The ReSporter has tabulated this past season in District 27-3A team sports by school and as

you can see last season was not a banner year for Canyon Lake.

If a school finished first then they garnered 1 point and if a school finished last, then they would accumulate 6 points.

So the school with the least amount of points would be the goal.

Canyon Lake is still looking for their first District 27-3A Title in any sport as their best finish is still a second place finish in their history. (Baseball ’10, Softball ’11, Boys Track ’11 and ’12)

This year the top four teams will be able to punch their ticket for a post season berth and if you used that same criteria for last year, then you will see that your Hawks would of only qualified in one team sport.

Football would of been that sport to qualify for a playoff if this new rule would of been in place.

In all the other team sports your Canyon Lake Hawks best finish was fifth place.

Last season in a word was not a banner year and as this new school season approaches, CLHS will have many opportunities to improve on that record.

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The Summer is over for the Volleyball and Football teams as both teams will

start up another year of sports and hopefully a better outcome with their finish.

When The ReSporter heard that this new offense would resemble what Navarro Panthers run, then thoughts of having a longer halftime than an actual game with the Panthers were some of what was going as a possibility.

Think about a game where both clubs run with the ball over 90 percent of the time and you basically have a running clock throughout the contest.

This would give both bands more time on the field in actual game time for both schools.

Yes, that is an exaggeration but it still has possibilities.

When talking to individual players throughout this Summer, The ReSporter has sensed an excitement about what this offense could bring forth and those words expressed were also in that expression on their face as well.

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Believe it or not football season is right around the corner.

The NFL has started practice and your Canyon Lake Hawks have been diligently working out in Speed and Strength sessions for the last few weeks.

As is The ReSporter’s habit, the first article will be dedicated to the trenches and the offensive line.

This year will have a special emphasis on this unit as these students will be preparing for a different offensive scheme which will require more snaps and an run based offense.

The ReSporter will be having more articles as we will try to catch up with Head Coach Charley Drum and the other coaches for this coming season.

Senior Drake Phillips has been one of those players that has been a fixture each evening on the high school campus working on his conditioning.

After a season that many players would like to forget, Phillips seems to have a different resolve as his final year approaches.

“Yeah, I think speed and strength is big in getting ready for the season,” Phillips said.

There are some publications that have Canyon Lake finishing in fifth place behind Fredericksburg.

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Canyon Lake’s Girls Track Team will be a fun team to watch next time around.

There has been a couple of good classes that have filled the tank for this team and next year will certainly be an interesting group to see how they will perform on that big stage.

First things first however and The ReSporter would like to go ahead and jump right into that best Athlete for the Hawks in Track and FIELD.

Kind of already given it away with that ‘Jump’ right into an athlete that would be labeled as the best.

Marisa Ellis has to be a logical choice.

Ellis jumped right into State in both the High Jump and Triple Jump these past two years and has now scored 11 points in State competition.

Ellis raised to a 5’6  High Jump this past month as she was crowned as the best in 3A with that first place finish.

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The ReSporter will have just two more articles on our series on All-Time and Spotlight players for

Canyon Lake sports.

Track and Field: We will start off with the Boys for this sport.

The All-Time Athlete will be Jordan Anderson. The ReSporter needed to come out with that honor fast since Anderson was very fast.

Anderson during his Junior year had some meets where he was worth 50 points when he got off the bus.

During his Junior year he scored 48 points during the District 27-3A Track Meet and missed placing first in the Long Jump by the width of his index finger which is what he could of used to signify that he was #1.

Look at these Records Anderson has with Canyon Lake’s runner-up in that event.

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The ReSporter will now attempt to put a Spotlight on who might be that player that could help get this Hawk team to the playoffs this coming season.

Once again, there might be a change of strategy, as stated in a previous article, on how many different skill sets is required with baseball.

The ReSporter would like to name three Spotlights based on three different aspects or ingredients needed to attempt in having a solid ball club.

As mentioned previously, a team could have the best pitcher in district but that would not matter if that team could not produce at the plate offensively or in a fielders case, can’t get those three outs needed.

So our three players to put a spotlight on will revolve around 1) Defense, 2) Offense and 3) Pitching.

