Here are a couple more articles on the newest head football coach for Clark.

• mysanantonio.com
• KENS5 TV

McGhee named Head Coach

Steven McGhee, Clark class of ’88, has been named to succeed Lloyd Alexander as the Cougar’s Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach.  McGhee has served as a Football Coordinator and Assistant Coach at Clark for the past 8 years. Prior to that  he coached at O’Connor, Reagan and was a member of the Roosevelt staff that won the 5A state championship in 1995.

As a student in the late ’80’s McGhee played football at Clark and was named to the All State team as a tight end in 1987. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his Masters from Texas A&M Kingsville. He and his wife Christine have three children.

Principal Stanley Laing made the announcement and commented about the promotion from within the Clark family, “Congratulations to Steve McGhee as our new head football coach and athletic coordinator. Coach McGhee is replacing Coach Alexander, who is retiring at the end of this school year. The success in all our athletic programs is no secret. A lot of that has to do with the consistency in our athletic program over the years and coaches committed to developing our students through the spirit of competition along with demanding successful student learning in the classroom. Under Coach McGhee’s direction, that will continue.”

More to come…

Also, NISD has announced that Defensive Coordinator David Malesky of O’Connor will take Danny Padron’s place as the AC/HC at O’Connor.

Robert Chapman

Clark offensive lineman Robert Chapman has been named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas High School Team for 2009. The UTSA bound senior is the only San Antonio  player to make the first team roster – offense or defense. The All-Texas first and second teams are composed of players from every high school classification from 1-A to 5-A – all rolled into one.

More well deserved recognition for one of Clark’s finest!

Cougars honored

The Texas Sports Writers Association (not to be confused with the Texas AP Sports Writers) has handed out its post season All State team honors and several Clark Cougars are on the list.  Robert Chapman (UTSA) was named to the 2nd Team as center, Greg Castro (West Texas A&M) was named 2nd Team Defensive lineman, Anker Wiggins made  3rd Team Offensive guard and Honorable Mentions went to QB Hayden Greenbauer (SMU) and K Webb Williams.

Congratulations, Cougars!

Bonner, Castro, Chapman and Greenbauer sign scholarship offers

Four Clark Cougars from the 2009 state quarter-finalist football team committed to playing at the next level on National Signing Day at Clark.  Hayden Greenbauer, Robert Chapman, Greg Castro and Glenn Bonner sat before coaches, cameras and classmates at Clark for their college football start.  Hayden Greenbauer, one of,  if not the most successful quarterback at Clark, signed with SMU.  Robert Chapman, who also had an offer from Air Force, chose to stay home and play for national champion coach Larry Coker and the UTSA Roadrunners, whose inaugural season begins next year.  Defensive players Greg Castro and Glenn Bonner are headed to Canyon, Texas and the chance to play for West Texas A&M.  Castro also received an offer from Abilene Christian University.

Congratulations to these great players and Good Luck.  Clark fans will be watching!

Glenn Bonner remarks

Greg Castro remarks

Robert Chapman remarks

Hayden Greenbauer remarks

Nothing new for Clark

The bi-annual district realignments were released by the UIL today and for Clark, it’s more of the same.  All Northside high schools remain in the same district for football and basketball, with the exception of the newest high school, Brennan, which will open as a 4A school in the fall of this year.

You will, however, have to buy new shirts, etc. from the Booster Club due to a number “realignment”.  The current district Clark is in, District 28, will now be District 27.  The same old foes (O’Connor, Stevens, Warren, Brandeis, Holmes, Jay, Taft and Marshall) remain the same.

No other major changes appear for San Antonio area teams although NEISD realigned slightly, allowing teams like Madison and Reagan to add an additional non-district contest.  Smithson Valley dropped to 4A.  All Austin schools (including Westlake) moved out of the region and into Region 2.  The complete lists can be found at the UIL Website.

Watch these two videos under the “Featured” section on the WOAI website and see how Clark athletes are giving a little off the field to students at Lockhill Elementary.  Randy Beamer interviews Hayden Greenbauer and Tim Sanchez about the mentoring program started a few years ago by Coach Lloyd Alexander.

FoxSportsSouthwest.com

In a state obsessed with High School athletics (not that there’s anything wrong with that), FoxSports Southwest will televise the realignment announcements live next Monday.  While its effect should have little impact on Clark athletics, it still might be fun to watch what’s going on at the UIL and what districts will look like for the  next two years.

Here is the official press release from Fox: (continue reading…)

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Congratulations to Greg Castro and Robert Chapman, Clark Cougar varsity football players, for post-season honors from 5ATexasFootball.com.  Both were named third team All State, a high honor considering they were two of only five San Antonio area players even on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd All State Teams combined.

Padron coached for and against Clark

O’Connor Head Football Coach and longtime Clark assistant Danny Padron has announced he’ll be leaving the high school ranks to take the head coaching position at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. Padron will take his son, Andy, along as an assistant. Andy is a former Clark quarterback.  Padron has also added Cuero coach Mark Reeve to his TLU staff. Reeve was an assistant at Clark for nine years with Padron during the 1980’s.

Padron was the head baseball coach at Clark when the school opened in 1978 and became football offensive coordinator in 1981. He spent 20 years at Clark sandwiched around a brief stint at Judson before leaving to become head football coach and athletic director at O’Connor.

For more information.

The official announcement will be made Monday.

There are now three head coaching vacancies in NISD at Clark, O’Connor and Brennan (opening in August 2010).