Our Lady Cougars were lookin’ good, scrimmaging Austin Westlake,
Smithson Valley and Madison!

Come meet all varsity athletes in all sports! Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 4pm to 7pm on the new athletic fields. The event will include music, food, games and a pep rally that exhibits the true pride in being a Clark Cougar!

Golf Tournament Recap: “I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.”

–Gerald Ford

Despite the looming clouds, the golf gods smiled once again upon us for the Annual Clark, Texas Golf Outing last Saturday.  As we made our way around the track, the play matched the course: sloppy.  But it didn’t stop anyone from having a great time, even a golf ball to Pat Farrell’s noggin neither dented his head nor the merriment.  The Jeff Sandera 4some took top honors though it went to the 5^th tiebreaker hole to edge out the Andy Padron Family 4.  Luke Healy drove the ball the furthest and Kelly Read landed it closest to the pin.  Jeff Schorr, Kyle Cracknell, Steve Lorenz & Richard Eatherly brought up the bottom rung.  It was Schorr’s 3^rd trip in a row to Last Place (I may need to get better playing partners).

I do want to thank all of the participants, especially the Class of ’81 who always show up in force, and to the sponsors who make the Scholarship Program a reality, particularly guys like George Gaiser, Mitch Finnie, Dave Green, Mark Cecconi and Milton Barrett who always tip the till a little heavier each year.

Believe or not Football is right around the corner: So I encourage you to come out and support your local Cougars this fall.  I will remind you come August.

L-R: Frances Moore, Kendall Kotara, Austin Wells, Alyssa Jacobs, Presley Miller and Liz Rodriguez

Belated congratulations to our Clark Cougars who are headed to various college sports programs! National Signing Day drew signatures from six Clark athletes:

*Presley Miller – Football – Colorado School of Mines

*Liz Rodriguez – Softball – Our Lady of the Lake University

*Frances Moore – Soccer -University of the Incarnate Word

*Alyssa Jacobs – Soccer – Texas Tech University

*Kendall Kotara – Soccer – Trinity University

*Austin Wells – Track – Texas A&M University (Whoop!)

Congratulations – you’ve made the Clark community proud for the last four years. Good luck in the years ahead!

*thanks to Jene’ Miller for the photo

Only the strong survive

The 19th Annual Clark Cougar Lift-a-thon is scheduled for 6:30 PM on Monday, March 4th in the Boys’ Gym at Clark.

An invitation from our friends with the Clark Texas Football Club:

If you’ve not been before, I encourage you to take it in this year.  Part lifting contest, part pep rally and part revival, the Lift-a-thon is a fundraiser for Clark Football Athletics. Each player takes his turn maxing out on the bench press while his teammates, parents, friends and the fanatics in the stands scream their guts out…and the Tops Cats Dance Team will perform at the intermissions.

If you are interested in sponsoring, you can in one of two ways: contact Coach Steve McGhee at the high school if you would like to be a bench sponsor OR you can sponsor an individual player (just say yes, if one of them approaches and asks).

In other football news:

-Spring Ball starts on April 29th.  The date for the Silver & Black Spring Game is TBD.

-Save June 15th on your calendar as we will play the 12th Annual Clark, Texas Golf Outing that Saturday.

Courtesy Wells family

Clark Cougar senior Austin Wells ran away with the Express News Cross Country Runner of the Year.  Wells is the most successful runner in Clark history.  Austin was one of several Clark athletes honored in the annual Fall Awards edition.  Also receiving special mention was running back Branden Valle as the Newcomer of the Year.

In volleyball, Katie Mattson and Kelly Cavanaugh were named to the 27-5A All District first team and Madison Woods, Shelby MacKenzie, and Meagn Moe were named to the 2nd team list.

Congratulations to all of our fall athletes for some exciting games and meets and especially to our seniors.

Complete Express News article

Wishing you and your families a great New Year as well.  And here’s a little present to cheer you up –  Clark Cougar and now SMU safety Hayden Greenbauer…

Congratulations to the Clark Cougars named to the District 27-5A All District lists for football.  The Cougars enjoyed a good season, fighting to make the playoffs.  The list also includes the Cougars who excelled academically while also tackling practice and games.  Congrats to all!

Courtesy Steve Lorenz

Cheer on your Cougars Friday night as they make a return to the playoffs at Heroes Stadium against the East Central Hornets. EC finished the season with a 7-3 record and are 10th in the Express News end of season rankings. The Hornets are the second place team in district 28-5A, behind Steele.

Game time is 7:30 – BE THERE!!

GO COOGS!!!

After two years of playoff drought, the Clark Cougars of 2012 will be remembered as the ones who restored Clark, Texas to it’s place in the post season with a 27-26 overtime victory over Warren.  For the third time in as many seasons, the Cougars had to win out in order to make the playoffs and this team, led by seniors who had tasted the agony of defeat, refused to lose and give up.

The Cougars next face East Central Friday evening at Heroes stadium.  CONGRATULATIONS, COUGARS!  Thanks to you – the Tradition of Excellence continues.

Express News article/photos

Steve Lorenz photos