APRIL 18, 2013 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Diamond Bits
By Butch Hart
In a District 15-5A matchup, Zoe Bacon struck out six and allowed just two hits as Lake Travis edged Westlake 2-1. The Chaparrals are tied with Bowie for the district lead while Lake Travis and Austin are just behind them.
APRIL 17, 2013 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Bacon fries Westlake with walkoff win
By Kyle Gregory
Lake Travis softball ended their regular season in emphatic fashion Tuesday night. The Lady Cavaliers closed out on a high note, beating rivals and District 15-5A leader Westlake 2-1 with a rally in the seventh inning..... Read article
APRIL 11, 2013 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Diamond Bits
By Butch Hart
Zoe Bacon’s two-run homer in the 10th inning led Lake Travis past Anderson, 6-4. Earlier in that game, Lake Travis’ Riley Cunningham hit a three-run home run
APRIL 10, 2013 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Bacons blast ends it in extras
By Kyle Gregory
Zoe Bacon launched a game-winning two-run homer Tuesday night after pitching 10 innings as the Lady Cavalier softball team kept its playoff hopes alive in dramatic fashion in a 6-4 visiting Anderson..... Read article
APRIL 4, 2013 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Faces Off the Field: Riley Cunningham
By Rick Cantu
Read this great profile of senior shortstop, Riley Cunningham. Read article
MARCH 29, 2013 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Mistake laden loss shocks team
By Steve Habel
Getting the 21 outs to win a normal, seven-inning game in softball is hard enough, so when Lake Travis committed seven errors in a 9-8 loss to Austin High at Dolores Field at Guerrero Park Thursday, the Lady Cavaliers knew exactly where to point their collective finger and what has to improve..... Read article
MARCH 23, 2013 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Chaps creep past Lady Cavs 3-0
By Habeab Kurdi
The sophomore starting pitchers were sterling on the mound, but Westlake was able to manufacture just enough in a 3-0 win over visiting Lake Travis Friday.
Lady Cavs starter Zoe Bacon aptly shutdown Westlake’s high-powered offense as well, but errors led to two unearned runs in the early going. The fellow sophomore starter gave up just four hits and had seven strikeouts in the district showdown.... Read article
MARCH 20, 2013 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
After win, Lady Cavs ready to renew Westlake rivalry
By Kyle Gregory
Lake Travis softball took care of business Tuesday night by beating Del Valle 8-2 and setting the stage for a District 15-5A showdown Friday night.... Read article
MARCH 14, 2013 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Diamond Bits
By Butch Hart
Lake Travis’ Zoe Bacon, last year’s Central Texas newcomer of the year, has committed to UTSA.
MARCH 7, 2013 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Diamond Bits
By Butch Hart
Lake Travis’ Hanna Contreras hit her 10th of the season as the Cavaliers shut out Austin High 12-0 in a District 15-5A matchup. Zoe Bacon tossed a three-hitter for Lake Travis.
MARCH 6, 2013 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Bacon, bats push past Austin High 12-0
By Kyle Gregory
Lake Travis softball entered District 15-5A play with a bang, run-ruling visiting Austin High 12-0 in five innings. “I think that was a really good start to everything we’re about to do this year and this season,” Lake Travis pitcher Zoe Bacon said. “It’s a good reflection on what we expect to happen the whole season.”.... Read article
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Diamond Bits
By Butch Hart
Westlake’s top challengers in District 15-5A figure to be Bowie, which backs pitcher Jayme Perez with five sophomore starters, and Lake Travis. The Cavaliers have been led by sophomore pitcher Zoe Bacon and slugger Hanna Contreras, who already has nine home runs and 25 RBIs this season
MAY 23, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Bacon, Contreras lead all-district softball honors
By Habeab Kurdi