DEFENSE:

Many baseball experts will always mention being strong up the middle is a key for having a good defensive unit.

The ReSporter would like to throw this spotlight on T. J. Jones.

Jones has been leading the troops these past two years and will now go into his senior season with a boat load of confidence.

Jones has been holding down 2nd base and stats are not as forthcoming, but other coaches from district have mentioned of how they admire this young man in the field.

In fact, Jones made First Team All-District 2nd Baseman and that was not based on his bat but his glove.

This is not to throw water on his batting but The ReSporter also feels Jones might start getting more at bats this coming season.

When asked during this year’s end of year banquet for Jones to stand by Coach Dunavant it was evident that this soon to be Senior has started his growth spurt and that gives more chances to see Jones being able to contribute in more areas besides just fielding.

Other players that The ReSporter gave consideration to was J. J. Nance.

Nance made All-District First Team in the outfield. This award just says outfield but Nance was the right fielder and he might be making a case for having an opportunity to play centerfield next year.

That would certainly put a spotlight on Nance as that position can save a lot of runs in a contest by having to chase down balls in a lot of real-estate.

How bout Peyton Sipila, who showed up and contributed in a big way in the infield. Sipila was recognized by the Hawks as best defensive player.

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Wesson, Miss.–Copiah-Lincoln Community College Lady Wolves

pitcher/outfielder Missy Romero of Canyon Lake has been named Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Second Team All-State.

As a freshman Romero led the Lady Wolves in batting average (.365), hits (42), slugging percentage (.522), on base percentage (.407), and doubles (11). She had 1 home run and 16 RBIs.

On the mound, Romero appeared in 9 games and finished the season with a 2-3 record.

Freshman pitcher Brooke Gonzales of Denham Springs, La was named First Team All-State While outfielder Kaitlin Moak of Wesson joined Romero on the Second Team.

The Lady Wolves finished the 2013 campaign with a 23-19-1 overall record, 8-16 in the MACJC South Division.

 

Baseball lives off of stats.

You can find stats for every time a player hits the ball to the right side of the infield on a full count facing a southpaw after fouling off three pitches.

In football many teams have specialist for offense or defense and don’t play on both sides of the ball…don’t even ask about those special team players. (kickers we are talking about you)

Finding the best player for baseball has to take in three aspects if not more based on leadership or how many times they stepped on the lines going onto the field. (that is bad luck)

A pitcher can have an unblemished record for your team still stands a chance of not even making the playoffs.

Having a great average involves getting a hit three out of ten times you go to the plate.

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Two more Canyon Lake athletes have taken pen in hand and signed on for  higher education and a chance to continue their dream of playing baseball.

Travis Walker and Michael Brady sat at the table with their parents looking on in a cold Hawk Gym last Thursday morning.

It was said the gym was cold to get Walker acclimated to where he will be playing next year.

Crown College will be his new home and that College is in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.

Located about 45 minutes west of Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

How about going east to San Marcos, get on I-35 and head north for about 1,045 miles. A long way from home to play for Crown College Storm baseball team.

Brady will be going the Junior College road for about 265 miles to Angelina Junior College in Lufkin, Texas.

Both players have had very successful careers for the Hawks as has been chronicled on this site these past few months and years.

Coach Trent Dunavant commented before the signing on both players.

“I have had the honor to coach Travis for four years,” Coach Dunavant started.

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The ReSporter has four team sports that need to be looked over for All-Time player and

Spotlight player these next couple of weeks.

The ReSporter still has Softball, Baseball, and Boy’s and Girl’s Track squad. Yes, track can be described as an individual sport, but if athletes can perform well enough, CL’s Track teams can win team titles at several stadiums. (Hence Team Sport)

Softball will be our project for this article as we delve into some players that have been pillars throughout these past six years.

The ReSporter likes sports like this, since numbers by individuals can be a pivotal ingredient for how the team can and will perform.

In Softball, The Circle, is vital for any team that wants to compete at a high level. So, with that as a backdrop it won’t come as a surprise in naming Missy Romero as the most valuable player.

But, The ReSporter would like to highlight other players and give them the kudos befitting them and reasons why they also deserve recognition.

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