Jason Brickman

Clark alum Jason Brickman (2010), the starting point guard for the Long Island Blackbirds, was named Player of the Week for the Northeast Conference following his third double double of the season, including 16 assists. Read more.

Jason’s younger brother, Justin, is a junior guard on the Clark basketball team.

Congratulations Jason!

Joseph Jaime wins gold

The Clark swim team had a great showing at the Regional Finals on February 10th and 11th with one Cougar headed to state. Clark junior Joseph Jaime swam the 200 Freestyle at the Regional Finals in a remarkable 1:41.47, earning him 1st place overall and the honor of  representing our Clark Cougars at the State meet at U.T. Austin Swim Center February 24th and 25th. Joseph also placed 3rd in the 100 freestyle with a time that qualifies him to compete in that event at state also. Congratulations Joseph!

Five of 6 Clark relays made it to “A” finals, which consists of the top 8 finishers from preliminaries. The sixth relay (Women’s 400 free relay) made it to“B”finals and consisted of 3 Clark swimmers very new to the pressure cooker of 5-A Regional finals – they stepped up on the blocks like pros and swam with heart and determination.

Additional Clark swimmers going to Finals in individual events: Michael Macha- 4th in breaststroke and 5th in fly, Daniel Lee- 6th in both the 200 IM and breaststroke, Andreas Sanchez – 7th place backstroke, Allie Green- 11th in 100 free and 13th in 50 free, Lauren Cartee- 12th in breaststroke, Mitch Jacobs – 10th in the 200 IM and 12th in the 500 free, Brad Ogden- 15th in the 100 free, Jesse Renteria- 10th in fly and Alex Peacock- 11th in diving.

The Clark regional qualifiers were:  Lauren Cartee, Coral Crouch, Allie Green, Bailey Ratner, Rachel Deschner, Ashlyn Lewis, Mitch Jacobs, Joseph Jaime, Daniel Lee, Michael Macha, Brad Ogden, Alex Peacock (diver), Jesse Renteria, Marielle Rominger, Andreas Sanchez, Chris Sanders and Darren Sanchez.

Congrats to everyone for representing Clark so well!!

Clark boys basketball ended the 27-5A district season with a 62-57 win over Marshall on Wednesday. Travis Matthews finished with 13 points and Justin Brickman and Shawn Gulley each put up 12 in the win, along with 10 from Adam Perez and Carter Josephs’ 9 points.

Next up for the Coogs is round one of the playoffs against Corpus Christi Carroll at 7:00 pm on February 21st at Victoria West.

CONGRATULATIONS AND GO COOGS!!!

The Clark girls soccer team is on a 4 game district win streak and the boys have won 3 district games in a row following their only loss of the season in the closing seconds against Jay last month. The girls have posted wins against Jay, Warren, Stevens and Holmes by a combined total of 10 goals to one.  The goals have come from Blair Socha (3), Chloe Trevino (3), Monique Rempel, Andrea Romero, Alyssa Jacobs and Bridget Sumner with the tough Cougar defense taking care of the rest. The girls are now 4-2-1 in district play with a match against O’Connor on Friday at Farris at 5:00.

The Clark boys have been a scoring machine, taking the last three district games 14 goals to 2 against Warren, Stevens and Holmes. Netting goals for the Coogs  in just those three district games were Jair Rodriguez, Yamil Alvarado (2), Romero Villalvazo, Chris Miller, Carlos Sepulveda (4), Alex Martinez, Manuel Garcia (2) and John Cintron. Clark is 6-1-0 in district. They play O’Connor on Friday at 7:00 at Farris.

GO COOGS!!!

Perez scolds the Huskies

Both Clark varsity basketball teams and soccer teams were victorious in their games in district play.

Perhaps the most dramatic win came as the boys basketball team was down by 2 points with :01 left in their overtime game with Holmes.  Adam Perez floated a three pointer over the Huskie defense to give the Cougars a one point win 49-48.  The boys are currently 3rd in the district standings with 3 games left on the schedule.

On the girls side, Donna Matthews led all scorers with 9 points as Clark easily defeated the Huskies 44-27.  The win gives the Cougars a 19-12 record.  A Clark win in their final game combined with Jay losses in their next two games keeps the Cougars’ playoff hopes alive.

Blair Socha and Chloe Treviño each had a goal to lead the Clark girls soccer team over Warren 2-1.  On the boys side, a 5-2 blowout of the Warriors led by Carlos Sepulveda’s hat trick gave the boys an easy win.

