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Canyon Lake overwhelms Marble Falls football in district opener

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 Daniel Clifton#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #canyonlake, #GoGetEmMustangs, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTON: Canyon Lake’s Helijah Johnson crashes through the Marble Falls’ defense thanks to some great blocking by the Hawks’ offensive line. The Hawks opened District 13-4A Division I play with a 42-7 win over Marble Falls. The Hawks face the undefeated San Antonio Davenport Wolves on Friday, Oct. 14, while Marble Falls welcomes Burnet. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Canyon Lake Hawks tough pre-district schedule paid off in the District 13-4A Division 1 opener against Marble Falls with a 42-7 win over the Mustangs. “We’ve been battle tested, we’ve been…

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Canyon Lake football earns big road win against San Antonio East Central

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The Canyon Lake Hawks wrap up their pre-district schedule with a road win against San Antonio East Central. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Canyon Lake Hawks notched a big mark in the win column Friday, Sept. 23, with a 20-10 victory over the Class 6A San Antonio East Central Hornets. The Hawks (1-3 overall, 0-0 District 13-4A Division I) take the win into their bye week in preparations for the Friday, Oct. 7, district opener against the Marble Falls Mustangs (2-3 overall, 0-0 District 13-4A Division I). Against the…

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San Antonio Veterans Memorial edges Canyon Lake football with last second field goal

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #hawks, #Patriots0 comment

CAPTION: Canyon Lake sophomore running back James Garza takes the handoff from senior quarterback Hunter Anderson and pounds out some yardage against the San Antonio Veterans Memorial Patriots. The Hawks fell behind early in the Friday, Sept. 16, game, but tied it up in the waning minutes. However, a Patriots field goal with six seconds left gave Veterans Memorial a 31-28 win. Photo by Daniel Clifton Despite trailing the San Antonio Veterans Memorial Patriots 28-12 about midway through third quarter, the Canyon Lake Hawks stormed back to make things interesting,…

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Canyon Lake Hawks look to get back on winning track during homecoming game

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: The Canyon Lake Hawks are hunting for a victory Friday, Sept. 16, when they welcome San Antonio Veterans Memorial to Hawk Stadium. It’s homecoming for Canyon Lake, which makes it an even more exciting night for Hawk fans. File photo The Canyon Lake Hawks (1-2 overall, 0-0 District 13-4A Division I) are looking for a homecoming victory on Friday, Sept. 16, when they host the Veteran Memorial Patriots (2-1 overall, 0-0 District 13-5A Division II) at Hawk Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The Hawks are coming off a nail-biting…

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Canyon Lake water polo sinks Smithson Valley

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #hawks, #waterpolo0 comment

CAPTION: Canyon Lake’s Ryan Alvarez looks for a fellow Hawk to pass the ball to during the Saturday, Sept. 10, match against the Smithson Valley Rangers. Alvarez scored 3 goals including the game winner with just 10 seconds left in the match. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Canyon Lakes varsity boys water polo team rallied in the fourth period after trailing the Smithson Valley Rangers to win 10-9 and improve their overall and District 25-6A record to 2-1. “There is no quit in this team and they are learning if…

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Canyon Lake cross country team keeps on stride for strong year

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #canyonlakehawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Canyon Lake junior Cadence Patterson finds her pace during the Dripping Springs Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 27. The junior is on the hunt to return to the state cross country meet later this season. Photo by Daniel Clifton At the Dripping Springs Invitational, the Canyon Lake High School Hawks cross country team demonstrated one of its strengths during the second meet of the year – depth. “We’re two weeks into the season, and we’re feeling pretty good about the boys side with the numbers and quality of runners we…

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Canyon Lake falls short but shows its grit against Wimberley

August 28, 2022August 29, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #texans, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #wimberley0 comment

CAPTION: Hawks senior running back Helijah Johnson exploits a gap for some yardage during the Canyon Lake-Wimberley season opener. The Wimberley Texans (1-0) won the game, 21-14. Photo by Daniel Clifton After the Wimberley Texans jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, the Comal Canyon Lake Hawks could have folded their wings and called it a night. But instead they did the opposite. They fought. In the end, the Texans (1-0) beat Canyon Lake (0-1) Friday, Aug. 26, 21-14 at Canyon Lake High School, but the Hawks…

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Canyon Lake runners finding their stride; junior varsity boys, Ella Thiele earn gold

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #canyonlakehawks, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: With his eyes set on returning to the state cross country meet in November, Canyon Lake High School’s Aleksandur Villavicencio started the season off with a strong performance at the Johnson City Eagle Nation 6-Mile Relay on Friday, Aug. 19. Photo by Briley Mitchell/Dirt Devil Photography The Canyon Lake High School boys and girls cross country teams raced into the 2022 season with a strong showing at the Johnson City Eagle Nation 6-Mile Relay and 1.5-Mile Run on Friday, Aug. 19. The Hawks Junior Varsity A squad of Grant…

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Canyon Lake’s offense, defense get the job done against Elgin in scrimmage

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlake, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #uiltexas0 comment

The Canyon Lake Hawks found the end zone twice during the live portion of the scrimmage Friday, Aug. 19, against the visiting Elgin Wildcats, but it was more than that in the eyes of head coach Charley Drum. “It was a little slow start but we responded in the live quarters,” he said. The Wildcats scored a touchdown on a pass over the middle during the controlled portion of the scrimmage, but it was the only time they’d get in the end zone. While the Hawks didn’t score in the…

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Canyon Lake Hawks tangle with Cuero Gobblers in first scrimmage

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Daniel Clifton#canyonlakehawks, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Canyon Lake High School Hawks varsity football team got exactly what head coach Charley Drum wanted against the Cuero High School Gobblers – tested. “We played a very good Cuero team,” Drum said. “They’re very strong, and they have great team speed. It gives us a good look at where we are and what we need to work on.” The Gobblers and Hawks faced off Friday, Aug. 12, in the first scrimmage of the year. It was an opportunity for the Hawks coaching staff to access where the team…