Congratulations to Jair Rodriquez, Johnny Lawson and Luis Hernandez.  They were recognized in this week’s “Game Balls” section of the Express News for their efforts in helping Clark go 3-0 in the Klein Tournament.  The boys team is 3-0-1 on the year and take on Brandeis on Friday.

A busy schedule of basketball and soccer saw Clark Cougar varsity teams go 2-1-1 in action on the court and the pitch.

The Clark Cougars girl’s basketball team continued their winning ways with a 48-42 victory over Brandeis at the UTSA Convocation Center. The girls were down one point at the end of the first quarter, but staged a balanced effort to come back and take the lead just before the end of the first half, 19-18. Momentum carried the Cougars into the third and fourth quarters for a great win. Carolyn Chavana had 13 points, Courtney Rhodes had 8, Taylor Buck and Vanessa Casanova each had 7, and Hannah Gulley had 6; others scoring included Chloe Rhodes, Melanie Schwartz, Sam Biemer and Kristen Lye.  They are now 18-9 overall, 6-3 in district. Keep up the great work ladies!

The #4 boys basketball team also took care of business, busting the Broncos for a 74-57 win.  The Cougars cruised to a 42-18 halftime lead.  The boys remain undefeated in District 28-5A play.

At Farris Stadium, the boys soccer team took on Reagan and tied the Rattlers 0-0.  On the girl’s side, against Reagan, the Rattlers scored to win 1-0.

JV boys also tied Reagan 0-0.

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Amy Ross defends her goal

The Clark Cougars girls’ varsity soccer team has been named and their 2010 schedule has been released.  The Cougars return several stars from last year’s 11-5-5 team that went to the playoffs.  Expectations are high for the Cougars, who are picked to make a playoff run again this year.

GO COOGS!

Meg Weiss throws in

Students interested in trying out for the Clark Cougar varsity soccer teams should contact Coach Ashley or Coach Rule.  Tryouts for the men’s team is Dec. 1-3 and tryouts for the ladies are Dec. 4, 7-8th.  Both teams did well last season, making the 2nd round of the playoffs.  Good Luck.

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.

The Warren Warriors are out and the Cougars are in as Clark defeated Warren 3-2 in a playoff game that advanced the winner to…the playoffs.  Congratulations, ladies!

Clark Athletic Booster Club Winners

Several hundred Clark varsity athletes, coaches, parents and friends attended the Clark Athletic Booster Club annual All Sports Banquet.  Each athlete was recognized with the exception of the Water Polo team, who could not attend due to their presence being requested in Dallas where they are competing for a STATE title (Good Luck!).  The highlight of the evening was the awarding of scholarships by the booster club to college-bound seniors.  Each received a $1000 scholarship.  Also recognized was Booster club President Janet Whisenhunt for her efforts and Coach Kevin Hamilton, who retired from coaching after 24 years at Clark to accept a position in the district office.

PHOTOS courtesy envisionfilmvideo.com

Congratulations to the following Clark athletes who’ve won various All-City and District Team honors.  It’s a good day to be a Clark Cougar fan!

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But it was the way they did it that we’ll remember. Taking on the #2 team in the country in the 2nd round of the playoffs could be daunting. Not to our girls. They gave ’em all they wanted, taking them to two overtimes and then to a shootout where a close shot wasn’t close enough. The final was a loss but hold your head high, ladies. A great season and a great game. Congratulations for a season worth watching.