Swift running propels Coogs

The Clark Track team competed and showed well at the SAISD Invitational at Alamo Stadium. The boys team placed 3^rd overall with points earned by:  Brian Socha (100m), Travis Cooke (200m), Ryan Pavlich (800m), Austin Wells (3200m), Kyle Rutledge (High Jump), James Kueber (Shot Put and Discus), and the relay teams (4×100, 4×200, 4×400).

The girls team placed 8^th with Shantel Swift earning points in the Triple Jump and 200m, and Rebekah Washington in the High Jump, and the Girls 4×100 relay team.

Austin Wells (1600m) and Shantel Swift (triple jump) qualified for the Texas Relays.

Way to go Coogs!        Parent PHOTOS

Hot bats beat Rams

Clark Baseball won their 9th district game beating Marshall 10-9 in 7 tough innings of play.  The Rams and Cougars came out hitting, tied 1-1 after the first inning.  Ram bats stayed hot in the next two innings, scoring three more runs.  In the bottom of the 4th, Clark bats woke up with 5 hits, including a 3-run home run by Hunter McFall, ending the inning Clark 5-Marshall 4.

Marshall responded in the 5th inning, scoring twice.  5 runs by Clark ended the inning, Clark 10 – Marshall 6. (continue reading…)

Jason Cervantes signs

Clark baseball shortstop Jason Cervantes has signed an NAIA Letter of Intent with Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. With his parents, Roger and Patricia, looking on Jason thanked his Clark teammates for their support. Jason was also considering offers from McMurray University, Cisco  College and Alvin Junior College, among others.

Jason is a second generation Clark Cougar. His father was a classmate of  Clark Baseball Coach Aldo Velazquez. Jason will study Kinesiology at Briar Cliff and play ball for Coach Boyd Pitkin.

Clark softball beat Brandeis 5-3 on Tuesday at Northside. The victory means Clark takes sole possession of 3rd place in district with an 8-3 record. Henessey Soto was on the mound for the Cougars and gets her 12th win of the season. The team had 8 hits during the game.

Up next for the Cougars is a game against Jay on Friday at 5:00.

The Clark softball team got back to its high scoring ways with a 12-1 victory over Marshall last Friday. The Coogs scored 6 runs in the 3rd and another 6 in the 4th to take the win. They had 14 hits in the game and 1 error.  Henessey Soto was on the mound for her 11th win of the season.

Up next is a big game against Brandeis on Tuesday the 29th at 7 pm. Clark and Brandeis are tied for 3rd place in District 27-5A with identical 7-3 district records.

GO COOGS!

The Clark boys track team took 1st place at the Edgewood Relays over the weekend. Results include: Kyle Rutledge placed 1st in the High Jump, Jimmy Kueber was 3rd in Discus and J. Aueber was 3rd in shot put. Austin Wells was 1st in the 3200 and 2nd in the 1600 while Aiden Pierce was 5th in the 1600. The Cougar Relay teams placed 3rd in the 4 x 100, the 4 x 200 and the 4 x 400. Malcolm Eatman was 4th in the 100 meter dash and Ben Deschner placed 5th in the Long Jump.

The girls team placed 6th overall.

Clark baseball defeated O’Connor 5-3 in extra innings. This puts Clark in first place in district heading into the second half of the season.

O’Connor took the lead in the bottom of the 2nd, but Clark came back in the top of the 3rd with a score by Jason Cervantes. Neither team scored in the 4th inning, but when Clark came up to bat in the 5th, Ed Moore hit a double to deep center field and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hunter McFall, and the inning ended with the score Clark 2, O’Connor 1.

In the 7th inning, Devin Haley drew a walk, was advanced to 2nd on a sacrifice by Robert Martin and scored when Ryan Skowronski hit a single. Clark went into the bottom of the 7th inning with the lead, 3-1. O’Connor responded with two home runs to even the score and send the game to extra innings. (continue reading…)

Clark Softball Wins

Clark softball won a close one against first place Taft 2-1 at Northside on Tuesday. The runs didn’t come until the 6th inning when both teams scored. Clark had 7 hits for the game and Taft had 3. Henessey Soto was on the mound for Clark and (continue reading…)