Clark volleyball scored a 3-0 win over the Jay Mustangs on Wednesday at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse. Behind 9 kills from Jenn Garrett and 8 kills from Rosalyn Velasquez the Cougars controlled all three games winning 25-8, 25-12, and 25-20. Abby Glosup added 19 assists while Nicole Rehm and Marcella Arellano posted 10 digs each.

The win boosts Clark’s district record to 3-1 and season record to 16-11. Next up is a showdown against district leading Warren on Friday at 7:00 in the gym at O’Connor. The Cougars have already beaten Warren in non-district play this season.

GO COOGS – DO IT AGAIN!!!

Eatman reacts to interception

The second game of the 2011 campaign looked far better, in parts, than the first but mistakes cost the Clark Cougars another chance at posting their first win.  At Orem Stadium, #8 Alamo Heights defeated Clark 24-17.

The night was not without some much improved play and several highlights.  The Cougars opening drive, with the offensive line of Logan Hanna, Blake DeHart, William DeHart, Stuart Cram, Brendon Harr and Alex Hunter, pushed the Mules around, giving Kweku Larbie some big holes to run through.  That drive, however, stalled and Alamo Heights took over and drove the length of the field, settling for a field goal at the 5:05 mark of the 1st quarter.  When Clark got the ball back, an Alamo Heights interception with less than a minute left gave the Clark defense a chance to step up.  Taking the challenge, a tipped pass by Malcolm Eatman, then Brian Socha landed in the hands of Malcolm Eatman.  On the next play, however, a hard hit by an Alamo Heights defender sent the pigskin bouncing to the turf and was picked up by the Mules for a 52 yd. return for a touchdown.  At the beginning of the 2nd quarter, Clark was down 10-0.   (continue reading…)

Read what the Mules have to say at http://mule-fan.blogspot.com/ and you can listen to tonight’s game live on KTKR 760 Am in San Antonio.

The Clark Cougars head into big games on Friday as volleyball goes after a win against district rival Brandeis and football looks to land on its feet after a rocky start by heading into Alamo Heights to face the Mules.

Clark volleyball serves it up at 5:30 on Friday in the O’Connor gym taking its 2-0 district record up against the 1-1 Broncos. The #8 ranked Cougars narrowly lead a tight 27-5A district race.

In football, always a tough opponent for Clark, the 4A Mules are also looking for their first win of the season after losing to O’Connor in double OT last Saturday. Tickets for Clark fans will be sold at the school Friday from 11:30 to 1:00 and will be available at Orem Stadium in Alamo Heights at gametime. All visitors tickets are general admission. Kick off is 7:30.

Note: Clark JV and Sophomore football teams both won their games against Alamo Heights on Thursday.

GO COOGS!!!

Jenn Garrett

The Clark volleyball team improved to 2-0 in district on Tuesday night with a 3-1 victory over the Marshall Rams at Paul Taylor. The Cougars started slow losing the first game 22-25, but took control of the next three winning 25-18, 25-13 and 27-25. Clark was tough at the net where Jenn Garrett had 15 kills and 4 blocked shots while teammate Hunter Cole had 17 kills and 10 digs. Abby Glosup had 34 assists in the game and Marcella Arellano had 12 digs.

The win brings the Cougars season record to 15-10. Next up is a showdown against Brandeis on Friday at 5:30 in the gym at O’Connor.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!

The #8 Clark Cougars, their third week in the Express News top ten, looks to bring home another district win tonight as they take on the Rams of Marshall.  The Cougars are coming off a weekend of play in the Pearland Nike tournament.

Game time is 7pm at Paul Taylor.

Varsity boys ready to roll.

The Clark Cross Country team got off to a great start  in some oppressive heat on Saturday at the Northside Invitational at Gustafson Stadium. Austin Wells finished first among varsity boys in the meet, with a final kick that pushed him ahead of  the pack. Among varsity girls Shantel Swift finished 4th. Next up for the team is the Northeast ISD meet on September 10th.

The Clark Cougar varsity volleyball team played 20 games and 8 matches in about 48 hours in the annual Pearland Nike tournament in South Houston.  The tournament is a selection of many of the state’s top volleyball programs.

The Cougars defeated Corpus Christi King, Langham Creek and Stratford.  They also had success against Elkins and Clear Lake.

District play resumes Tuesday vs. Marshall and Friday vs. Brandeis.

Hunter runs for big gain

The Clark Cougar varsity season opener against the #8 Churchill Chargers didn’t go quite according to plan.  Despite some good things happening on the field, there were more that weren’t in the 38-14 Gucci Bowl loss.

Sr. QB Josh Kern’s 8 yd. pass to senior tight end Alex Hunter gave the Cougars hope, making the score 14-7 Churchill after two early miscues by the Cougars in the 1st quarter.  Manny Menezes followed the score up with a solid lick on the Churchill returner the kickoff return.  With Churchill driving, Brian Socha’s interception at the end of the quarter gave the Cougars another chance to score.  Churchill’s defense stiffened and Clark ended up without points.

Jr. QB Chase Jones entered the game in the 3rd quarter and orchestrated a drive midway through the 4th to give Clark it’s 2nd TD.

The Cougars get back to work this week and prepare for Alamo Heights next Friday at Orem Stadium.

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Kern leads the Cougars

…and we’re glad he is.  Senior QB Josh Kern, headed to the University of Arizona as one of their top recruits, has unfinished business on the high school field.  The Express News’ Lorne Chan profiles Kern in this front page article.