Congratulations to 2012 Cougar Carter Josephs, whose has the early feel-good story for the 2015 season.  The Vanderbilt junior was awarded a full ride after playing two years as a walk on at the SEC school.  Carter, whose brother Nathan plays for Clark as a senior, was recognized in part because of his hard work and selflessness as a Commodore.

Read the entire story here or watch this video:

A great article on how the Clark Cougar Varsity boys soccer team is reaching new heights on a national level on the pitch.

San Antonio Express News

Jason Brickman

Jason Brickman, a senior point guard for the Long Island University Blackbirds, has been nominated for the Cousy Award.  Click on this link to vote for this 2010 Clark graduate.

In his senior season he led Clark to a District 28-5A championship behind the strength of a 29–7 record.^[5] He was named the district’s most valuable player, earned first team all-district honors and also earned Class 5A All-State honors from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.

Check out this preview of the Clark varsity football team and the undefeated Clark Volleyball team against Johnson.  Way to go Coogs!

Golf Tournament Recap: “I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.”

–Gerald Ford

Despite the looming clouds, the golf gods smiled once again upon us for the Annual Clark, Texas Golf Outing last Saturday.  As we made our way around the track, the play matched the course: sloppy.  But it didn’t stop anyone from having a great time, even a golf ball to Pat Farrell’s noggin neither dented his head nor the merriment.  The Jeff Sandera 4some took top honors though it went to the 5^th tiebreaker hole to edge out the Andy Padron Family 4.  Luke Healy drove the ball the furthest and Kelly Read landed it closest to the pin.  Jeff Schorr, Kyle Cracknell, Steve Lorenz & Richard Eatherly brought up the bottom rung.  It was Schorr’s 3^rd trip in a row to Last Place (I may need to get better playing partners).

I do want to thank all of the participants, especially the Class of ’81 who always show up in force, and to the sponsors who make the Scholarship Program a reality, particularly guys like George Gaiser, Mitch Finnie, Dave Green, Mark Cecconi and Milton Barrett who always tip the till a little heavier each year.

Believe or not Football is right around the corner: So I encourage you to come out and support your local Cougars this fall.  I will remind you come August.

Austin Wells
-Courtesy Wells family

Things get serious after Spring Break for our athletes in Track and Field, Tennis and Golf and today’s San Antonio Express News made a list of area athletes to keep an eye on in those sports. Two Clark seniors made the list:

* Austin Wells – long distance runner headed to Texas A&M in the fall. Wells is expected to outpace all area 5A runners in the 3200. The E-N list.

*David Starck – singles tennis, is the defending 27-5A champion and also placed 3rd at the Regional tourney in 2012. The E-N list.

Best of luck to these and all their teammates from Clark!

Two great victories for Clark soccer on Tuesday as the girls and boys teams rebounded from losses late last week.

The girls poured on the goals in a 9-0 win over Jay. Chloe Trevino and Hannah Jacobs had two goals a piece, while Alyssa Jacobs, Frances Moore, Jordan Leonard, Kendall Traa and Kallie Doherty each posted one goal.  The Cougars are 8-5-0 in district 27-5A and in sole possession of  4th place with three games remaining. One of those games is today against Marshall. A victory by Marshall would create a tie for the 4th and last playoff position. Clark beat Marshall 2-1 in their first meeting this season. The game starts at 5:00 at Northside field 1.

On the boys side:

Clark baseball had a good showing in the Northside Tournament over the weekend, beating Johnson (8-5), Clemens(6-1) and Steele (11-5) and dropping games to New Braunfels and Churchill. Clark pitcher Nick Van Ryan picked up two of those victories and Jared Sauceda the other.

The second district game of the season is Tuesday at 7:30 at Northside against Stevens.

Clark softball picked up five wins and a tie through two preseason tournaments and is already 1-1-0 in district play with a win over Stevens and a loss to O’Connor. Clark sophomore pitcher Mimi Felices has five wins for the season so far. The girls play Taft onTuesday at 5:00 at Northside.

Go get ’em COOGS!

A second half goal by Manuel Garcia lifted the Clark boys to a 1-0 victory over O’Connor on Friday as the second half of the district soccer season got underway. The Cougars and Panthers battled to a 1-1 tie earlier in the season. The victory brings Clark’s district record to 4-1-4 and 9-2-5 overall. The Cougars remain at #5 in the Express News Area Rankings.

Unfortunately the girls lost to OC 2-0, but remain in 4th place in the district standings with a 5-4-0 record. They are 9-7-2 for the season.

Up next is Stevens on Tuesday at Gustafson Stadium – boys at 5:00 and girls at 7:00.

GO COOGS!!!

It was a good night for Cougar soccer on Tuesday with the boys and girls teams both posting wins. The Clark girls got off to a strong start in their 3-1 victory scoring all three goals in the opening half. Scoring for the Cougars were Alyssa Jacobs, Chloe Trevino and Lexi Platz. Platz also had a assist along with Erica Rempel and Bridgett Sumner.  The win brings their district record to 5-3-0 and 9-6-2 for the season. They’re in 4th place in district, with the second half of district play about to begin.

Next up is 3rd place O’Connor on Friday at 5:00pm at Northside #1.

In the boys game: