Alex Nichols returns kickoff for TD

In one of the stranger games of the season, the Clark Cougar JV football whipped the John Jay Mustangs, 28-12.  The first half was relatively calm, as both teams turned the ball over, defense dominated and Jay was able to put together a drive ending in a TD with a failed extra point.  At the half, Jay led 6-0.

Then there was the second half.

Clark received the kickoff and returned it to midfield.  On the following play, Austin Wise pulled in a Sean Campbell pass and would rumble for a 30 yd. gain to the Jay 23.  Deandre Holmes would then find the end zone for the score and a Ty Williams PAT would give the Cougars a 7-6 lead early in the 3rd quarter.  On the next Jay possession, Renee Quintanilla would recover a fumble.  After three quarters, Clark would lead 7-6.

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Chelsea Miller wins again

The swim season has begun and Clark Cougar varsity swimmer Chelsea Miller starts the 2009 season where she left off.   At the 2009 AAHSSL Pentathlon, Miller won the 100 yd. Butterfly event and Marianna Medina placed sixth. Freshman Taylor Howard debuted with a splash, placing 6th in the 50 yd, Butterfly for the JV. Miller also placed 4th in the 100 yd. backstroke, won the 100 yd breaststroke (an event where she is ranked #1 in San Antonio) and won the 200 yd. individual medley ( where she is ranked #2)

Several other Clark athletes also placed well and full results can be found here. Congratulations and good luck in the next meet on Oct. 10th.

We're not worthy!

In the month of September, 10,600 of you visited ClarkCougarSports.com.  Wow. That’s TEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED IN ONE MONTH! (See post headline)

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Clinic this Saturday

The Top Cats, the Clark Cougar award winning dance team, is holding a clinic this Saturday.  The clinic is for girls in kindergarten through the 5th grade.  For more information, download this flyer here.

The registration fee includes a t-shirt, lunch, a goody bag and keepsake photo plus the opportunity to perform at halftime of the Jay game.

You can also support the Top Cats by dining at EZ’s on DeZavala tomorrow.  Put your receipt in the Top Kitty box and proceeds benefit the girls.

18th Hole at Oak Hills

Each year, the Clark Athletic Booster Club provides volunteers for the AT&T Championship PGA golf tournament at the Oak Hills Country Club. This year it’s Oct. 21-22 for Clark Cougar volunteers.   It’s a great day of walking the course with the Senior tour players and enjoying a PGA tournament. The result is thousands of dollars for our student-athletes. If you’d like to help, please contact Heidi Lentz or Sam Guido.

Volunteers do not have to be Clark parents so take a friend, enjoy the course and help earn money in a relaxing way for the Clark Cougars.  Thanks to volunteers from last year, our students have received over $20,000 so far this year, which has been used for everything from uniforms to new mascot costumes.

Big and "bad"

While the names behind the line might be familiar, the names on the line might not be.  In this article, those Clark Cougar varsity football players get some of the recognition they deserve for the success of this year’s team.

Greg Castro and Glenn Bonner

With a 4-0 record, the Cougars made sure they were not one of the weekend upsets, blowing out the Marshall Rams in a 41-7 victory.  Both the offense and defense dominated early, allowing 2nd units for both to come in and see action with three minutes left in the first half.

Marshall received the opening kickoff and drove into Clark territory but Jacob Garcia made his second interception of the year to give the Cougars the ball on the Clark 18 early in the first quarter.  The Cougars would then drive the field, ending in a Ryan Jones 3 yd. rushing TD with 8:41 left in the 1st quarter.  It would be the first of two in the 1st quarter for Jones, as he ran again for a 7 yd. TD with 2:08 left in the quarter.

With the defense taking control of the Marshall offense, the Cougars would get the ball back and would score again early in the 2nd quarter, set up by a 20 yd. run by  Joey Cammer.  Hayden Greenbauer added another 28 yds. on the same drive to set up a 6 yd. TD by Greenbauer with 7:46 in the 2nd quarter.  On the following Marshall possession, Ryan Flournoy would get his 1st interception of the season along with a nice run after the catch.  Jones would be called on once again, this time for 26 yds. and a TD giving the Cougars a 27-0 lead in the 2nd quarter.  Andrew Mire picked off a Marshall pass in the end zone and Tevin Glasgow would add one more score before the half on a spectacular 63 yd. dash to the end zone, giving the Cougars a 34-0 lead at halftime.

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With the challenge of new schools, overcrowded districts and explosive growth all over the state of Texas, the UIL has released a study that would split football into two distinct divisions. In the proposal, which has not been adopted by the UIL, Clark would be in Division 1 District 15 with Jay, O’Connor, Southwest, Del Rio, Stevens, Taft and Warren.  The change would only affect football.

For more info, take a look at the UIL draft here.