Congratulations go out to several Clark Swim and Dive team athletes who made the NISD All Academic team:

1st Team – Daniel Lee and Jesse Renteria

2nd Team – Joel Acs, Tyler Covington, Coral Crouch, Chase Gonsalves, Sydney Harris, Joseph Jaime and Avery Stockstiel

Congratulations and job well done, Cougars!

Nathan Josephs drives for Clark

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Over 600 wins and counting…

The Clark Cougars girls varsity defeated the #9 Brandeis Broncos for their second district win of the season 64-50.  The Cougar led after the first quarter and never relinquished the lead, including a 3rd quarter where the Broncos were held to 9 points.  D’onna Matthews and Kristen Kramer led the Cougars with 18 pts. each. The Cougars are now 16-5 on the year and 2-2 in district play.

It was also another win for Coach Richard Herbst, who crossed the 600th milestone last week.  You can read more about his career and the success he’s having at Clark in this Express News article.

Congratulations, Coach and to your Cougars!

J. Jaime-M. Macha-T. Covington-D. Lee-Coach Plummer

At this weekend’s TISCA Meet Finals held at the Josh Davis Natatorium, the Clark Men’s 400 Medley Relay team of Sr.’s Joseph Jaime, Tyler Covington, Daniel Lee and Jr. Michael Macha SHATTERED the Clark Men’s 400 Medley Relay record previously set in 2003 by 5.52 seconds with a new record of 3:32.86!

Led off by Joseph Jaime (Sr.) in the Backstroke, with Michael Macha (Jr.) next in the Breaststroke, followed by Tyler Covington (Sr.) in the Butterfly stroke and anchored by Daniel Lee (Sr.) in the Free stroke, these young men had set a goal early this year to break the 9 year old Clark record. As the 400 Medley Relay is not a high school swimming event, they would only have one meet to accomplish their goal. The TISCA (Texas Interscholastic Coaches Association) Swimming and Diving Championship Meet is held only once per year and is the only meet this event occurs for high school swimmers.

During the preliminary heats in the morning, the Clark 400 Medley Relay Team missed breaking the record by 0.05 seconds when they swam a 3:38.42. They were disappointed they didn’t break the record during prelims, but having made the finals, they had one last opportunity. Friday evening during the finals was the magic moment for the team. Joseph Jaime lead the team off in the 100 backstroke with a personal best time of 52.06, Michael Macha swam a 1:00.35 in his 100 breaststroke, Tyler Covington swam a 50.98 (also his personal best 100 Fly relay split) in his 100 Fly and Daniel Lee finished with a 49.47 in the last 100 freestyle (his personal best 100 Free relay split).

Great job Clark Swim Team!

– Jorge H. Jaime

The boys and girls varsity basketball teams DESTROYED the Lee Volunteers in non-district action.  The girls started the evening with a 74-24 whipping with Kristen Lye, D’onna Matthews and Kristen Kramer providing the offensive firepower.  The Cougars are now 9-3 on the season.

The boys followed up with a 66-23 victory.  Justin Brickman and Shawn Gulley put up double digits on the scoreboard in the win.

WAY TO GO, COOGS!

Clark basketball cracked the Express News Top Ten in the second week of the season by jumping off to a strong start. Their 5-1 record includes a five game winning streak after dropping the season opener to a strong Steele team. They’ve since notched wins over Fox Tech (99-13), Antonian (58-38), McCollum (78-23), Clemens (61-50) and Madison (58-50).

Sophomore Kirsten Kramer leads the Cougars in scoring with an average of 14.3 points per game. Sarah Flournoy and D’onna Matthews are both averaging 10.7 points per game.

Up next is the SAISD tournament. Go get ’em COOGS!!!

Tourney update: Clark defeats East Central 71-22. More action Friday and Saturday.

The prestigious Texas Invitational basketball tournament  in Pasadena has become a November tradition for the Clark basketball team and they started things off well with a 58-55 win over Channelview in Thursday’s pool play. The Cougars got off to a strong start leading 21-11 at the end of the first quarter. Leading the team in scoring was Shawn Gulley with 21 and Jorden Kite with 19.

You can keep up with the action in Pasadena on the tournament website. GO COOGS!!

In their second team meet of the season, the Clark varsity swim teams defeated Smithson Valley in the dual (head to head) meet.  The ladies won their meet 171-114 and the guys won 186-122.  The next contest will be Nov 3 at the County Invitational.  Great job, Cougars!

Brickman playin’ big time

Justin Brickman, a senior guard for the Clark Cougar varsity basketball team, has committed to play basketball in college for Bryant University, a D1 program in the NEC.  Located in Rhode Island and just 50 miles from Boston, the school plays all major sports with 3,300+ undergraduate students.  Justin will be a senior this year and plays for Head Coach Steve Slyestine.

Justin’s brother Jason (’10) plays for Long Island University, which is in the same conference.  Congratulations to Justin and his family.

Clark Cheer – The Best!

Fall sports seasons are underway and the Cougar Spirit is alive and well thanks to Clark cheerleaders.  Along with Back in Black preparations, the cheerleaders are holding a clinic before the pep rally Saturday morning.  This is a great opportunity for future cheerleaders to learn from the best.  For more information, visit ClarkAthleticBooster.com