Clark Swimmers and Divers 2010-11

The Clark Cougars  take to the pool at 9:15 AM on Saturday, January  22nd  for  27-5A  District Championships.
The preliminary races run from 9:15  to approx.  noon  or 12:30 pm  at the Block  Natatorium  (410 and Culebra.)

Finals  begin  at  6 pm,  also at the Block pool.  Clark fans coming out to watch, and we hope there are many,  should arrive well before 6 pm to  secure a seat on deck.

This Friday evening,  Clark divers take to the boards for District Diving Champs.   Clark  has a unique opportunity this year, as we have accomplished male and female divers who have been scoring well this season.   Their points  from the  6 pm  competition (Block pool on Jan. 21st)  will be added to the swimmer’s points on Saturday.

In addition to some amazing individual swims,  Clark fans can expect  6  exciting relay  races.  The Mens’ and  Womens’  200 free, 400 free and  200 medley relays  will be ready for challenges brought by  O’Connor, Brandeis and Marshall.
The relay competition within  the District this year is very tight.    Come out and cheer us on this weekend!

Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay: Ogden, Jaime, Macha and Jacobs

The South Zone TISCA Swim and Dive Championships were held at the Josh Davis pool on December 3rd and 4th.  Twelve Clark Cougars qualified for the TISCA meet, which consisted of morning preliminaries and evening finals. The Clark TISCA team for 2010:  Allie Green, Mitch Jacobs, Michael Macha, Tyler Covington, Joseph Jaime, Jesse Renteria, Brad Ogden, Andreas Sanchez, Derek Poirier, Melanie Macha, Coral Crouch and Victoria Gutierrez swam individual and relay events.

Michael Macha, freshman, finaled in the 50 and 100 breaststroke, with personal best times of 30.28 and 1:04.77, respectively. Sophomore Tyler Covington finaled in the 50 fly and raced to a personal record of 25.37 seconds. Sophomore Joseph Jaime earned a finals race in a very competitive 100 freestyle field and broke the 50 second barrier with a 49.63.

Clark’s next meet is Saturday, December 11th at 5 pm at the 1604 and Bandera pool. The Cougars take on Marshall in a dual meet. Please come out and cheer the team on!

Coach Plummer

Coach Tony Plummer is looking for a few good swimmers and the time is now.                                                 Swimming Tryout Information:

Senior class sings alma mater

On a night when the baseball team clinched a playoff spot and the softball team won their game giving them a playoff spot and the best ever season in Clark history, the Clark athletic community celebrated a year of great accomplishments.  The annual Clark Athletic Booster Club Sports Banquet was a phenomenal success with accolades for players and coaches alike.

Highlights included a moment to recognize Coach Lloyd Alexander and his role in shaping a culture of winning in competition and in life, a parade of athletes and coaches that also included each player and teams successes and the awarding of $15,000 in scholarships to Clark seniors.  The $15,000 was a new record for scholarships awarded by the Booster Club and was made possible by parents and their membership fees, cap/tshirt and etc. sales, ad sponsorships by advertisers and volunteers at concession duties and the ATT golf tournament.

The Booster Club has also given over $30,000 this year directly to the athletic department for their needs.

SASports.com’s Jay Tope emceed the event and as usual did an outstanding job.

Congratulations to several Clark Cougars as the spring edition of the Express News all city awards were announced. Seniors Elhad Emerllahu and Jason Brickman made the Express News Super Team in basketball.  Junior Johnny Lawson made the Express News Super Team for soccer as did Gabrielle Santorio.  Several athletes also made all area teams and all district teams.  All can be found at mysanantonio.com.

ALL AREA

It was a busy weekend in Clark sports.  Here’s what happened if you missed it:

Miller places at State meet

SWIMMING

Chelsea Miller, a senior who was the lone Cougar represented at the state meet, placed 8th in the 100 yd. Breast Stroke.  Following graduation, Chelsea can next be seen swimming for Boise State.

BASKETBALL

Cougar seniors end season in Buda

The Bi-District champion boys basketball team finished their season with a tough loss to Austin Bowie 69-56.  The Cougars lead after the 1st qtr. 14-11 after jumping to a 9-2 start.  The 2nd qtr. was mostly Austin Bowie until a flurry of  three pointers by Manny Paz y Puente and Sam Perez brought the Cougars from a deficit to taking the lead into halftime.  The second half, however, was all Bulldogs.  The Cougars finish with a District Championship, a 15-1 district run, a 29-7 overall record, and a bunch of fans who were proud of their efforts.

• PHOTOS
• Austin American Statesman

SOCCER

The boys team came back from a 0-1 halftime score to defeat Jay in the final seconds of the game, 2-1.  They are now 10-1-1 in district and nationally ranked at #34 in the nation by ESPN Rise and #10 in Texas.  The girls team also defeated Jay 1-0.  The win puts them in the playoff chase still, although a couple of other dominoes have to fall their way in order for them to make it to the playoffs.  With four games left, a loss or tie would most likely eliminate them from the first round of playoffs.

BASEBALL
Playing in the Northside tournament, the Cougars went 2-3 against opponents.  The culprit seemed to be cool bats after an 18 run explosion in a win against Roosevelt.  Their record is 3-3 and 1-0 in district.

SOFTBALL

The girls went 1-1-1 against competition in the NEISD tournament.  Overall, Clark Cougar softball is 6-5 and 0-1 in 28-5A.

Chelsea Miller headed back to state

Senior Chelsea Miller, who is headed to Boise State after graduation, will once again compete in the state swimming competition this weekend in Austin.  Read more about her story here from our favorite news reporter, Pat Turner.

Cougars advance to regionals

Clark swimmers brought their “A” game to the Northside Natatorium on Saturday, January 30^th for 28-5A District Swim Championships.  Arriving very early on that morning, Clark Cougars were ready to demonstrate what they had been working for since the first day of practice in August.

The day began with preliminary competition from 9 am – 1 pm, and the top 8 finishers in each event returned at 5 pm to warm-up for the 6:00 pm finals.   All 6 Clark relay teams returned for the finals and 29 lanes in the individual events were occupied by a Clark Cougar.At the end of finals, the Clark girls earned a 3^rd place district finish, and Clark boys placed 4^th.  This accomplishment was achieved in one of the most competitive Northside swim seasons.  Coach Tony Plummer said, “In our first team meeting, I alluded to the increased competition at the District level.  We all witnessed that on Saturday.  I want everyone to know how proud I am of the kids.  They never quit.  They never counted themselves out of any race.  That’s character and that will stay with them forever.” (continue reading…)

At the Alamo Area High School Swim League City Invitational, Clark swimmers took to the pool and then to the medal stand.  Several area schools participated from NISD, NEISD and other districts.  The next meet is the district championships on Jan. 27th.  Congratulations to all.