Braden Mattson

With the baseball season underway, Clark Cougar catcher and TCU signee Braden Mattson is attracting some big league attention – literally. More from the Express News’ Lorne Chan.

Perez and Co. take down Taft

Clark boys basketball handed the Taft Raiders their only district loss of the season on Saturday by a score of 67-55. With some hot shooting the Cougars ran up a halftime lead of 41-26. Leading Clark in scoring was junior guard Adam Perez with 15. Kyle Rutledge had 12, Ansley Benjamin scored 9 and Jake Chapman added 8. Also contributing were Carter Josephs and Niko Maxwell with 7 points each and Jacob Palacios with 6 points.

With one game remaining in the regular season, Clark is tied with Warren for second place in the district race with a 12-3 record. Taft wins district with a 14-1 record.

The Cougars close the season with Marshall on Wednesday at Paul Taylor at 6:00pm.

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Clark boys soccer completed its bad weather make up games with a complete domination of Stevens on Saturday. The 5-0 victory included two goals each from seniors Johnny Lawson and Oscar Barboza and one from freshman defender Chris Pantaleon. The #1 ranked Cougars are 5-0-1 in district play.

The Clark girls lost a close one to Stevens. Tied 1-1 at the half, Stevens got a second half goal to take the win.

Matches against Holmes are scheduled for Tuesday.

The #1 ranked Clark boys soccer team took a 4-2 victory over Warren in a game that was to have been played during the recent freezing weather.  Johnny Lawson and Oscar Barboza each had two goals in the win.  The game solidifies the Cougars hold on first place in district. Warren is tied with Marshall for 2nd place.

The Clark girls fought Warren to a 0-0 tie. The Cougars, off to a slow start in district, are picking up traction with one win and one tie in the last two games.

Both teams play non-district match ups against New Braunfels tonight.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!

#21 Kyle Rutledge

The Clark boys basketball team dominated the hardwood in a 49-33 victory over O’Connor. The Panthers managed to score only 6 points in the first half to Clark’s 20. Ansley Benjamin and Adam Perez each had 15 points for the Cougars while Kyle Rutledge added 9. With an 11-3 record Clark is in 2nd place in District 27-5A. They take on the first place Taft Raiders on Saturday at 1:30 at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!

After two “nail biter” games in the last ten days, the Clark boys basketball team took care of business against Holmes on Saturday with a 59-49 win. The Cougars were led in scoring by Ansley Benjamin with 13 and Adam Perez with 10. Kyle Rutledge added 9 and Shawn Cason had 8 points in the victory. The boys are now tied with Warren for second place in district.

Meanwhile, the Clark girls lost a tough one against the Huskies, 39-32.

Both teams face O’Connor this week.  For the girls it’s Tuesday at 6:30 at Paul Taylor – their last game of the season. The boys play on Wednesday at Paul Taylor.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!

The Clark boys soccer team found the back of the net twice on Saturday, beating Jay 2-0. Johnny Lawson and Oscar Barboza scored one goal a piece, bringing the Cougars’ district record to 3-0-1 and keeping them on top of the district standings.

Meanwhile, the Clark girls unleashed a barrage of goals in their 6-0 victory over Jay. Scoring for the Coogs: Frances Moore, Andrea Romero, Blair Socha, Briana Burtone and Briana Aguirre. The game was the first district win for Clark this year, but the season is young!

Both teams face Stevens on Wednesday. GO COOGS!

The wife of former Clark assistant football and baseball coach, Tony Sledge, passed away this week in San Antonio. Jenifer Sledge, 27,  died on Thursday afternoon following a lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 3:00 at the Gruene United Methodist Church in New Braunfels.  More details here.

Coach Sledge was with Clark Athletics for 3 years before taking a job as an assistant football coach at New Braunfels Canyon High School in 2010.

Cougars Win

The Clark boys basketball team took care of business against Jay tonight, winning 59-44. Leading all scorers was Ansley Benjamin with 17 points. Niko Maxwell added 13 and Adam Perez had 10 points for the Cougars. The win keeps Clark in second place in district play – a half game ahead of Warren. Clark faces Warren in a showdown next Tuesday.

The Clark girls found the going a bit tougher against the #1 ranked Jay Mustangs, losing 69-48. Melanie Schwartz scored 15 for the Cougars followed by Sam Beimer with 7 and Hannah Gulley and Kristen Lye with 6 each.

The Clark boys basketball team notched another victory in the second half of their district season this week, beating brandeis 58-46.  Jacob Palacios led all scorers with 15 points, followed by Ansley Benjamin with 13 and Adam Perez with 10.  The Cougars are 7-2 in district play.

Meanwhile, the Clark girls lost a close one in overtime to the broncos by a score of 61-59. Donna Matthews led the Clark scoring with 16 and Hannah Gulley added 10. The Cougars take on the challenge of the tough Jay Mustangs on Friday.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!