The Lake Travis softball team showed its potential this season and followed that up with some big district honors on the way out of District 25-4A. Junior Hanna Contreras was named defensive MVP of District 25-4A Freshman Zoe Bacon was named the pitcher of the year after the Lady Cavaliers won district their last season before moving up to Class 5A next year... Read article
APRIL 29, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lady Cavs post 17-0 win to open playoffs
By Kyle Gregory
Freshman pitcher Zoe Bacon threw a perfect game as Lake Travis softball walloped Travis 17-0 in the first round of the playoffs Friday night. The Lady Cavs run-ruled Travis in two and a half innings. Bacon faced only nine batters, striking out six, and the Lady Cavs didn’t need their turn at-bat in the bottom of the third. What’s more impressive is that Bacon managed this with a broken throwing hand..... Read article
APRIL 26, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lady Cavs open playoffs at home Friday
By Kyle Gregory
For the first time ever, the Lake Travis softball team is District 25-4A champions.“I’m so proud of them. You can truly say they deserved this,” said coach Christie Knox. “With everything they’ve been through and all of the extra hours they put in … I can’t really even talk right now.” The Lady Cavs captured the district crown in Friday night’s 6-4 win over Marble Falls, and in the process, avoided a three-way tie for first. Lake Travis will host Travis 7 p.m. Friday in a one-game bidistrict playoff to open the postseason.... Read article
APRIL 25, 2012 - TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION
Lake Travis Ranked 14th in Texas
1. Round Rock, 2. Forney, 3.Birdville, 4.Waco Midway, 5.Hallsville, 6. Elgin, 7.Wichita Falls Rider, 8. Smithson Valley, 9. Manvel, 10. Sherman, 11. Richmond Foster, 12. Brenham, 13. Nederland, 14. LAKE TRAVIS, 15. Montgomery, 16. Tuluso Midway, 17. Burleson, 18. Little Cypress Mauriceville, 19. Corpus Christi Moody, 20. Edouch Elsa... See all rankings
APRIL 19, 2012 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Lake Travis Ranked 7th in Central TX
Softball Standings, Austin Statesman, 3/8/12:
1. Round Rock, 2. Westlake, 3. Elgin, 4.LaGrange, 5.Liberty Hill, 6. Hyde Park Baptist, 7. Lake Travis, 8. Dripping Springs, 9. Austin High, 10. Lockhart
DIAMOND BITS: After winning a combined 17 games over the previous two seasons, Lake Travis has qualified for the playoffs out of District 25-4A. The Cavaliers can clinch the district title tonight against Marble Falls
APRIL 17, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Playoff Dreams a reality for Lady Cavs
By Habeab Kurdi
No longer outsiders, the Lake Travis softball team took charge and barged into the postseason picture with a complete turnaround from a year ago, clinching a playoff spot Friday night with an 8-2 win over Vista Ridge. Much like the team’s previous game on March 20, Lake Travis built a large lead but Vista Ridge was able to cut it down. This time it went from 6-0 to 6-2 heading into the seventh inning... Read article
APRIL 11, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lady Cavs edge Vandegrift 4-2
By Habeab Kurdi
Knowing Vandegrift boasts the speediest team in district, Lake Travis made sure it was ready with a week of working on quickness on defense. It paid off as there were several bang-bang plays in the infield, and Allison Brascom brought the power with a solo homerun to start the scoring and a two-run double to cap it in a 4-2 win Tuesday night Brascom was frustrated by her at-bats recently, so she took cuts Monday “until I had blisters on my fingers.”. Read article
APRIL 4, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lady Cavs topple state-ranked Dripping Springs, again
By Kyle Gregory
Reeling from two consecutive district losses, the Lake Travis softball team picked up a much-needed bounce-back win in Tuesday night’s 5-2 victory over No. 12 Dripping Springs. “This game was a really big deal,” said Lake Travis coach Christie Knox. “Our motivation needed to be, ‘We just dropped two in a row.’ We needed to get back to playing like we were before we dropped those two games.” Read article
MARCH 24, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lady Cavs thump Rouse 11-4, stay unbeaten in district
By John Ross Harden
Lake Travis started with a home run in the first inning and never looked back as the Lady Cavs defeated the Lady Raiders 11-4 Friday night at Rouse.
