Clark Baseball’s Cinderella season comes to an end with a 3-7 loss to the Southwest Dragons

In a season where prognosticators said Clark Baseball would be 5th in District, had no pitching, and wouldn’t make the play-offs, the 2011 Cougar Baseball team proved them all wrong. Winning 15 of their 16 District games, Clark became 27 5a District champs for the second time in school history and set a new school record with 15 wins. Watching the team play throughout the season, we saw these players become a team – each of them contributing and picking up to help win games. Our bats were loud, our fielding was good and our pitching was far better than predicted. No one did it alone – everyone on the team contributed key plays to make this a special season. For the fans, most of us having watched these boys play together and against each other since they were in Little League, it was a special year – as we watched the team play for each other. They exhibited confidence and skills that propelled them to the District Championship and for that we are proud. (continue reading…)

Game 3 today at 2pm - NS #2

At Southwest Baseball Park, Clark experienced what they haven’t experienced in 52 days – a loss, falling to the Dragons in extra innings.   The Dragons went up 2-0 at the end of the 4th inning.    Clark came out in the 5th inning and scored 3 runs – Jason Cervantes (single), Hunter McFall (fielders choice) and Braden Mattson (single) and pitcher Trevor Settles was able to hold Southwest so the inning ended Clark 3, Southwest 2.

Southwest tied the game up in the bottom of the 6th inning.  In the top of the 7th inning, Mattson homered over left center field, giving Clark the lead.  Chad Dullnig followed with a double, but was stranded on 2nd base when the next 2 batters grounded out.  Southwest came back to score in the bottom of the 7th to put the game into extra innings.   (continue reading…)

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The Clark Cougars boys 4×100 relay team took 2nd place at the regional track meet at Alamo stadium.  Junior Brandon Yates, junior Brian Socha, junior Travis Cooke and senior Ryan Jones ran a time of 42.39, missing first place by just seven one-hundredths.  With the win, they advance to the state meet.  This is the first time a Clark relay team has qualified for the state meet in the history of the school.

Overall, Clark boys track tied for 7th place with Stevens.

Brandon Yates just missed a state appearance in the 200m by placing 3rd, fractions of a second behind the 2nd place runner.  Other Clark athletes who placed well included Shantel Swift and Austin Wells.

You can find more results here.

Clark’s district champion baseball team steps into the playoffs this week beginning on Thursday against Southwest. The play off schedule looks like this: Thursday, May 5, 7:30 at Northside #2; Friday, May 6, 7:30 at Southwest. If game 3 is  necessary, Saturday, May 7, time TBA at NS#2.

The playoffs ended too soon for Clark’s softball team. Following a close opening loss, 8-7, on Friday against East Central, the Cougars had a big win in the second game, 15-4, but lost another close one, 6-4, immediately after that. Congratulations, though, on what was a great season.

Clark is sending several athletes to the Regional Track and Field Meet at Alamo Stadium beginning today and concluding on Tuesday.

Good luck to all the Cougars!

Clark Cougars

Clark softball opens their 2011 playoff run with a 7:00pm game against East Central tonight at Northside field. It’s the first of a 3 game series that will be continued at East Central tomorrow at noon with a third game to follow immediately, if necessary. This is the 4th consecutive season that Clark’s softball program, led by Coach D’Layne Kelly, has been to the playoffs.

At 7:30 tonight, also at Northside, Clark’s District Champion baseball team plays its final regular season game against O’Connor. O’Connor is battling to maintain its second place spot in district. Playoffs begin next week against either Southwest or South San.

So pick your Cougar game or run between both! GO COOGS!!

District 27 5A CHAMPIONS!

Clark baseball defeated Holmes 13-2 in 5 innings of play to become District Champs for the second time in school history.   Once again the story of the game was the Clark bats – and what a story they told.   Clark had a total of 12 hits for the game with several standouts.  Coming into the 3rd inning, Ed Moore led off with a double.  He was followed at the plate by John Henderson who hit a double and scored Moore.  Next up was Jason Cervantes who singled.  Hunter McFall stepped into the batters box and hit a sacrifice to deep center to score Henderson.  Braden Mattson was up next and on a 1 ball, 1 strike count, hit a bomb over the left center field fence.  The inning ended with the score, Clark 4, Holmes 2.  In the 4th inning, the bats continued to crack.  With 2 outs , and 3 runners on base, McFall stepped into the batters box and delivered a single that drove in Moore and Henderson, leaving McFall and Cervantes on base.  Mattson stepped into the box and delivered a deep double to left field fence, which scored the base runners.  Chad Dullnig reached base on an error which also scored Mattson.  The 4th inning ended with a score Clark 9, Holmes 2.  In the 5th inning, Robert Martin led off with a walk, and scored on a double by Moore.  Henderson got on base with a walk and Cervantes single scored him.  McFall singled to score Cervantes and the Cougars quickly had 4 more runs.   Starting on the mound for the Cougars was Ryan Skowronski who pitched 2 innings, giving up 2 runs. (continue reading…)

For the 4th year in a row the Clark softball team is heading into the playoffs. The Cougars finished 3rd in district and will face East Central in a best of three series. The schedule looks like this:

Game 1 – Friday, April 29 – 7:00 @ Northside Field 1

Game 2 – Saturday, April 30 – 12:00 noon @ East Central HS

Game 3 – if necessary – 30 minutes after game 2

Make plans to attend and cheer the girls on!

Hunter McFall

Clark baseball has a chance to win sole possession of the District 27-5A Championship tonight with a win over Holmes. They own a 2 game lead over second place O’Connor so with two games remaining in the regular season they can win the crown tonight or next week in the finale against O’Connor. Game time is 7:30 tonight at Northside Field #2.

Among the Cougars having a great 2011 season is senior Hunter McFall. Reporter Pat Turner has more in this Express News article.

GO COOGS!