Clark Swimmers and Divers 2010-11

The Clark Cougars  take to the pool at 9:15 AM on Saturday, January  22nd  for  27-5A  District Championships.
The preliminary races run from 9:15  to approx.  noon  or 12:30 pm  at the Block  Natatorium  (410 and Culebra.)

Finals  begin  at  6 pm,  also at the Block pool.  Clark fans coming out to watch, and we hope there are many,  should arrive well before 6 pm to  secure a seat on deck.

This Friday evening,  Clark divers take to the boards for District Diving Champs.   Clark  has a unique opportunity this year, as we have accomplished male and female divers who have been scoring well this season.   Their points  from the  6 pm  competition (Block pool on Jan. 21st)  will be added to the swimmer’s points on Saturday.

In addition to some amazing individual swims,  Clark fans can expect  6  exciting relay  races.  The Mens’ and  Womens’  200 free, 400 free and  200 medley relays  will be ready for challenges brought by  O’Connor, Brandeis and Marshall.
The relay competition within  the District this year is very tight.    Come out and cheer us on this weekend!

The #1 ranked Clark boys soccer team opened district play with a 2-0 victory over Taft at Farris Stadium on Tuesday. This followed a strong showing in the highly competitive Klein Showcase over the weekend. The Cougars faced nationally recognized teams and they returned to San Antonio with one win, one tie and one loss – before the Taft victory. One of the bright spots in tourney play was forward Johnny Lawson, who garnered “Player of the Week” recognition from the Express News for his showing.

Lawson also scored one of the goals in the Taft game, along with fellow senior Oscar Barboza.

The Clark girls team didn’t open the district season as well. They dropped their game against Taft 4-0, but the Cougars did enjoy a good weekend in the Houston area Kingwood Tournament where they compiled a 2-1-1 record against some good competition there.

More tournament appearances await the teams this weekend with a trip to New Braunfels for the girls and to Boerne Champion for the boys.

On a day when the Clark girls basketball team got a much needed district victory over O’Connor, the boys team suffered its first district loss of the season.  The good news was a 44-39 win that brings the girls into a 3-way tie for 4th place in District 27-5A at the halfway mark of the district season. The Cougars were led by Melanie Schwartz with 17 points and Kristen Lye with 10. Clark outplayed O’Connor in the 3rd quarter, scoring 10 points to none for the Panthers. The girls are now 4-4 in district. Next up is Taft on Monday at 7:00 at O’Connor.

The boys meanwhile move to 5-1 in district play with a 39-44 loss to the Panthers. Adam Perez and Ansley Benjamin led the scoring with 9 points each while Niko Maxwell had 7.  The Cougars will try to rebound when they take on district leading Taft on Monday night at 8:30 in the gym at O’Connor.

GO COOGS!!

Bring on District!

Clark boys basketball inched up another notch in the area rankings this week, moving from 6th to 5th. This is thanks in part to their exciting OT victory over Judson on Saturday, which earned two players “Game Balls” in the Express News. Kyle Rutledge was honored for his 14 points and Adam Perez for his 3-pointer that sent the game into overtime. First up in district play is brandeis, which is also off to a good start this season. That game will be at 8pm Wednesday at Paul Taylor. You can get started on the rivalry game, though, Tuesday at Clark when the undefeated JV Cougars take on the broncos at 7:30. The Freshman teams will get things going on Tuesday with games at 5:00 and 6:15 at Clark.

The Clark girls varsity basketball will also take on brandeis Tuesday evening at 8:00 at Paul Taylor. The girls currently have a 1-1 district record. The Freshman and JV girls will visit brandeis for games on Wednesday at 5:30 and 6:45.

Get out and support your Cougars! GO COOGS!

Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay: Ogden, Jaime, Macha and Jacobs

The South Zone TISCA Swim and Dive Championships were held at the Josh Davis pool on December 3rd and 4th.  Twelve Clark Cougars qualified for the TISCA meet, which consisted of morning preliminaries and evening finals. The Clark TISCA team for 2010:  Allie Green, Mitch Jacobs, Michael Macha, Tyler Covington, Joseph Jaime, Jesse Renteria, Brad Ogden, Andreas Sanchez, Derek Poirier, Melanie Macha, Coral Crouch and Victoria Gutierrez swam individual and relay events.

Michael Macha, freshman, finaled in the 50 and 100 breaststroke, with personal best times of 30.28 and 1:04.77, respectively. Sophomore Tyler Covington finaled in the 50 fly and raced to a personal record of 25.37 seconds. Sophomore Joseph Jaime earned a finals race in a very competitive 100 freestyle field and broke the 50 second barrier with a 49.63.

Clark’s next meet is Saturday, December 11th at 5 pm at the 1604 and Bandera pool. The Cougars take on Marshall in a dual meet. Please come out and cheer the team on!

The Clark girls basketball team opened district play with a dominating 49-37 win over Taft this week. Kristen Lye accounted for almost half of the Cougar’s points with 23. Melanie Schwartz, Donna Matthews and Hannah Garcia all added 6 points each. Up next is Marshall on Friday at 6:00 in the gym at O’Connor. Good luck Coogs!

The Clark boys continue to improve, posting a 57-51 win over Seguin on Tuesday. Jacob Palacios led the Cougars with 18 points while Adam Perez added 14 and Kyle Rutledge had 11 points in the win. Clark moved up to #6 in the area in the most recent Express News rankings. Their record is now 9-5 overall with a big game against Judson on Saturday at noon at Paul Taylor.

Anna Drewry

Congratulations to Clark volleyball alum Anna Drewry who helped her Purdue team in two big wins last week. She received a “Postcard Home” from  the Express News this week. NCAA tournament begins for the Boilermakers on Friday.

Congratulations Anna!

The Clark girls basketball team closed out the Judson Tournament with games against two district rivals – one in the Silver bracket championship game. In the semi-finals the Cougars defeated Marshall 51-49. Hannah Gulley led the team with 13 points, while Ashley Salinas and Donna Matthews each had 10. (continue reading…)

The Clark boys basketball team beat Fort Bend Marshall in the Bronze Level  Championship game of the McDonalds Texas Invitational tournament. The Cougars won 54-44, led by 12 points from Niko Maxwell. Jacob Palacios added 10 and Adam Perez and Kyle Rutledge each had 8. (continue reading…)

The Clark boys team plays Fort Bend Marshall Saturday in the championship game of the Bronze Bracket of the McDonald’s Texas Invitational in Pasadena. The Cougars lost the first two games of the tournament to Spring DeKaney, 66-50, and Duncanville by a closer 59-55. They pushed back with wins over Pearland, 35-34 and Humble, 57-49.  (continue reading…)