A loss by the Clark girls soccer team on Tuesday and wins by Taft and Marshall led to the Cougars missing  the playoffs by the narrowest of margins. Still tied for 3rd place heading into Tuesday’s games the Cougars either needed their own win or a loss by Taft or Marshall to make it to the postseason in one of  the 4 playoff spots. In the end 4th place Marshall got in with a 9-5-2 district record, Clark is 9-6-1. Taft took third place at 10-6-0.

Looking ahead: the Cougars lose 8 seniors but will return 17 players from this year’s squad next year, including top goal scorers – Freshman Chloe Trevino and Sophomore Blair Socha and a host of other top performers. Congratulations on a season well played!

The Clark boys, who locked up the postseason early, may have been guilty of looking ahead as they lost a 1-0 game to O’Connor. They enter the playoffs as the number two team in district 27-5A likely playing 28 5A third place team Corpus Christi Carroll next week.

GO COOGS!

It was a great Saturday for Clark track at Mata Stadium as they finished first out of 14 teams in the Edgewood Relays. Among the top finishers of the day were William Young who placed first in the Triple Jump, Malcolm Eatman who finished first in the 100 meter, Austin Wells finished first in the 3200 meter and second in the 1600 meter, Ben Deschner was first in the 400 meter and Presley Miller came in first in the 110 hurdles. The Clark relay teams finished first in both the 400 meter and 800 meter races. Brandon Yates took second place in the 200 meter and Ryan Pavlich finished third in the 800 meter. More..

The Clark girls soccer team took care of Holmes on Friday with a strong 6-0 victory. Five goals came in the first half of the contest with several players contributing. Scoring were: Lexi Platz with two goals and Blair Socha, Frances Moore, Monique Rempel and Chloe Trevino with one each. Socha, Rempel and Trevino also had assists in the game along with Bridget Sumner and Orlea Miller. The win holds the the Cougars’ spot tied for 3rd place in district with Marshall, both with 7-5-1 records. Taft is hot on their heels with a 7-6-0 record. Clark’s last game is against O’Connor on Tuesday at 7:00 at Farris. More….

Clark softball got back on the winning track in a big way after a couple of disappointing losses. The Cougars beat Marshall 10-0 on Friday. Pitcher Henessey Soto gets the win in the game called in the 6th inning when the 10th run was scored.

This brings Clark’s record to 7-3 in district and leaves them tied for second place in the 27-5A standings. Next opponent is Brandeis on Tuesday at 5:00 at Northside.  The broncos managed to beat Clark by one run back on February 28th in their first meeting.

This is one is yours! Go get ’em COOGS!!!

Clark baseball (#8) had held district leading O’Connor (#2) through 6 innings on Friday evening. The Cougars trailed 2-1 going into the 7th when the panthers got their offense going and ran off 7 runs to win the game 9-1. The loss puts Clark in a tie for second place in district with eight games remaining. They’ll see O’Connor again on April 26th. The hard fought game on Friday attracted a good crowd of Clark supporters – always appreciated!

Next up is Taft on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.

GO COOGS!!!

Senior basketball player Adam Perez has been named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All State Team for 2011-12. As the starting point guard, Perez led Clark to the Regional Finals with his confident and composed play. He was the Cougar’s top scorer for the season averaging 17 points per game.

Congratulations Adam!!

Congratulations to Clark senior pitcher Chad Dullnig on Express-News recognition of his outstanding week of all around baseball during spring break with its “Player of the Week” designation. Read here.

(Note: Clark baseball fans will notice the newspaper wrongly identifies their photo as Dullnig – it’s actually another outstanding senior, Robert Martin)

The great play of Dullnig and the rest of the Clark team catapulted the Cougars back into the E-N Area baseball rankings at #8.

Way to go Coogs!!!

Clark baseball racked up four wins over spring break, outscoring their three district opponents 39-5 and beating Johnson 6-4  at the end of the week – just for fun. The highlight of the week was senior pitcher Chad Dullnig’s no-hitter against Stevens, which Clark won 10-0. Chase Jones ended the game with a three-run home run in the bottom of the 6th. Dullnig was also the winning pitcher in the Cougar’s 13-3 win over Jay to start the spring break run on March 9th and he had his own home run in the 16-2 victory over Warren. Cole Bercher was on the mound against the Warriors for that win. Pitcher John Henderson got the win in the game against Johnson.

Clark plays Holmes on Tuesday at 7:30 at Northside.

Clark softball upped its district record to 6-2 over spring break winning 2 out of 3 district games. The Cougars beat Holmes 7-4 with Liz Rodriguez on the mound and they won 10-0 against Stevens – Henessey Soto was the winning pitcher in that game. Their only loss came against O’Connor 3-1.

Next up is Taft on Tuesday at 7:00 at Northside.

GO COOGS!

Clark’s girls and boys soccer teams spent spring break scoring goals and improving their records. The girls are now in playoff position with a 4th place standing in district and two games remaining. The Cougars beat Warren 3-1 on March 9th and Stevens 8-0 on March 13th. Scoring goals were Chloe Trevino (3), Frances Moore (2), Monique Rempel (2), Lexi Platz, Alyssa Jacobs, Briana Aguirre and Andi Poore. Obviously a lot of great defense in those two games as well.

The Clark boys remain in second place in district, just a hair away from Jay, who handed them their only loss of the season. The Cougars are 11-1-2 in district and jay is 10-0-3. Jay has three game remaining and the Cougars have two. The boys beat Warren 3-0 over spring break and Stevens 7-0 behind goals from Jair Rodriguez (3), Carlos Sepulveda (3), Yamil Alvarado (2), John Cintron and John Bruce. And again great defensive work by these Cougars!

Next games for soccer will be on March 23rd at Northside when they take on Holmes. Girls at 5:00 and boys at 7:00.

Go COOGS!

The Clark softball team beat Warren on Monday 3-1. The Cougars got two runs in the 1st and one run to finish the game in the 7th inning. They played an error free game. Pitcher Henessey Soto gets the win for Clark. This brings softball’s district record to 4-1. Next up is Stevens on Friday at 7:00 at Northside.

Clark baseball came up just short against Brandeis, losing 1-2 on Monday. The game was tied 1-1 going into the 6th inning when Brandeis scored the winning run. The Cougars district record is 2-1 with the next game on Friday against Jay at 4:45.