Freshman Zoe Bacon kicked off the hit parade with a two-run homer and Hanna Contreras went 4-for-4 with four RBIs. The Lady Cavs continued their winning ways, advancing their record to 14-4 and remaining undefeated in district (5-0). Read article
MARCH 23, 2012 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Lake Travis Ranked 9th in Central TX
Softball Standings, Austin Statesman, 3/23/12:
1. Westlake, 2. Stony Point, 3.Round Rock, 4. Bowie, 5. Elgin, 6. NB Canyon, 7. McNeil, 8. Lexington, 9. Lake Travis, 10. Westwood
DIAMOND BITS: Lake Travis has jumped to a 4-0 start in District 25-4A play. The Lady Cavaliers defeated Dripping Springs — a Class 4A state tournament qualifier in 2011 — on March 5.
MARCH 22, 2012 - TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION
Lake Travis Ranked 25th in TX 4A
Softball Standings, Coaches Poll, 3/22/12:
1. Ennis, 2. Tuloso Midway, 3. Little Cypress Mauriceville, 4. Forney, 5. Birdville, 6.Montgomery, 7. Hallsville, 8. Smithson Valley, 9. Waco Midway, 10. Elgin...... 25. Lake Travis
MARCH 22, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lady Cavs hold off Vista Ridge
By Kyle Gregory
The Lady Cavs extended their district win streak to four games with Tuesday night’s 7-6 victory over Vista Ridge. “We have a very strong district,” coach Christie Knox said. “We’ve played three really tough teams and we’re very excited. We don’t take it for granted that we had to do good things to make those wins happen.” Vista Ridge (2-3) struck first, scoring twice in the third inning. Read article
MARCH 15, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lake Cav softball sees sea change
By Habeab Kurdi
Since she moved to the area in seventh grade, Lake Travis freshman Zoe Bacon envisioned the Lake Travis softball team topping the highly-touted Dripping Springs softball team as the Lady Cavs became a program to be reckoned with. As an eighth grader in the bleachers, Bacon watched state-ranked Dripping Springs run-rule the Lady Cavs as she patiently plotted out the ways the Lake Travis softball team could change. Read article
MARCH 8, 2012 - AUSTIN STATESMAN
Lake Travis Ranked 9th in Central TX
Softball Standings, Austin Statesman, 3/8/12:
1. Round Rock, 2. Stony Point, 3. Westlake, 4. Bowie, 5. Elgin 13-3, 6. NB Canyon 14-4, 7. McNeil, 8. Lexington, 9. Lake Travis, 10. Westwood
MARCH 6, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lake Travis holds on to defeat No. 13 Dripping Springs
By John Ross Harden
Freshman Zoe Bacon continued her dominance on the mound while Makaela Williamson used her bat to help Lake Travis Lady Cavs pull off a 3-2 win against visiting No. 13 Dripping Springs Monday. With the bleachers full from the start, Bacon impressed fans throughout the evening with hard fastballs and an effective change-up that became vital for Lake Travis (11-4, 2-0 in district) down the stretch. Read article
MARCH 2, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lady Cavs keep hitting, winning
By Habeab Kurdi
The positives are plenty more than the negatives as the Lake Travis softball team enters district play. The Lady Cavs went 3-2 at the annual Brittany Tuck Memorial Tournament over the weekend, topping one 5A's top teams Bowie in the process, but Lake Travis came just short of playing for the tournament title. Zoe Bacon was named to the all-tournament team for Lake Travis as she combined with Allison Brascom for six homeruns over the five games. Read article
FEB 23, 2012 - LAKE TRAVIS VIEW
Lady Cavs can call themselves veterans
By Habeab Kurdi
There were no seniors to turn to last season, and the Lake Travis softball team grew up in spurts during 2011. For 2012, the core of the team is all back on the diamond, and there are three seniors in the fold and five juniors, as well as a slew of experience on the 11-man roster. "The last couple of seasons we've been moving in the right direction" Lake Travis coach Christie Knox said. "There was definitely some gaps that needed to be filled and we feel really confident. Obviously the core of the team is a year older, with a year more experience. It not only helps your ability to play, but your team chemistry." Read article
FEB 16, 2012 - AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Cunningham Back to Lead Lake Travis
By Danny Davis
Riley Cunningham has no shortage of talents or interests. A junior softball standout at Lake Travis, Cunningham has started for three seasons in the Lady Cavaliers' infield when she isn't playing in the outfield for her select team. She also runs on the Lake Travis cross-country team and works at Chick-fil-A in her free time. And she also knows a thing or two about make-up. Read article. |
