#3 Ty Williams

Both the men’s and lady’s Clark Cougar JV soccer teams unleashed a scoring barrage on the Holmes Huskies.   The men won their game 5-1 and the ladies shutout the Huskies 5-0.  Katy Gerber and Orlea Miller each scored two goals and Briana Saldana had one.  The ladies record is 4-2-3 in district.

For the men, Carlos Sepulveda, Carlos Puente, Ty Williams, Juan Ospina and Rodrigo Soto scored goals for the Cougars.

#20 Esteban Rodriquez

The men’s varsity soccer Cougars continued their successful 28-5A season with a 3-1 win over the Holmes Huskies.  Esteban Rodriquez added two goals to his season scoring numbers and Placide Buduri also added a goal to his total.

In what can only be called a blowout as far as soccer is concerned, the Lady Clark Cougars soccer team  placed 7 goals in the back of the net to defeat the Holmes Huskies 7-0.  Freshman Gabrielle Santorio had three, Ciara Perez scored two and Rebekah Richards and Alyssa Bloom each joined the fun for a goal.   The win is a welcome one after several ties and keeps Clark in the playoff race.

G. Santorio vs. Marshall

In District 28-5A action, the Clark Cougars varsity soccer teams took on Taft.  The men’s varsity team shutout the Raiders 3-0. Jonathon Lawson, Francisco Garza and Luis Hernandez scored for the Cougars.  Both teams came into the match with a 3-2-1 record in district and Clark currently sits 3rd in the district race.

The ladies didn’t win but didn’t lose either with a 1-1 tie against the district leading Lady Raiders soccer team.  Taft scored in the final minute of the game to avoid the loss.  Freshman Gabrielle Santorio scored the lone goal for Clark.  This is the fifth tie of the season for the ladies who remain in the chase for a playoff position in district 28-5A.

Goalie Scott Gray made at least three great saves to shut out the Taft Radiers in men’s jv soccer.  Clark won the game 2-0 with goals from Abdi Mahdi and Carlos Sepulveda.  That makes their district record 5-1-1.

The men’s varsity and JV teams both suffered a loss to Boerne Champion in non-district games.  The varsity lost 4-1 with a goal from Placide Buduri.  The JV lost 2-0.

#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.

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.