Clark Soccer '11

Dubbed the “Gucci Cup” by creative Cougar fans, the boys soccer showdown between Clark and Churchill  was a physical match decided by a sudden death shoot out. The Cougars struck early in the first half of regulation on a shot by Johnny Lawson and while Clark dominated the ball in the half, Churchill was able to get a long blast into the net before halftime. Those would be the only goals scored through regulation and the two 10-minute overtime periods. The resulting shoot out started well for Clark as they led 3-1, but at the end of the 5 man penalty kick rotation the teams were tied 3-3. The sudden death portion of the shoot out gave Churchill a 4-3 victory.

Clark, Texas showed up to support the team in large numbers and packed the stadium. It was a great season that ended too soon.  Congratulation to the seniors who took Clark soccer to new levels and good luck!

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Greene giant in goal

A spring version of the Gucci Bowl will play out on the Blossom Stadium pitch on Thursday at 7:00 when Clark meets Churchill in the Area soccer playoffs. Clark comes into the 2nd round match up with a 19-3-3 season record and a #2 area ranking. The Chargers are 15-6-2 on the season. They defeated Judson 2-1 in the first round after finishing in 2nd place in their district.

The defending Region IV finalists Cougars are led in the goal by senior keeper Gavin Greene and the Express News’ Pat Turner reports Greene has been waiting for his turn. Read more..

Come out on Thursday and support the Cougars. The game will be played on the Blossom East field where the bleachers are smaller and will fill up fast. Let’s make sure they’re not filled up by Churchill fans!

GO COOGS!

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An enthusiastic Clark crowd saw the boys soccer team use speed and skill to control their bi-district match up against South San on Monday, winning 4-1. Jair Rodriguez had two goals and Vinnie Guerrero and Oscar Barboza finished with one each. Three of the Clark goals came in the first 25 minutes of the game and the Bobcat’s lone goal was in the last minute.

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Clark Soccer: District Champions

The Clark boys soccer team kicks off the 2011 playoff season with a match against South San tonight at 7:30 at Farris. District Champions for the second year in a row, the Cougars are looking for a return trip to the Regional Tournament and a never before trip to the State tourney before it’s all over.

Come out and watch this talented team begin their run! GOOOOO  COOGARS!

Clark Soccer - where even the defense scores

The 27-5A District Champion Clark boys soccer team ended the regular season with a second half explosion, beating O’Connor 4-0 on Tuesday night. San Antonio high schools assists leader Oscar Barboza was the go-to-guy in this one with 2 goals, team scoring leader Johnny Lawson added another and defender Abdi Mahdi moved up field for another.

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GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!

Erasing the sting of loss in their previous game, the Clark Cougars boys varsity soccer team returned to their domination of District 27-5A with a 5-0 rout of the Stevens Falcons.  Yamil Alvarado scored a hat trick with three goals and Jair Rodriguez and Oscar Barboza each had a goal as well.

District champions already, the Cougars still have two games left. If you haven’t had a chance yet, get out and SEE ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN SOUTH TEXAS.

WAY TO GO COOGS!

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Cougars fight for victory

The Clark Cougars girls varsity soccer team defeated the Stevens Falcons 6-0 in district play.  Brianna Burtone scored twice and Ciara Perez, Alyssa Jacobs, Briana Saldana, and Katie Gerber added a goal in the effort.  Hollis Schaffler protected the goal for the Cougars.

The girls team is 6-11-4 overall and 4-8-2 in district play.

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The Clark boys soccer team suffered their first district loss of the season on Tuesday at Northside. The second place Warren Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the first half and finished the game with a second half goal for a 2-0 win.

The loss does not affect Clark’s hold on first place in the district.

On the girls side, Clark came away with a 2-2 tie against Warren. Blair Socha and Andrea Romero scored for the Cougars.

Three Clark Cougar varsity sports are in this week’s Express News rankings.

Since the first soccer ranking came out in preseason, the Clark boys soccer team has been ranked #1 in the San Antonio area.  Tonight they play Warren.  A win in that game would be a big step towards a district championship.  The Cougars are currently undefeated in district play.

The Clark softball team moved up to #6 in the rankings from #10 last week.  After a tough 1-0 loss to Taft as the very first game of the season (whose idea was that?), the Cougars have gelled and come storming through the district and are on a 8 game win streak.

A good showing in the NEISD tournament helped propel Clark baseball into the top 10 this week for the first time this season.  Clark is the only ranked NISD team.

And even though they don’t rank them, the golf team has shown some great growth since the beginning of the season and the water polo teams, always a perennial state tournament team, start play this week.

IT’S A GOOD DAY TO BE A CLARK COUGAR!

These guys are good!

The Clark Cougar varsity soccer team, #1 in the Express News since pre-season, continued their winning ways with a hard fought victory over John Jay, 2-1.

With the wind at their backs for the first half, Jay struck first at 36:24.  The Cougars responded 7 minutes later, when Vinnie Guerrero hit the back of the net following a corner kick by Clark.  In the second half, Clark spent more time attacking the Jay goal.  Another corner kick at the 81:30 resulted in the go ahead goal for the Cougars when Carlos Sepulveda dove with a header to keep Clark undefeated in district play.

This is the 8th consecutive week the Clark boys soccer team has been ranked #1 by the Express News.

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