Senior class sings alma mater

On a night when the baseball team clinched a playoff spot and the softball team won their game giving them a playoff spot and the best ever season in Clark history, the Clark athletic community celebrated a year of great accomplishments.  The annual Clark Athletic Booster Club Sports Banquet was a phenomenal success with accolades for players and coaches alike.

Highlights included a moment to recognize Coach Lloyd Alexander and his role in shaping a culture of winning in competition and in life, a parade of athletes and coaches that also included each player and teams successes and the awarding of $15,000 in scholarships to Clark seniors.  The $15,000 was a new record for scholarships awarded by the Booster Club and was made possible by parents and their membership fees, cap/tshirt and etc. sales, ad sponsorships by advertisers and volunteers at concession duties and the ATT golf tournament.

The Booster Club has also given over $30,000 this year directly to the athletic department for their needs.

SASports.com’s Jay Tope emceed the event and as usual did an outstanding job.

Macy shows typical Ellis form as QB

A spirited game ended without a winner in the annual Powder Puff football matchup between senior and junior girls.  The seniors led 14-8.

Led by quarterback Macy Ellis (the third of three Clark QB’s from the Ellis family), the seniors scored first on a reverse allowing Chloe Rhodes to put up six points (or it might have been Courtney – they’re twins).   Robin Lee Pennington added the extra 2 point conversion to give the seniors a 8-0 lead.

Mery celebrates following score

The juniors, led by Tara Mery, responded with a grinding ground game.  Sensing another famous Clark ground attack, the defense bit, allowing Mery to connect on an 8 yd. pass to Joelle Tanzler to tie the game following the extra point by Mery.

In the second half, Pennington again put on the jets and found the end zone but a motivated junior defense held tough for the extra points, making the score 14-8.

And there were some really ugly cheerleaders.

PHOTOS

Both the girls and boys water polo teams advanced to the TISCA Region-II Water Polo Tournament following this weekend’s final “regular season” tournament.  The top eight teams from the area move on and the Clark girls are ranked #3 and the boys are ranked #2.

This weekend, the girls defeated Marshall (13-3) but lost a close one to O’Connor (6-7).  The boys sunk Brandeis (7-4), Stevens (10-4) and Marshall (16-4).

Way to go COOGS!

The boys and girls water polo teams competed in the 2nd competition of the season at the NISD tournament this past weekend.
The boys nailed victories over Holmes (11-3) and over O’Connor (16-3).  The girls team defeated Stevens (10-4) and Health Careers (14-4) but lost its match against Alamo Heights.
Both teams compete again next weekend at the NISD pools in the final tournament of the regular season. The boys are curently ranked 4th and the girls are tied at 1st in their divisions. The top eight teams in each division advance to the regionals on April 16th and 17th.
GO COOGS!

It's BACK!!!!!!!!

Offensive coordinator Steve McGhee was named the new Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach on February 10th, replacing Lloyd Alexander, who is retiring after 30 years at Clark.  Coach McGhee, a 1988 graduate of  Clark, was kind enough to sit down and discuss his new role and his dream job.

CCS:  What is your coaching resume?

McGhee:  I was at Hobby for two years, then from Hobby I went to Roosevelt for three years…

CCS:  …now was that right after you got out of (The University of) Texas? [where McGhee graduated from],

McGhee:  …right out of Texas where Coach (Mike) Robbins helped me get the job at Hobby.  That was ’93.  So I guess the football season of ’93.  ’94 I was at Hobby.  Then ’95, ’96, and ’97 I was at Roosevelt.  ‘98 and ’99 I was at O’Connor. 2000 and 2001 I was at Reagan.  And then 2002 ‘til (now) I’ve been at Clark.  I coached everything at Hobby, I coached the ends on defense at Roosevelt, offensive line at O’Connor, offensive line at Reagan, offensive line and offensive coordinator here at Clark.

CCS:  All those years, all those great coaches you’ve worked with, what have you learned? (continue reading…)

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