Hamilton moving up

What is Clark’s loss will be NISD’s gain as head basketball coach Kevin Hamilton accepted the Northside ISD assistant athletic director position following this year’s season.  Coach Hamilton has been at Clark for 24 years, 13 of those as the Head Coach.  A  1980 Clark graduate, his record is currently 284-149 and he took Clark to the Region IV-5A tournament in 1998 and 2007.  Congratulations, Coach, and best of luck!

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#26 Richards #10 Seifert

The ladies varsity soccer team, winning a “must win” game against Warren earlier in the week, played Boerne in what Coach Walter Rule had referred to as a game they would play just for fun.  The game carried no weight in the fact that it was not a district game and Boerne was ranked #2 in the city and ranked nationally in some polls.  The fun quickly became serious and the Lady Cougars stepped up their game.  The result was a respectable 2-2 tie.  Senior Rebekah Richards and junior Toria Seifert each scored goals.

Abdi Mahdi

The men’s JV soccer team played Warren and after a slow start in the first half, came fighting back in the second half.  The result was a 1-0 victory over the Warriors.  Abdi Mahdi was one of several players who stepped up in the second half.  After forcing his way into the box,  he scored the only goal of the game.  The JV record is now 4-1-1 in district.

C. Smith, J. Tilghman sign with parents

Two seniors from the 2009 state semifinalists Clark Cougar football team will keep playing in college.  Jock Tilghman, the Texas Football 5A player of the Year, signed a National Letter of Intent to play for West Texas A&M in Canyon.  The leading rusher in 5A football this year, Jock plans to major in History.  His mother is  Bridgette Tilghman.  According to a press release from West Texas A&M, Coach Don Carthel is elated with this year’s class,  “Our incoming running backs may be the best we’ve seen. The running back position may just be the strongest position in this class”.

Cory Smith, a senior offensive lineman, also signed a National Letter of Intent.  He’ll be heading to Angelo State University.  Cory was a 1st team All District selection on this year’s team. The son of Victor and Kelly Smith, Cory plans to major in Physical Therapy.

The Head Coach of the Clark Cougars is Lloyd Alexander.

During the early signing period in the fall, senior Anna Drewry signed with Purdue to play volleyball.   A first-team all-district selection as a junior under coach Kristen Daniells, Drewry also is a three-year honor roll member and threw shot put and discus for the Clark track team the last two years. She plans on majoring in biology and animal sciences.

Jordan Brickman, signed to play basketball for Navy.  Kevin Hamilton is the head basketball coach for Clark.

Congratulations to the parents and their Clark athletes and good luck.

S. Wise, B. Tammaro, S. Klenke and proud parents

Three seniors of the 2009 Clark Cougars ladies soccer team showed up for National Signing Day to announce their college plans.  Forward Sarah Klenke signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Louisiana Tech.  The senior is still undecided on her studies but is leaning towards a degree in Biology.  The daughter of Kevin and Michelle Klenke, Sarah is 1st team All-District player for the past two years and plays for the Lions FC.

Brianna Tammaro, a multi-sport varsity player at Clark, will continue playing soccer at Trinity University.  Her awards include playing for the Texas Olympic Development Program team, TASCO All Region, All City, and 1st team All-District for the past two years.  Her club team is the Classics Elite.  Brianna plans to major in communications and is the daughter of Joe and Debbie Tammaro.

Senior Shelby Wise also will be playing after graduation at Ripon College in Wisconsin.  The National Honor Society member is a defender who also plays for the Lions FC.  She plans to major in Business and is the daughter of Larry and Kristina Wise.

The Clark Cougars ladies soccer team is led by Coach Walter Rule.  Congratulations to these fine student-athletes and good luck.

Luis Hernandez scored for the Cougars but it wasn’t enough as the Warriors won 2-1 in men’s varsity soccer.

Tammaro scores on PK

Needing a win to keep up in the district race, the Lady Cougars varsity soccer team beat Warren 1-0 at Northside.  The game, which saw several yellow cards and rowdy play by both teams, came down to a successful penalty kick by senior Brianna Tammaro midway through the second half.  Amy Ross once again delivered the shutout, her fifth in a row.

#23 Tammaro plays heads up ball

The Clark Men’s varsity basketball team maintained a #4 ranking in this week’s Express News rankings but fell out of the top twenty state rankings for the first time this year.  Their 24-5/10-2 district record has them in 2nd place in the district behind #3 Express News/#11 in the state Stevens.  In soccer, the men’s varsity also stayed at #9 in the Express News men’s soccer rankings.  Currently 3rd, a win vs. Warren would put them in 1st in a tight district race.  Finally, congratulations to senior Brianna Tammaro for her “game ball” mention in the Express News for her outstanding defense over the past four games.  The Lady Cougars soccer team is also in a tight district race, currently 3rd, and has not allowed a goal in the past four games.

V. Cassanova

The Lady Cougars varsity basketball team added another win by beating Warren at Paul Taylor. Tied at the half and again at the end of the third quarter, the Coogs fought for the win 46-45. Their record is now 5-9 in district.

District 28-5A Champions

The girls swim team, led by Chelsea Miller, captured the District 28-5A team swimming championship.  Chelsea Miller (two-time Swimmer of the Year in District 28-5A) led the girls with four gold medals.  She had the same number of gold’s in last year’s championship.  The men’s team placed third, giving Clark an overall 2nd place in district.  The top six finishers in each event will advance to the Region 7-5A championship meet on February 13th and 14th.  Several individuals took home gold medals and complete results can be found here.  Congratulations, ladies!