Clark senior golfer Hunter Gathright tees off today in the Greater San Antonio Junior Championship at Brackenridge golf course. 195 golfers from the San Antonio area will be competing for the title.

Trent Plaisted, a 2004 graduate of Clark and an All State basketball player, is featured in today’s Express – News on the front page of the sports section.  Drafted by the Seattle Sonics in 2008, Plaisted now plays for the Detroit Pistons.  In case you don’t have a copy, go here to read more about his travels around the world in trying to make it on a NBA team.  In a side note: the Plaisted family had an impact in another area of Clark athletics. Trent’s older sister Diana was an All State soccer player for the Cougars who helped propel Clark to the State Tournament in 2001.

First Snap Aug. 15th

The Clark Cougar varsity football team will kick off the season with a scrimmage against the Seguin Matadors on August 15, 2009 in Seguin.  Coach Lloyd Alexander and his staff will get an early peek at this year’s team against the Matadors, who went 2-8 last year.  Of particular interest will be the defensive matchup against Seguin OL Joseph Cheek, a 6’7″, 250 lb. junior who just verbally committed to play for Mike Sherman and Texas A&M.

It’s been a long summer. If you’re like us, the beginning of the 2009 football-volleyball-tennis-cross country and swimming seasons can’t get here soon enough. For football fans, here’s a little humor/warning and hoping that our beloved Clark Cougars have another great season. Our health depends on it…

(Obviously, if you have any news to share about Clark Cougar athletics, please drop us a note.  Just days away from a new year has us going a little crazy,,,)

The Clark Texas Football Club is holding its annual golf tournament on August 8th at Canyon Springs  Golf Club.  This group of former football athletes uses the proceeds from this event for the CTFC Scholarship fund.  Fore! more information, click here.

Read more about this organization here.

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2008 Clark Cougars celebrate 20-16 victory over Churchill

This year’s Gucci Bowl will kick off a schedule of several Thursday night games airing live on television in San Antonio.  The only NISD game scheduled, the game will air on KMYS (Channel 35, Time Warner Channel 7).  You can get your tickets beginning August 10 at 6pm in the cafeteria for this always exciting rivalry.  It’s a game you don’t want to miss!

#59 Robert Chapman

Congratulations to senior Clark Cougar Robert Chapman.  Not only successful on the field, the center/deep snapper for varsity football received a statewide award for his work in the classroom. Chapman made the third annual Pre Season All Academic Football Team for the state of Texas announced by Randy Rodgers and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.  Congratulations, Robert.

(Thanks to TK)

Price wraps up vs. Madison

Hayden Greenbauer and Robert Chapman are two Clark Cougar football players on 5ATexasFootball.com preseason All State Teams for 2009.  Each were listed as 2nd Team All State players.  Senior Ethan Price, Senior Joe Vasquez and Junior Ryan Jones also made their Region 4 players to watch list in the Region 4 analysis. Read it all at http://www.5atexasfootball.com

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The Clark Cougar volleyball and cross country fall schedules have been released.  Click on the links to the right to find out more information.

Carl O'Neal to pitch at the next level.

Senior Carl O’Neal, who helped pitch the Clark Cougars into the 2nd round of the playoffs, committed to continuing his baseball career with the St. Mary’s Rattlers.  O’Neal, who went 10-4 this year, says he enjoyed the season because of the friends on the team and the underclassmen who were willing to listen and learn, helping what was predicted to be a middle of the road team exceed all expectations.  O’Neal, who is considering a degree in engineering, made his decision, he said, based on the academic opportunities, the coaching staff and the school’s reputation in baseball.

O’Neal will stay in form with appearances in two All Star games this summer.  Carl is the son of Kay and Dan O’Neal.  Clark Cougar baseball is coached by Aldo Velazquez.

Congratulations to Carl on a great career at Clark High School.