Yates - Saldaña - Kern

Three varsity Clark Cougar student athletes committed to play at the next level at the 2012 Signing Day ceremonies at Clark High School.  QB Josh Kern and WR Brandon Yates from football and Briana Saldaña from soccer all made their college plans official in front of coaches, family and friends.

Josh Kern, recruited early on by the University of Arizona and others, will be playing for new head coach Rich Rodriguez and the Wildcats this fall.  Brandon Yates’ fans will be able to watch him locally as he goes on the field for The University of the Incarnate Word and Briana Saldaña, after visiting LSU and Arizona State, will tear through opponents as a Concordia Tornado.

Josh is the son of Tres and Pam Kern.  Brandon is the son of Rhonda Brockett.  Both were coached by AD/Head Coach Steve McGhee.  Briana is the daughter of Arturo and Rae Saldaña and coached by Diana Driggers.

Congrats to these Clark Cougars!

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Jair Rodriguez scores in the 2nd half

Fighting a tough wind and a pesky Brandeis team, the Clark Cougar varsity boys soccer squad won 2-0 in the district match.  Jair Rodriguez scored with 4 minutes gone in the 2nd half and Manuel Garcia with 16 minutes left in the game to seal the victory.

In the first half, the Cougars pounded the Bronco goal but could never quite hit the net.  At least 6 corner kicks resulted in no goals along with 3 other shots on goal.  In the 2nd half, however, with a strong wind at their backs, the Cougars dominated the Broncos with speed and skill.

The Cougars are ranked #2 by the Express News and are on the ESPN High school rankings.

Earlier, the girls varsity team lost to Brandeis 3-1.  Mallory Meyer scored for the Cougars.

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Clark boys soccer notched another district win on Tuesday, beating Marshall 4-0. Goals came from the feet of Jair Rodriguez, Vinnie Guerrero and Yamil Alvarado who had two – Carlos Sepulveda had two assists. This follows a weekend of tournament play in Boerne’s Hill Country Shoot Out where they beat Lee and Boerne Champion and tied last year’s State Semifinalist Brownsville Porter in a 3-3 scorefest and Austin’s St Stephens 1-1.

The Clark boys are now 7-0-2, ranked second in the San Antonio area and now recognized nationally with a fresh appearance in the ESPN Fab 50 High School rankings at #50 – the only San Antonio school in the rankings.

The Clark girls continue to play tough, battling Marshall to a 2-2 tie on Tuesday. Cougar goals came from Alyssa Jacobs and Briana Saldana with an assist from Blair Socha. District play continues at noon on Saturday with a Farris stadium showdown against Brandeis – the boys game follows at 2:00.

GO COOGS!!! BEAT BRANDEIS!!!

Clark girls and boys soccer got district play underway early with a match up against Taft. The boys came out strong with a 4-0 thrashing of the Raiders – three of the four goals came in the first half. Scoring for the Coogs were Jair Rodriguez, Vinnie Guerrero, Carlos Sepulveda and Manual Garcia. Guerrero had three assists in the Clark scoring barrage.

The girls lost a close one to the Raiders 1-2. Lexi Platz had the goal off a Chloe Trevino assist.

Tournament play continues through this weekend for both teams.

The Clark boys soccer team cranked up the scoring to finish the New Braunfels tournament with a 3-0 record. After defeating Boerne Champion 1-0 on Friday the Cougars beat Pflugerville Connally 4-0 in the first game on Saturday and Smithson Valley 4-0 in the second. Goals came from Jair Rodriguez, Vinnie Guerrero, Carlos Sepulveda and John Cintron in the first game. Sepulveda had two in the second game and Rodriguez had one along with Yamil Alvarado.

After winning their first game on Friday, the Clark girls lost a close game to Judson on Saturday in the Northside tournament 2-1. Blair Socha scored for the Cougars. The second game was a 0-2 loss to  Boerne Champion.

Both girls and boys teams open district on Tuesday against Taft at Farris with the boys starting at 5:00 and girls at 7:00.

GO COOGS!!!

Head Soccer Coach Walter Rule

Clark boys soccer coach Walter Rule hit a major milestone on Friday with the 300th win in his 21 year career. The 1-0 victory over Boerne Champion in the New Braunfels Tournament kick starts the new season. Yamil Alvarado had the Cougar’s lone goal. Read more about Coach Rule in the Express News.

The Clark girls also started their new season with a 1-0 victory over Madison in the Northside tournament. Chloe Trevino got the Cougars on the board in the first half.

More soccer action today for both teams. GO COOGS!!!

Soccer season hits the ground running on Friday with tournaments scheduled for both Clark varsity squads. The girls get started against Madison, Judson and Boerne Champion in the Northside tournament. The Cougars then have a early season district match up with Taft next Tuesday the 17th at 7:00 at Farris.

The Clark boys start the season with high expectations, ranked #4 in the city, and set to defend their district championship. First up is the New Braunfels tournament this weekend. The boys get their early taste of district against Taft also on the 17th starting at 5:00 at Farris.

GOOD LUCK COOGS!

Jair Rodriguez

With Clark soccer ready to kick off a new season the two-time defending district champions are looking to senior forward Jair Rodriguez for leadership and goals. Read more from Express News’ Pat Turner.

Head Soccer Coach Walter Rule

Clark boys head soccer coach and assistant football coach Walter Rule has been honored by his Corpus Christi High School with induction into its Hall of Fame. Coach Rule and five other former football  players were inducted into the W.B. Ray High School Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the end of September. Coach Rule was a kicker at Ray before going on to kick for Cisco Junior College and Texas A&I University.  Read more.

Johnny Lawson

Congratulations to Clark soccer player Johnny Lawson who was named the Express News player of the Year, the All Area MVP and to the EN Super Team.  Oscar Barboza also received recognition as an All Area player and EN Super Team player.

District teams were also released and you can find out more about basketball and soccer awards in their annual Winter Awards edition.

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