Waiting an extra week to finish the regular season didn’t hurt the Clark baseball team. The Cougars jumped on the Huskies in the first with two runs, added three more in the third off a Trey Doebbler home run by with two on and took the game against Holmes by a score of 8-2. Braden Mattson also homered in the sixth with one on.  After early predictions it would be a so-so season for the Cougars, Clark finishes in 2nd place in District 28-5A and heads into the Bi-District round of the playoffs  next week.

The Clark softball team won the first game in a best of three playoff series with Corpus Christi King on Friday. Final score was 1-0 with pitcher Henessey Soto on the mound for the Cougars. Game two gets underway Saturday at 2:00 at Cabaniss Field in Corpus Christi with game three to follow at 4:00pm, if necessary.

READY FOR PLAYOFFS!

Clark Softball heads into the playoffs Friday night, May 8th, at 6:00 p.m. at Northside Field when they take on Corpus Christi King. The action shifts to Cabaniss Field in Corpus Christi on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. with Game 3 (if necessary) scheduled for 4:00.

Cougar fans have a great opportunity to show support for the team on Saturday morning with a Send Off at 9:10 a.m. Everyone is asked to meet by the softball fields (behind Lockehill Elementary and University Methodist Church) and bring your signs and lots of noise to wish them luck as they load the buses and head to Corpus Christi. GOOD LUCK LADIES!

HERE’S what they’re saying at King.

Nothing but heat

Congratulations to Carl O’Neal on a great profile article by Pat Turner.  You can read it here. Clark baseball has one more district game left before heading to the playoffs. They take on Holmes Friday night, May 8th at Northside Field at  7:30 p.m.

The University Interscholastic League has decided not to cancel the regional track meet originally scheduled for May 1-2. The UIL initially said the State meet would be expanded with the top four finishers in each event from each Region participating and the Regional meets were not to be held at all due to concerns about the swine flu virus. After working with the University of Texas, the site for the state meet, along with the regional meet sites the new plan is to hold the Region IV 5A-4A meet on May 15-16 at Alamo Stadium.  The state meet has been scheduled for June 5-6.

Remaining games and playoffs for baseball and softball have also been postponed along with all other UIL sports and academic competitions.

After losing a game to Holmes on Thursday and a chance to take 4th place in district and a playoff spot, the Clark softball team gained a second chance following Warren’s loss to Brandeis later in the evening. Now Clark and Warren face off  Friday afternoon in a tiebreaker game to decide the final playoff team from 28-5A.

Support the Cougars at 5:00 at Northside field. GO COOGS!

Running for playoffs!

Clark Athletic Booster Club Winners

Several hundred Clark varsity athletes, coaches, parents and friends attended the Clark Athletic Booster Club annual All Sports Banquet.  Each athlete was recognized with the exception of the Water Polo team, who could not attend due to their presence being requested in Dallas where they are competing for a STATE title (Good Luck!).  The highlight of the evening was the awarding of scholarships by the booster club to college-bound seniors.  Each received a $1000 scholarship.  Also recognized was Booster club President Janet Whisenhunt for her efforts and Coach Kevin Hamilton, who retired from coaching after 24 years at Clark to accept a position in the district office.

PHOTOS courtesy envisionfilmvideo.com

Congratulations to the Clark Cougar baseball team who defeated Taft 11-8 in district play.  Trey Doebbler smashed a homer and Vincent Salazar and Carl O’Neal took the mound for the Cougars with O’Neal securing the win.

Congrats to everyone for their performance at the District Track meet on April 16-17, especially those that qualified to participate in the Regional meet on May 1 and 2nd at Alamo Stadium – Go Cougars! It was great to have a combined meet and see the JV athletes as well as Varsity.  Pictures of the meet can be found at saclarktrack.shutterfly.com.

Boys Varsity, 5th place

Regional Qualifiers:
Pole Vault – 2nd Morgan Thomas 13-0
110m Hurdles – 1st Hayden Greenbauer 14.44
300m Hurdles – 2nd Hayden Greenbauer 39.89
1,600m Relay – 3rd (Quincy Braxton, Ryan Jones, Hayden Greenbauer, Sam Perez) 3:26.07
Other Finalists:
200m – 4th Joe Vasquez 22.31
1600m – 7th Jose Sierra 4:46.68
3200m – 8th Jovanne Carazallez 10:22.73
4 x 100m Relay – 4th 43.66
4 x 200m Relay – 4th 1:31.14

Girls Varsity, 5th place
Regional Qualifiers:
400m – 2nd Shaneve Swift 58.81
800m – 2nd Shantel Swift 2 -25.17
1,600m relay – 1st (Shantel Swift, Esjah Booker, Shaneve Swift, Jasmine Robertson) 4:02.87
Triple jump – 3rd Shantel Swift 35-9 1/4.
Other Finalists:
100m – 6th Luisa Garza 12.88
100m – Hurdles 6th Katrina Dorsey 17:16
1600m – 4th Glynnis Meade 5:36.5
3200m – 4th Glynnis Meade 12:00.58
4 x 100m Relay – 4th 50.7

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