Surrounded by Boise State blue, Clark swimmer Chelsea Miller signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Broncos swim team in the fall of 2010. Miller enjoyed a record breaking  junior year at Clark setting new standards  in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. She currently holds 4 records at Clark and says her goal is to finish her senior year with a bang and take more records for the Cougars.

Boise State has a relatively young, but rising program in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They heard about Miller when the WAC held their conference swimming and diving championships at Palo Alto College Natatorium here in San Antonio last February. After meeting the coach and visiting the campus Miller was sold on the program, which she says is improving rapidly. She says they are determined to do what it takes to win and she can really see herself there. Miller will study Environmental Science.

Clark swim coach Anthony Plummer says this step to a Division 1 swim program is what they had hoped would happen for  Miller considering the way she has been swimming the past few years. Miller was the only swimmer to represent the Northside School District at the State Swim meet last year and was named to the 2008-2009 Express News Super Team.

Chelsea’s parents are Laura and Michael Miller.

Clark puts its undefeated season on the line tonight against the Taft Raiders. After a week off the Cougars need two wins to reach their first goals of an undefeated regular season and a District Championship. The SA Express News takes a look at Clark and the only other undefeated 5A area team, Southwest, in today’s paper.

GO COOGS!

After winning the first game in their match against Warren, 25-20, the Clark volleyball team dropped the next two games 15-25 & 16-25. Clark took game 4 by a decisive 25-8 score and won the tiebreaker in game 5, 15-12. Claire Webster had 13 kills and 3 blocked shots through the five games and India Hartwell had 8 kills and 2 blocked shots. Katlin Mazzocco had 31 assists while Adriana Christian had 11 and Vanessa Casanova had 18 digs and Marcella Arrellano had 14.

Clark has a 10-4 district record with two games remaining.

Following their 3rd shutout of the season, the Clark defensive unit was recognized with a “Game Ball” in the SA Express News. The “D” held O’Connor to -4 yards rushing after holding Jay to 50 yards rushing the week before. Clark also posted shutouts against Jay and Churchill.  In the seven games played this season the Cougar defense has given up only 55 points. Clark held on to its #1 ranking overall in the Express-News and KSAT-12 and moved up to #10 in the state in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football poll.

Warren is next. Friday night 7:30 at Farris. Be there! GO COOGS!

Clark volleyball continue to take care of business as they head through the second half of district play. The Cougars blanked Marshall 25-9, 25-21, 25-16 in a match up held at the O’Connor gym. Clark got 9 kills and 4 blocked shots from Claire Webster. Katlin Mazzocco added 22 assists and  Vanessa Casanova had 13 digs in the game. This brings the Cougars’ district record to 8-3 with an overall record of 16-16.  Up next – a Friday match with Jay at 7:00pm at O’Connor.

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Clark jumped back on the winning track with a victory over Stevens.  The Cougars won in 3 close games 28-26, 25-18, 25-23. Kayla Jarzombek led the way with ten kills, Jennifer Garrett had 4 blocked shots, Kayci Murphy had 17 assists and Vanessa Casanova kept things moving with 16 digs.

The win brings Clark’s district record to 7-3 and a third place standing. Next game is Marshall on Tuesday at 5:30 in the O’Connor gym.

Clark started the second season of the 28 5A district race with a 3-0 loss to Brandeis. The Cougars lost 25-15, 25-18, 25-22. The team got 5 kills each from Elizabeth Bergman and Tarah Wood, 6 blocked shots by sophomore Jennifer Garrett, 16 assists from Katlin Mazzocco and Kayla Jarzombek added 11 digs.

The Cougars take on Stevens this Friday at 5:30 in the O’Connor gym.

Clark’s India Hartwell’s dominant play in games against Taft and Holmes earned her “Game Ball” recognition in the San Antonio Express News. The Junior middle blocker had 17 kills in the two district games as well as five aces and four blocks.

The second half of the district season begins tonight for Clark against Brandeis. The Cougars are currently in 3rd place in district with a 6-2 record. Brandeis is in 2nd place at 7-1. Game time is 7:00 pm at Paul Taylor Field House.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!

Clark’s undefeated run through the first half of the regular season is catching the attention of local and state prognosticators and the result is a rise in the rankings. KSAT-TV’s “12’s Top 12” lists the Cougars as number one in their latest local high school football poll while the Express News has Clark at #2 behind Roosevelt. The popular website 5ATexasFootball.com has nudged Clark up to #22 in the state, but #1 in their Region 4 rankings. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football poll bumped the Cougars to #11 in the state, TheOldCoach.com lists Clark as #13  and MaxPreps.com’s computer modeled poll places Clark at #23. The Cougar’s spot in all of these state polls represents the highest ranking of any San Antonio area team.

Clark volleyball defeated Taft in three decisive games at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse. The Cougars dominated the match winning 25-16, 25-17, 25-11. India Hartwell led Clark with 10 kills, Katlin Mazzocco had 18 assists and Vanessa Casanova had 14 digs as the Cougars brought their district record to 5-2.

Next up is Holmes, coached by Clark alum, Melissa Thrailkill (’05). Thrailkill is busy taking what she learned from her state championship team at Clark and using it to turn around the program at Holmes. Click and read about it in a recent  Express-News article.