Courtesy E. Trevino

After last week’s losses to Stevens and Johnson, Cougar baseball came out to play, defeating the Holmes Huskies in 4 1/2 innings, 16-3.  Ryan Skowronski took the mound for the Cougars, pitching the first 3 innings of the game.  He gave up 4 hits, with 3 runs scored.  At the bottom of the 3rd, the score was Clark 4, Holmes 3 but Cougar bats exploded, scoring 9 runs.  (continue reading…)

The Clark baseball and softball teams both experienced on Tuesday what has been rare this season – a loss. It’s the first one in district for baseball and only the second for softball and both only by the narrowest of margins.

The Cougars softball team just couldn’t get their bats fired up as Holmes got the one run they needed in the 4th inning to beat Clark 1-0. That happens to be the same score as their only other district loss, which was Taft in the first game of the season. Clark did have 6 hits to Holmes’ 4, but couldn’t muster the runs.  The loss leaves them in 3rd place in district, but with the chance to make a statement and a push in the next two games as they play second place O’Connor on Thursday and first place Taft next Tuesday.

Skowronski helps himself

Clark baseball remained undefeated in district, beating the Jay Mustangs 14-10 in 7 long innings of play.  Starting on the mound for the Cougars was Ryan Skowronski.

Clark’s first at bat saw 6 batters step into the box, recording 2 walks (Cervantes & Dullnig) and a RBI single by Matt Cohen. In Jay’s first at bat, a home run set the stage for a tough game.  Clark defense quickly took care of the next batters to close out the inning.

In the 3rd inning, Jay scored another run, giving Jay a 2-1 lead at the end of 3.  Jay scored another 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th and Chris Werland took the mound to get the last Jay out; score Jay 5, Clark 1.

At the top of the 5th inning, Clark bats said “ENOUGH”.  Hunter McFall led off the inning and hammered  a ball to the wall with a triple. Braden Mattson followed with a single, putting Clark runners on the corners.  Chad Dullnig had a nice sacrifice fly to score McFall and advance Mattson.  Mat Cohen hit a single to score Mattson and Werland’s fielders choice scored Cohen.  The Mustangs were not to be stopped, scoring another 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th, score Jay 8 Clark 4.   (continue reading…)

Three Clark Cougar varsity sports are in this week’s Express News rankings.

Since the first soccer ranking came out in preseason, the Clark boys soccer team has been ranked #1 in the San Antonio area.  Tonight they play Warren.  A win in that game would be a big step towards a district championship.  The Cougars are currently undefeated in district play.

The Clark softball team moved up to #6 in the rankings from #10 last week.  After a tough 1-0 loss to Taft as the very first game of the season (whose idea was that?), the Cougars have gelled and come storming through the district and are on a 8 game win streak.

A good showing in the NEISD tournament helped propel Clark baseball into the top 10 this week for the first time this season.  Clark is the only ranked NISD team.

And even though they don’t rank them, the golf team has shown some great growth since the beginning of the season and the water polo teams, always a perennial state tournament team, start play this week.

IT’S A GOOD DAY TO BE A CLARK COUGAR!

Clark takes 2nd at NEISD

Clark Baseball lost to Churchill Chargers 14-7 in the Championship Game Saturday of the NEISD Tournament. Clark started strong and early, ending the 3rd inning of play 7-0, and forcing Churchill to go to their 3rd pitcher at the end of 3. In the 4th inning Churchill bats woke up with 5 solid hits, and these combined with 4 costly Clark errors, resulted in 8 runs for Churchill to start the 4th inning. Although Clark continued to hit, they were never able to put together a series of offensive bats to score more runs. John Henderson, Matt Cohen & Hunter McFall pitched for Clark during the game. Overall, it was a very good tournament for the Cougars, as they scored 40 runs and gave up only 22 through 6 games. Next up for the Cougars is a District Game against Brandeis at 4:45 on Tuesday at NS # 1. This is a critical game in District play as both teams are undefeated. Come cheer on your Cougars!

Clark Cougar baseball beat Taft 5-4 in the first game of today’s championship round at the NEISD Tournament. Chad Dullnig (Jr) took the mound for the Cougars and threw 4 2/3 innings – giving up only 2 hits. Timely clutch hitting by Braden Mattson and Chad Dullnig scored 2 runs, sacrifices by Dullnig and Jason Cervantes (Sr) scored another 2, and Dullnig’s final plate appearance scored the final and winning run of the game. Once again, Cougar defense shined – with critical plays being made in the field to keep the game close & secure the win. The Cougars will face either Austin Bowie or Churchill Chargers in the Tournament Championship Game at 4:15pm at Blossom Athletic Center today. Come out to support your Clark Cougar Baseball team!

The Clark Cougars beat the Highlands Owls 10-0 in 5 innings of play in Friday action at the NEISD tournament.  On the mound for the Cougars was junior Pete Sanchez who pitched all 5 innings, allowing 2 hits and no runs.  Once again the Cougar bats roared, with 9 hits in the game.  Clark defense made key outs for the win.

In the evening game, the Cougars matched up against the Churchill Chargers, and were victorious with a 4-2 win.  In a pitcher’s duel, Ryan Skowronski (Sr) got the win, with 5 & 2/3 innings pitched, recording 5 strike outs, 4 hits and only 2 runs.  It was a tightly contested game as both teams battled throughout the seven innings of play.  At the end, a timely hit by Robert Martin (Jr) scored Manny Menezes (Jr), pinch running for Matt Cohen, which helped to secure the lead.  Matt Cohen took the mound for the final 1 1/3 inning – saving the win for the Cougars.

The Cougars will face Taft Saturday morning at 9am at Blossom Athletic Center.  Go Coogs!

Clark Varsity Baseball defeated San Antonio Christian last night 13-2 in 5 innings of play.  Taking the mound for the Cougars was Trevor Settles (Jr), who pitched the entire game – giving up only 2 runs and recording 8 strike outs.  Cougar bats roared again with everyone hitting for 16 hits.  Braden Mattson (Sr) had 2 home runs in the game (5 RBIs), with his final home run taking the ball and the left fielder over the fence and securing an early win for the Cougars.

Next up in the tournament for Clark is Highlands today at noon at Blossom and then 6pm where they face Churchill.  Let’s play ball!