Javors leads Cougars to win

The Clark Cougar varsity soccer teams played Taft and the results were familiar.  The boys continued their winning ways with a 2-0 victory over the Raiders.  Evan Javors and Jair Rodriguez scored for the Cougars to help push the district record to 6-0-1 and the overall record to 9-0-2.  The Cougars lead the district race.

For the girls, another tie was the result in a 2-2 game against Taft.  Gabrielle Santorio and Krysta Maples scored for the ladies.  The tie puts the Cougars in 4th place currently in District 28-5A.

McGhee named Head Coach

Steven McGhee, Clark class of ’88, has been named to succeed Lloyd Alexander as the Cougar’s Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach.  McGhee has served as a Football Coordinator and Assistant Coach at Clark for the past 8 years. Prior to that  he coached at O’Connor, Reagan and was a member of the Roosevelt staff that won the 5A state championship in 1995.

As a student in the late ’80’s McGhee played football at Clark and was named to the All State team as a tight end in 1987. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his Masters from Texas A&M Kingsville. He and his wife Christine have three children.

Principal Stanley Laing made the announcement and commented about the promotion from within the Clark family, “Congratulations to Steve McGhee as our new head football coach and athletic coordinator. Coach McGhee is replacing Coach Alexander, who is retiring at the end of this school year. The success in all our athletic programs is no secret. A lot of that has to do with the consistency in our athletic program over the years and coaches committed to developing our students through the spirit of competition along with demanding successful student learning in the classroom. Under Coach McGhee’s direction, that will continue.”

More to come…

Also, NISD has announced that Defensive Coordinator David Malesky of O’Connor will take Danny Padron’s place as the AC/HC at O’Connor.

Cougars finish season

A hard fought win against the Holmes Huskies marked the end of a winning season for the Clark Cougar girls varsity basketball team.  The Cougars finished 21-13 for the year with a 9-7 district 28-5A record but missed the playoffs by a game. Led by 6 seniors this year, the team improved on last year’s record both in overall wins and in district victories.  Congratulations, Cougars!

Cougars celebrate district championship

The Clark Cougar varsity basketball team claimed the 28-5A district championship with a win over Holmes 75-54.  The Cougars actually trailed after the 1st period but came back and stifled the Huskies with a 25 point outburst to end the half up 35-24.  Jason Brickman (22), Elhad Emerllahu (17) and Ansley Benjamin (20) led the scoring for the Cougars.  The win also pushed their win streak to 14, all against district foes.  The Cougars still have two games left in district play.

Clark Cougar Varsity Baseball

The #1 Clark Cougars varsity baseball team began their preseason games last night at a cold and windy South San High School, defeating South San 6 – 2.  Returning lettermen Vincent Salazar, Jonathon Fargnoli, Jim Wells, Jeremy Casper, Jason Cervantes, Diego Hernandez, Hunter McFall, Peter Rozanski, Braden Mattson, Ryan Skowronski and Tyler Reinagel were joined by Chad Dullnig, Chris Werland, Matt Cohen, John Henderson and Cullen Holt.  Salazar, Werland, Skowronski, Reinagel, Cohen and Henderson pitched the game, giving up only 2 runs in 10 innings.  Ranked # 1 in San Antonio and #14 in the state in pre-season polls, the Clark Cougars showed well and that they have the talent to make it into the post season.   Clark plays scrimmages this weekend at Madison HS at 10 & 12. They begin District games vs. Brandeis,  on February 23 at 4:45p at Paul Taylor, NS # 2.  Come out to see the boys play!

-submitted by G. Graham

Senior Elhad Emerllahu, a Clark Cougar varsity basketball player on this year’s playoff bound team, is featured in a story by WOAI-TV’s David Chancellor.  You can read and watch the story here.

The Clark Athletic Booster Club is accepting applications from this year’s senior athletes and Cougarettes for $1000 scholarships. Applicants’ families must have maintained a Booster Club membership each year their student was at Clark.  If interested, fill out the application and submit soon.  Winners will be announced the evening of the Clark Cougars sports banquet.

Cougars honored

The Texas Sports Writers Association (not to be confused with the Texas AP Sports Writers) has handed out its post season All State team honors and several Clark Cougars are on the list.  Robert Chapman (UTSA) was named to the 2nd Team as center, Greg Castro (West Texas A&M) was named 2nd Team Defensive lineman, Anker Wiggins made  3rd Team Offensive guard and Honorable Mentions went to QB Hayden Greenbauer (SMU) and K Webb Williams.

Congratulations, Cougars!

Carolyn Chavana

The Clark Cougars girls basketball team took one more step to making the playoffs with a win over Taft.  It took a hard-fought victory over the Taft Lady Raiders, coming from a 4 point deficit at halftime to pull ahead in the 3rd and 4th quarters for the 44-35 win. With one game remaining against Holmes, the Cougars are at 20-13 overall, 8-7 in district.

A win over Holmes Tuesday night and a Stevens loss against O’Connor would give the Cougars a chance to make the playoffs with a win in a “play in” game against the Falcons.  GO COOGS!

Courtesy Philadelphia University

Celena Rendon, a 2006 graduate of Clark High School, was named the Philadelphia Sports Writer’s Association Player of the Year in the Central Athletic Collegiate Conference.  The talented senior played for Clark and made All District twice as well as playing in the state semifinals two years in a row.  Find out more about her on the Philadelphia University website.