The 2011-2012 athletic season begins in earnest as volleyball two-a-days begin today at Clark. In 7 days, Clark volleyball will take on Churchill in the first match of the season and football practice will also begin.

Also, season tickets for football go on sale on August 8th at Clark.

Get out and cheer for your Cougars!

Cougars hit jackpot in Vegas

Three Clark Cougars and their club basketball teammates won the prestigious AAU Las Vegas Live this past week.  Adam Perez, Nikko Maxwell and Carter Josephs play for the Texas Ambassadors and powered their way through several top quality teams to win the championship.

You can read more about their success on TexasHoops.com.

Way to go Coogs!

The coaching staff at Clark will have new and new and familiar faces next year, most notably on the football sidelines and on the track.  Jeff Althof, who left for a position coaching at Abilene and Travis Price, who’s joining his brother’s business, have left a void in the football program.  Staying within the NISD and Clark families, both positions have been filled.

Justin Abt, a former Clark and Rice player, joins the football coaching staff, coming from Hobby Middle school.  Abt was a 2003 graduate of Clark  and a two-year all-District 28-5A free safety.  He was named the district’s most valuable defensive player in 2002 and was a first team on the San Antonio Express-News’ all-city super team.  At Rice, he played all four years.

Bobby Allen, the head track coach at SA Marshall, also joins the staff as an assistant in football and Clark’s new head boys track coach.  Rodney Wilson, Clark’s current head track coach, moves to the Offensive Coordinator position for football and will be the assistant boys track coach.

Congratulations to each and it’s a great day to be a Clark Cougar!

The 10th Annual Clark, Texas Football Club Scholarship Golf Tournament is just around the corner.  June 18th at Silverhorn Golf Course, the tourney is the yearly fundraiser for a scholarship awarded to a graduating Clark  football senior. With an impressive streak of every student awarded the scholarship either graduated or scheduled to graduate from college, the money donated is certainly put to good use by the recipient.

Clark, Texas Football Club is a non-profit association organized to promote camaraderie and contact among former players, coaches, and supporters of Tom Clark Cougar High School Football.   For more information, if you want to play or donate, or if you would like to be a sponsor, contact the club at ctfc@satx.rr.com

You can also find them on facebook. To learn more about the origins of “Clark, Texas” read here.

Even though the good guys didn’t win this one, here’s some video of a great game between the #1 state ranked Holmes Huskies and our Clark Cougars from 1986.  It was Halloween night and the teams were playing for the district title.  Holmes had the Cash twins and Clark had a 10-3 season.  Enjoy!

Running their best time of the year (VIDEO – Courtesy Flotrack.org) and setting a new school record, the boys 4x100m relay team competed in a strong field at the state meet.  Travis Cooke, Brandon Yates, Brian Socha and Ryan Jones ran a 41.74, setting another new record for Clark.  The Clark team avenged their regional performance beating regional winner Mission Sharyland.

Galena Park North Shore won the race with a 40.22, also setting a new record.

If you can’t make the trip to Austin, you can catch Cooke, Yates, Socha and Jones – Clark’s first state qualified relay team – live on line at flotrack.org.  The entire meet is on the website and will be archived for viewing later as well.

Good luck, Cougars!

Spring Football

Cougar fans will get a chance to get a sneak peek at the 2011 version of Clark football Tuesday, May 17th at 5:30pm at Farris (weather permitting).   Jr. QB Josh Kern, who has verbally committed to Arizona, will lead the offense and the defense returns a solid core of starters.

This will be the last event on this school year’s calendar.

Kris Patino and DeAndre Holmes are two of the seniors who will be playing football Saturday, May 21st, in the Pizza Hut All Star game, put on each year by the Kids Sports Network. For more information, click on the link.

Congratulations to these two seniors and best of luck in the game.

Clark Booster Club awards $16k to student athletes

The Clark Cougar annual All Sports Banquet, hosted each year by the Clark Athletic Booster Club, was the scene for a good time and a “hot” evening (see: A/C).  Athletes and their coaches had a chance to review their seasons with parents and other athletes.

The highlight of the evening was the scholarships awarded.  This year, thanks to Booster Club members and sales of sports program ads, t-shirts and other spirit items, $16,000 was awarded to student athletes going to college.  The money awarded set a new record for number of students and amount of money given back by the Booster Club (see: IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT AND JOIN!).

Congratulations to all the athletes and coaches for their efforts this year and special good luck to the Seniors who have contributed to the Pride of the Northside.  It’s a Good Day to be a Clark Cougar!

2011 Clark Booster Club Scholarship winners: