandon Ward     .349         Joseph Boyd      .222     Gerrit Wilkins   .477
 Will Gray        .335         Sam Langford     .214     Tyler Williams   .461
 Gerrit Wilkins   .330                                   Heath McDonough  .400
 Sam Langford     .321                                   Robert Woods     .348
 Justin Ferris    .247                                   Jakob Adams      .250
 Jacob Adams      .000                                   Will Nance       .235

Jacob Ramirez is looking forward to next year’s Season

The Basketball Season for Canyon Lake turned over their previous years by making the playoffs for the first time in their history, but it was those turnovers of a different nature that caused the downfall as the Hawks lost their battle with the Ducks, 73-43, on Tuesday night in Cedar Creek.

CL had been averaging just 16 turnovers per game these past few weeks but the butterflies won on this night as the Hawks finished with 23 against a team that was very athletic.

Those passes against Yoakum became a hazard in playing Taylor as these players had the quickness and the ability to close those passing lanes and turn that Hawk pass into an overage of points in this win.

Canyon Lake had those turnovers lead to 26 points and what turned out to be a 30 point loss.

The good news? Canyon Lake started 3 Juniors while the Ducks had 4 Seniors start this contest.

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Celebrating a good outcome for CL’s Soccer team         (Pictures by Lynne Carpenter)

                         This Week @ Canyon Lake

 Mon. Feb. 22    CL Hawks       1   Llano        3     600pm         Baseball
                 Llano JV      21   CL Hawks JV 22     600pm         Baseball

 Tue. Feb. 23    CL Hawks JV    @    Bandera           500pm  Boys   Soccer
                 Bandera JV     @    CL Hawks JV       500pm  Girls  Soccer
                 Taylor        73    CL Hawks   43     630pm  Boys   Basketball
                 793 Union Chapel Rd. Cedar Creek HS   Bi-District   Playoffs
                 CL Hawks       1    Bandera     2     700pm  Boys   Soccer
                 Bandera        2    CL Hawks    2     700pm  Girls  Soccer

 Thu. Feb 25     CL Hawks      vs.   Second Baptist    230pm         Baseball
                 CL Hawks      vs.   Marble Falls      730pm         Baseball
                                     Marble Falls Tourney
                 Johnson City   3    CL Hawks          4             Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney

 Fri. Feb. 26    Blanco         @    CL Hawks          800am         Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney
                 Flatonia       @    CL Hawks          12noon        Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney
                 Harper         @    CL Hawks          200pm         Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney
                 CL Hawks       @    James Hood Classic All-Day      Tennis
                                     Westwood High School
                 Fredericksburg @    CL Hawks JV       500pm   Boys  Soccer
                 CL Hawks JV    @    Fredericksburg    500pm   Girls Soccer
                 Fredericksburg @    CL Hawks          700pm   Boys  Soccer
                 CL Hawks       @    Fredericksburg    700pm   Girls Soccer
                 CL Hawks      vs.   Liberty Hill      Noon          Baseball

 Sat. Feb. 27    Seminole       @    CL Hawks          800am         Softball
                 2nd Annual Hill Country Classic Tourney
                 CL Hawks      vs.   Elgin             230pm         Baseball
                 CL Hawks       @    Tiger Relays      All-Day       Track
                                     Dripping Springs

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           GO HAWKS!!

Canyon Lake Girls had a good first Track & Field Meet as they battled with a crowded field with many large schools.

The Varsity finished in 4th place with 64 points while the Junior Varsity finished 6th overall while scoring 45 points in the 17 event Hawk Relays.

    Varsity                                Junior Varsity
  1. Dripping Springs       163.5        1. Dripping Springs        161
  2. Hays                   152.5        2. Hays                    108
  3. Wimberley               86          3. Wimberley               107.5
  4. CL Hawks                64          4. San Marcos               73.5
  5. Bandera                 52          5. Lockhart                 54.5
  6. San Marcos              38          6. CL Hawks                 45
  7. Austin Akins            19          7. Austin Akins             28
  8. Comfort                 17          8. Luling                   24
  9. SMACC                   14          9. Bandera                   3
 10. Luling                   6         10. Comfort                   2
 11. Lockhart                 5         11. SMACC                     0.5
 12. Austin Eastside          0         12. Austin Eastside           0
 12. Austin Royals            0         12. Austin Royals             0
 12. CL Hawks Green           0         12. CL Hawks Green            0
 12. Cen Tx Christian School  0         12. Cen Tx Christian School   0
 12. Lockhart B               0         12. Lockhart B                0

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            GO HAWKS!!

Canyon Lake had a decent day on the track this past Saturday as the Varsity and Junior Varsity finished 3rd amongst some very large schools.

 Final Results: Boys Junior Varsity          Boys Varsity
 Dripping Springs           130              Dripping Springs            135
 Hays                       103              Hays                        129
 CL Hawks                    69              CL Hawks                     65.5
 San Marcos                  68              San Marcos                   62
 Wimberley                   57              Wimberley                    49
 Lockhart                    55              Central Tex Christian School 46
 Luling                      39              Austin Akins                 44.5
 Bandera                     30              Luling                       37
 Central Tex Christ School   20              Bandera                      30
 Austin Akins                17              Lockhart                     21
 Austin Eastside             12              Austin Eastside               1
 Austin Royals               10              Austin Royals                 0
 CL Hawks Green              10              CL Hawks Green                0
 Comfort                      0              Comfort                       0
 SMACC                        0              SMACC                         0
 Lockhart B                   0              Lockhart B                    0

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Lauren Mentzer pitches gem in win over Copperas Cove

Canyon Lake rebounded with a 10-2 win over Copperas Cove as the Hawks ended their Huber Ranch Tourney 3-3 for the three day event.

“We hit very well,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We ran the bases and used our speed to our advantage.”

CL jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two innings which during normal circumstances would have led to warm fuzzies, however after enjoying similar leads in the past 3 days, Canyon Lake had to find a way to finish which happened when Sophomore pitcher Lauren Mentzer allowed the Bulldogs no more than 5 hits without walking a batter.

Alexis Robinson continued her hot bat with 2 triples in the win that knocked in 3 Hawks while, Junior Kat Weber got into an exclusive Sorority with a home run over the right center field fence.

                   Home Runs for CL Hawks
 name                  #         class
 Alexis Robinson       7         Senior
 Kelsey Ahrens         6         2015
 Brianna Young         2         2014
 Katy Payne            1         2010
 Kat Weber             1         Junior

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Kat Weber knocked in Alexis Robinson in win over Luling Eagles

Canyon Lake finished their 2nd day at the Huber Ranch Softball Tournament and for the second day in a row finished with one win and one loss as the Hawks held off the Luling Eagles, 6-5 for the win.

This game would give Hawk fans a reason to think this year might be different as Maggie Banks came into the game to relieve Starter Alexis Robinson and as Banks pitched 2.1 innings giving up no runs for the win.

Robinson had the hot bat with 2 doubles and driving in 2 runs but it was a Robinson run off the bat of Kat Weber that had the final run and win for Canyon Lake.

“This week I had been struggling at the plate,” Robinson started. “I knew I needed to focus on my at bats and it finally worked.”

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The ReSporter: Congrats once again on reaching a milestone that is well deserved.

The ReSporter: What can you tell us about the Taylor Ducks?

Head Basketball Coach Lucas Chapman

Coach Chapman: “They are big and athletic and can really get up and down the court. They shoot the ball well from deep and can really attack and rebound the ball. They are certainly going to be a tough opponent, but someone that I think we can certainly play with if we do the things we want to do.”

The ReSporter: I noticed from your last few games that certain players are sharing more of the load in rebounds, etc. Is that by design or just what happens in the flow of the game?
Coach Chapman: “That just happens in the flow of the game. Sometimes the ball bounces differently, so to speak, so rebounding can be fickle sometimes. I do like that we are having more guys get rebounds, especially the guards.”

The ReSporter: What are 2 or 3 things you will need to shore up in order to put this team in a place to pull off an upset?
Coach Chapman: “We need to keep them out of the paint and off of the glass on the defensive end of the floor. If we can do that we have a great shot. We also need to slow them down and make sure they don’t get a bunch of transition and run-out layups. That’s where they really hurt you.” (more…)

Gerrit Wilkins has been an internal part running CL’s offense

Canyon Lake has now made it official as they walloped Yoakum by 25 points in their win to leave no doubt that they deserve their first playoff game in the history of CL Hawks Basketball.

“I am very pleased with how we played,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman started. “We did exactly what we needed to do and built some momentum going into the playoffs.”

A lot of things went right in this game with the Bulldogs as they won each quarter by adding to the lead throughout the contest.

“We started off slow, but really picked it up and play with much better energy the rest of the game,” Coach Chapman assessed.

Gerit Wilkins finished the game with 7 assists as his command of the offense continues to impress as the game gets into a win or go home time of year.

Jacob Ramirez has been working on getting his offense back into his game since he was absent from the team as district play had started and now finds himself back in the groove.

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