Clark soccer returns to the field today following a big win for the girls over Jay on Tuesday and a heartbreaking loss for the boys. The Clark girls beat Jay 3-0 with goals from Andrea Romero, Alyssa Jacobs and Bridget Sumner – all in the second half. The win brings their district record to 1-2-1. They face Warren today at 5:00 at the Northside fields.

The Clark boys suffered a rare district loss on Tuesday after leading 3-1 at halftime. Jay fought back and hit the winning goal in the last minute of play to win 4-3. Chris Miller scored two goals for the Cougars and Chris Pantaleon scored the other on an assist from Miller in the loss – read more in the Express News. The boys will try to get back on track today at 7:00 against Warren at Northside.

GO COOGS!!!

Yates - Saldaña - Kern

Three varsity Clark Cougar student athletes committed to play at the next level at the 2012 Signing Day ceremonies at Clark High School.  QB Josh Kern and WR Brandon Yates from football and Briana Saldaña from soccer all made their college plans official in front of coaches, family and friends.

Josh Kern, recruited early on by the University of Arizona and others, will be playing for new head coach Rich Rodriguez and the Wildcats this fall.  Brandon Yates’ fans will be able to watch him locally as he goes on the field for The University of the Incarnate Word and Briana Saldaña, after visiting LSU and Arizona State, will tear through opponents as a Concordia Tornado.

Josh is the son of Tres and Pam Kern.  Brandon is the son of Rhonda Brockett.  Both were coached by AD/Head Coach Steve McGhee.  Briana is the daughter of Arturo and Rae Saldaña and coached by Diana Driggers.

Congrats to these Clark Cougars!

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Cougars sink the competition

At the District 27-5A meet, Clark Cougar varsity swimmers garnered several honors. On the girls side, 2nd in the 200 yd. freestyle relay and 3rd place in the 200 medley relay went to the team of Coral Crouch, Lauren Cartee, Marielle Rominger, and Alexandra Green. Alexandra Green placed 4th in the 100 yd. freestyle and 5th in the 50 yd. Freestyle. Lauren Cartee took bronze in the 100 yd breaststroke. In the 400 yd. freestyle relay, the Cougars placed third with the team of Ashlyn Lewis, Rachel Deschner, Bailey Ratner, and Coral Crouch.

The boys won the 200 yd. freestyle relay (Joseph Jaime, Daniel Lee, Michael Macha, and Darren Sanchez) and placed 2nd in the 200 medley relay (Joseph Jaime, Daniel Lee, Michael Macha, and Mitch Jacobs). Michael Macha took 1st in the 100 yd. butterfly with Jesse Renteria placing 5th, Joseph Jaime placed 1st in the 100 yd. freestyle and 4th in the 200 yd. freestyle, and Daniel Lee took 3rd in the Men’s 200 yd. IM while Mitch Jacobs took 4th. Jacobs also placed 6th in the 500 yd. freestyle. (continue reading…)

Jair Rodriguez scores in the 2nd half

Fighting a tough wind and a pesky Brandeis team, the Clark Cougar varsity boys soccer squad won 2-0 in the district match.  Jair Rodriguez scored with 4 minutes gone in the 2nd half and Manuel Garcia with 16 minutes left in the game to seal the victory.

In the first half, the Cougars pounded the Bronco goal but could never quite hit the net.  At least 6 corner kicks resulted in no goals along with 3 other shots on goal.  In the 2nd half, however, with a strong wind at their backs, the Cougars dominated the Broncos with speed and skill.

The Cougars are ranked #2 by the Express News and are on the ESPN High school rankings.

Earlier, the girls varsity team lost to Brandeis 3-1.  Mallory Meyer scored for the Cougars.

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Clark's Sarah Flournoy

Clark girls basketball rolled to an important win over Warren on Wednesday that leaves them tied with Brandeis for 4th place in district with three games remaining. The 49-44 win over Warren was led by Donna Matthews who had 15 points and Kristen Lye with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Trei Torain had 8 points and Ashley Salinas added 6. The Cougars have an 18-11 season record and are 8-5 in district.  Next up is Stevens on Friday at 7:30 in the gym at O’Connor.

The Clark boys lost a heartbreaker to Warren on Tuesday 65-62 in overtime. Adam Perez had 17 points, Cal Harr 13 and Travis Matthews had 12 in the effort. The boys are now in 3rd place with 5 games remaining in a tight 27-5A race. They take on Stevens at 6:00 on Friday at o’c.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!!!