Miller headed to Boise State

Surrounded by Boise State blue, Clark swimmer Chelsea Miller signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Broncos swim team in the fall of 2010. Miller enjoyed a record breaking  junior year at Clark setting new standards  in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. She currently holds 4 records at Clark and says her goal is to finish her senior year with a bang and take more records for the Cougars.

Boise State has a relatively young, but rising program in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They heard about Miller when the WAC held their conference swimming and diving championships at Palo Alto College Natatorium here in San Antonio last February. After meeting the coach and visiting the campus Miller was sold on the program, which she says is improving rapidly. She says they are determined to do what it takes to win and she can really see herself there. Miller will study Environmental Science.

Clark swim coach Anthony Plummer says this step to a Division 1 swim program is what they had hoped would happen for  Miller considering the way she has been swimming the past few years. Miller was the only swimmer to represent the Northside School District at the State Swim meet last year and was named to the 2008-2009 Express News Super Team.

Chelsea’s parents are Laura and Michael Miller.

Carolyn Chavana

Carolyn Chavana had 18 points and Hannah Gulley added another 12 as the Clark Cougar girls basketball team punked Lee 54-36 in their season opener.  Taylor Buck, Melanie Schwartz, Courtney Rhodes, Kristen Lye and Chloe Rhodes also contributed points in the win.  Their ladies play next in this weekend’s Harlandale Tournament.  Congratulations also go out to Chavana, who was named a “Player to Watch” by the Express News.

Nice start, ladies!

Mr. Fundamental

A nice article on the sacommunities northwest website about Marshall football player Anthony Puente.  A success at the high school level, he also gives credit for part of his success to one of our own, Head basketball Coach Steve Sylestine.  You can read about it here.

2009-2010 Schedules posted

The 2009 Clark Cougar basketball season is just around the corner.  There’s plenty of excitement with new varsity head coach Steve Sylestine and a solid returning nucleus of veteran players.  Check out who will be the first opponents of this year’s teams on the right of this page under “Basketball-Men’s”.  Freshman and Girls schedules will also be posted soon. Go COOGS!

Jessica Rourke take 2nd in the 500m freestyle

The Clark Cougars held off a formidable Alamo Heights Mules swim team on Saturday for a win:   407 Clark – 280 AH.    Clark sprinters, distance swimmers, backstrokes, and IM’ers did very well in their first scored dual meet of the season.   In addition to the individual races, six different relays are swum at a meet:   200 yd. medley relay, 200 yd. free relay and 400 free relays, each having men’s and women’s races.   Of the 6 relays on Saturday, Clark “A” squad relays finished 1^st place  in every one of them!    “B” squad relay swimmers  were right behind  “A”, and “C” relays, sometimes comprised of kids in their first swimming relay,  held their own!    Demonstrating, once again, that Clark Cougars stick together and know the meaning of  teamwork.

-Susan Ogden

PHOTOS from team parent

Clark Swimming 2009

Clark takes on Alamo Heights this Saturday at the Josh Davis Natatorium at 8:30 am.

This will be the first dual meet of the 2009-2010 season.   Clark swimmers have participated in the Northside Pentathlon and the Class meet already this season.   Both events are non-scoring meets and allow swimmers to get baseline times for the season.   Clark has been training hard for 7 weeks now, and are expecting a competitive AH team to show up on Saturday.  Come cheer for Clark swimming on Saturday morning!

-Susan Ogden

Chelsea Miller wins again

The swim season has begun and Clark Cougar varsity swimmer Chelsea Miller starts the 2009 season where she left off.   At the 2009 AAHSSL Pentathlon, Miller won the 100 yd. Butterfly event and Marianna Medina placed sixth. Freshman Taylor Howard debuted with a splash, placing 6th in the 50 yd, Butterfly for the JV. Miller also placed 4th in the 100 yd. backstroke, won the 100 yd breaststroke (an event where she is ranked #1 in San Antonio) and won the 200 yd. individual medley ( where she is ranked #2)

Several other Clark athletes also placed well and full results can be found here. Congratulations and good luck in the next meet on Oct. 10th.

Men's Medley Relay at District 28-5A meet

Tryouts for the 2009-2010 Clark Cougar swim team will be held the week of August 10-14 at the Colonies House pool – that’s across from Colonies North Elementary School. The tryouts will last from 7:30-8:30 a.m.  and swimmers should plan on attending all five days.

And Don’t Forget: physicals must be on file with Clark trainers before trying-out! Good Luck Coogs!

Trent Plaisted, a 2004 graduate of Clark and an All State basketball player, is featured in today’s Express – News on the front page of the sports section.  Drafted by the Seattle Sonics in 2008, Plaisted now plays for the Detroit Pistons.  In case you don’t have a copy, go here to read more about his travels around the world in trying to make it on a NBA team.  In a side note: the Plaisted family had an impact in another area of Clark athletics. Trent’s older sister Diana was an All State soccer player for the Cougars who helped propel Clark to the State Tournament in 2001.

Tammaro wins again

TASCO (Texas Association of Soccer Coaches) released their All State/Region teams and two Clark Cougars made the list for Region IV.  Congratulations to freshman Gabrielle Santorio, who lead the team in goals as a forward this  year and senior Brianna Tammaro, who will continue her soccer career here in San Antonio at Trinity University next season. Nice job, ladies.