Headed to state - again!

Congratulations to Shantel Swift, who placed 2nd in the 400m (with a personal record of 56.76), 4th in the 100m and 2nd in the Triple jump at the Region IV track and field meet. She will be headed to the state meet in two weeks to compete as well as boys 3200m winner Austin Wells.  Shantel also represented Clark at the Cross Country state meet in the fall.

Also at the regional meet, the boys 4×100 placed 6th and Presely Miller placed 6th in the 100m hurdles.

GOOD JOB, COOGS and GOOD LUCK SHANTEL!

Cougars advancing to 2nd round

The Clark Cougars softball team earned a Bi-District Championship with a two game knockout over East Central.  The Coogs took game two from the Hornets 7-3.  The Cougar bats started and finished strong, with 3 runs scored in the 1st inning as the Cougars sent East Central’s starting pitcher to the showers early.  Hornets errors and three Clark runs in the 6th inning sealed the victory.

Next up will be the winner of the New Braunfels/Roosevelt matchup.  Way to go, ladies.

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Congratulations to Clark Cougar junior Austin Wells who will be competing at the Texas state track meet after winning the Region IV 3200m race.  Austin, a national AAU gold medalist, also competed earlier this season at state in cross country.  Enjoy this video of his regional race (as the video begins, Austin is in 3rd place):

UPDATE: Shantel Swift places 2nd in Triple Jump.  She. too, is going to the state meet.  Congrats!

Cougars celebrate O'Connor defeat/J. Martin

The only thing better than going undefeated in a season is beating your rival who has that chance.  The Clark Cougars varsity baseball team accepted that role and played it well as they beat previously undefeated O’Connor 9-8 in the final game of the season.

Things didn’t look too good by the end of the 2nd inning, behind by 6.  In the 3rd inning, however, Clark bats started heating up with three runs.  Another hitting drought left Clark behind 8-3 after five innings.  And that’s when things got interesting.  The Cougars put two runs across the plate in the 6th and loaded the bases.  John Henderson drove a triple to the fence tying the game 8-8.  The final regular inning went scoreless.  In the 8th inning, Chad Dullnig was hit by pitch and moved around the bases with steals from pass balls.  With Dullnig on third, Hayden Brown ripped a single and scored Dullnig putting Clark up 9-8 as Cougar fielding and pitching took over to secure the win.

Clark ends the regular season in a tie for third place in District 27-5A, headed to the playoffs (TBA).

WAY TO FIGHT, COOGS!

The Clark Cougars varssity softball team scored five runs in the top of the 2nd inning and never looked back in their opening playoff win against East Central.  The final score was Clark 8 – East Central 2.  Henesey Soto got the win for the Cougars, including nine strikeouts. Two more runs in the 4th inning and another in the final inning added to the Cougars total.

Playing a best 2 out of three series, game two is Friday at noon at the NEISD softball complex located at Judson and Nacogdoches Roads (from Clark take Loop 1604, exit Judson Road, take a right on Judson and go approximately 3 miles).

WAY TO GO LADIES!

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Clark’s first round of softball playoffs will get underway on Thursday, April 26th at 7pm against East Central.  The series–best two out of three — will be played at the NEISD softball complex located at Judson and Nacogdoches Roads (from Clark take Loop 1604, exit Judson Road, take a right on Judson and go approximately 3 miles). Game two will be at the same location at 12:00 on Friday.  The “if” game will be at 2:00 on Friday.  The cost will be $2 for students and $4 for adults.  No passes (to get in free) will be allowed for the game.

Come out and support your Cougars!!!

Clark pitcher Chad Dullnig has been a key factor in a successful season for the Cougars this year. The Express News’ Pat Turner featured the senior in a recent report. Read here.

Catch the Cougars today at 4:45 against Holmes at Northside.

GO COOGS!

With one game remaining in the regular season Clark softball is guaranteed at least a third place finish in district and a spot in the playoffs. After falling to now second place Holmes on Friday in a 5-2 game, the Cougars face league leading O’Connor this week to wrap up the district race. You can catch that game at 5:00 on Tuesday at the Northside fields.

Playoffs get started on May 1st.

GO COOGS!!

Devin Haley closes the door on Stevens.

Clark baseball had a scoreless game against Stevens through six innings on Friday with Chad Dullnig on the mound. Finally in the 7th inning, with two outs, Cole Bercher scored John Henderson with a single to left field.  Then with Stevens in their last at bat, behind by 1-0,  Clark left fielder, Chase Jones threw a bomb to catcher Devin Haley preventing a Falcons run.  Final score Clark 1-0!  Next game, Friday April 20 at 4:45 against Holmes.  The Cougars remain in second place in district with two games remaining and a playoff spot secured.

Go COOGS!!!

Miller leaps to victory with Cougars

Congratulations to the Clark Cougar boys varsity track and field who brought home the district 27-5A title for the first time in 20 years.  The win was set up by several wins in the field events and a gold medal in the 3200m by Austin Wells, and the sprinters carried the baton from there.

Brandon Yates took gold in the 200m, Ben Deschner took gold in the 400m, Presley Miller took gold in the 110m hurdles and bronze in the 300m hurdles, and the Clark 4 x 100 relay team took gold as well.

The Clark girls team placed 6th at the district meet.  Shantel Swift placed 1st in the 100m, 3rd in the 200m and 1st in the 400m.

Congratulations to the Cougars and Coach Allen and Wilson for a great district win.

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