#21 Kyle Rutledge

The Clark boys basketball team dominated the hardwood in a 49-33 victory over O’Connor. The Panthers managed to score only 6 points in the first half to Clark’s 20. Ansley Benjamin and Adam Perez each had 15 points for the Cougars while Kyle Rutledge added 9. With an 11-3 record Clark is in 2nd place in District 27-5A. They take on the first place Taft Raiders on Saturday at 1:30 at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!

After two “nail biter” games in the last ten days, the Clark boys basketball team took care of business against Holmes on Saturday with a 59-49 win. The Cougars were led in scoring by Ansley Benjamin with 13 and Adam Perez with 10. Kyle Rutledge added 9 and Shawn Cason had 8 points in the victory. The boys are now tied with Warren for second place in district.

Meanwhile, the Clark girls lost a tough one against the Huskies, 39-32.

Both teams face O’Connor this week.  For the girls it’s Tuesday at 6:30 at Paul Taylor – their last game of the season. The boys play on Wednesday at Paul Taylor.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!

The Clark boys soccer team found the back of the net twice on Saturday, beating Jay 2-0. Johnny Lawson and Oscar Barboza scored one goal a piece, bringing the Cougars’ district record to 3-0-1 and keeping them on top of the district standings.

Meanwhile, the Clark girls unleashed a barrage of goals in their 6-0 victory over Jay. Scoring for the Coogs: Frances Moore, Andrea Romero, Blair Socha, Briana Burtone and Briana Aguirre. The game was the first district win for Clark this year, but the season is young!

Both teams face Stevens on Wednesday. GO COOGS!

Miller in WAC Championships in SA

2010 Clark graduate Chelsea Miller’s first ever Western Athletic Conference Championship swim meet will be in San Antonio, at Palo Alto Pool, starting Wednesday Feb 23rd, and going through Saturday, Feb 26th.  This will be an exciting swim meet, and the Boise State Broncos hope to repeat as WAC champs!  Here’s a link to more information about the meet:  http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204843076

Student athletes playing at next level

Four Clark Cougar athletes committed to offers from universities far and near at a public ceremony at Clark High School.

Ryan Jones, son of Bill and Karen Jones, will be attending Harvard and playing football for the Crimson.  Jones starred at running back for the Cougars and was a top runner on the track team. Video

Glynnis Meade, daughter of Dave and Rose Meade, received a track scholarship from Dallas Baptist University where she will join the cross country team there. Video

Brianna Burtone, daughter of John and Jeanie Burtone, will attend school and play soccer locally at Our Lady of the Lake University.  Video

Krista Maples, daughter of Guy and Carmela Maples, will continue her soccer career at St. Mary’s University. Video

Earlier this year baseball players Braden Mattson (TCU) and Hunter McFall (Midland JC) received and accepted offers to play.

Congratulations, Cougars!  Good luck at college and we’ll be watching.

PHOTOS

The Clark Cougar boys varsity soccer team stays on top of the Express News soccer rankings this week.  The Cougars are currently 2-0-1 with last week’s game against the brandies bronchitees resulting in the lone mark against the Clark district record. Johnny Lawson had the single Clark goal in that game that ended 1-1.

You can see them in action today against the John Jays @ Northside.

Go COOGS!

Niko takes his turn at hero

Looking to stay ahead of Stevens in the playoff seedings, the Clark Cougars varsity basketball team stepped up, defeating the Falcons 57-56.  Niko Maxwell’s final shot of the game sealed the victory.  The Cougars currently stand in 3rd place in a competitive District 27-5A with a 9-3 record and 19-8 overall.

Read more about this crucial win from Lorne Chan and the Express News.

Way to go, boys!

Clark Seniors lead team to 2nd and 3rd place wins

The Clark Cougars endured a very long day on Saturday January 22nd and succeeded in bringing home a lot of top places!  From warm-ups that began at 7:30 am until the last finals race,  which began at 8:25 pm,  Clark held strong with their eyes on the prize.
The Clark women’s squad, comprised of only 12 members,  combined sheer guts, persistence and stamina to bring home the District 3rd place award.
Clark men, who outnumber the women  2:1,  had  depth in all  strokes and races but faced an onslaught of very talented  O’Connor, Marshall and brandies men.  The Men’s squad left the pool that night with a well earned  2nd place District 27-5A trophy.
Top finalists from Districts are back in the water  this week  preparing for  UIL  Region  VII-5A   on Feb. 4th and 5th  at the Josh Davis Natatorium.  Prelims begin at 9:30am on Friday the 4th and Finals begin at 9:30am on Saturday the 5th.

-S. Ogden

Emily Socks it to them

Clark divers Emily Socks, Tyler Momberger and Alex Peacock demonstrated their talents last Friday at the 27-5A Diving Championships. Area judges awarded scores for each of the 9 dives that all Northside divers executed successfully.
Emily captured 4th place in the Womens’ division, Tyler walked away with 5th place Mens’ honors and Alex did extraordinarily well as a first time, freshman diver at a large Championship meet.

Great work, Cougars!

-S. Ogden

Cougars Win

The Clark boys basketball team took care of business against Jay tonight, winning 59-44. Leading all scorers was Ansley Benjamin with 17 points. Niko Maxwell added 13 and Adam Perez had 10 points for the Cougars. The win keeps Clark in second place in district play – a half game ahead of Warren. Clark faces Warren in a showdown next Tuesday.

The Clark girls found the going a bit tougher against the #1 ranked Jay Mustangs, losing 69-48. Melanie Schwartz scored 15 for the Cougars followed by Sam Beimer with 7 and Hannah Gulley and Kristen Lye with 6 each.