Clark senior golfer Hunter Gathright tees off today in the Greater San Antonio Junior Championship at Brackenridge golf course. 195 golfers from the San Antonio area will be competing for the title.

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.

First Snap Aug. 15th

The Clark Cougar varsity football team will kick off the season with a scrimmage against the Seguin Matadors on August 15, 2009 in Seguin.  Coach Lloyd Alexander and his staff will get an early peek at this year’s team against the Matadors, who went 2-8 last year.  Of particular interest will be the defensive matchup against Seguin OL Joseph Cheek, a 6’7″, 250 lb. junior who just verbally committed to play for Mike Sherman and Texas A&M.

It’s been a long summer. If you’re like us, the beginning of the 2009 football-volleyball-tennis-cross country and swimming seasons can’t get here soon enough. For football fans, here’s a little humor/warning and hoping that our beloved Clark Cougars have another great season. Our health depends on it…

(Obviously, if you have any news to share about Clark Cougar athletics, please drop us a note.  Just days away from a new year has us going a little crazy,,,)

The Clark Texas Football Club is holding its annual golf tournament on August 8th at Canyon Springs  Golf Club.  This group of former football athletes uses the proceeds from this event for the CTFC Scholarship fund.  Fore! more information, click here.

Read more about this organization here.

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2008 Clark Cougars celebrate 20-16 victory over Churchill

This year’s Gucci Bowl will kick off a schedule of several Thursday night games airing live on television in San Antonio.  The only NISD game scheduled, the game will air on KMYS (Channel 35, Time Warner Channel 7).  You can get your tickets beginning August 10 at 6pm in the cafeteria for this always exciting rivalry.  It’s a game you don’t want to miss!

#59 Robert Chapman

Congratulations to senior Clark Cougar Robert Chapman.  Not only successful on the field, the center/deep snapper for varsity football received a statewide award for his work in the classroom. Chapman made the third annual Pre Season All Academic Football Team for the state of Texas announced by Randy Rodgers and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.  Congratulations, Robert.

(Thanks to TK)

The area’s best in spring sports as named by the Express News  includes some outstanding athletes from Clark  as do the All District squads for softball and baseball.

 In softball, Christina Rodriguez made the paper’s Super Team. In her senior season the Clark catcher hit .485 and was a unanimous All District selection, she will take her game to the next level at St. Mary’s University next year. Rodriguez was also selected to the Class 5A team for the area. Other softball players named to the 1st team All-District squad are Megan Aragones and Henessey Soto, both sophomore pitchers. On the All-District 2nd team is freshman  Britney Ramos, sophomore Megan Martinez and junior Rochelle Nash.

In baseball, Cougar pitcher Carl O’Neal was named to the Class 5A team and was a unanimous selection for the 28-5A 1st team All-District squad. O’Neal will play ball at St. Mary’s University next year. Also named 1st Team All District are senior Joseph Ybarra and sophomore Jason Cervantes – both unanimous selections,  senior Trey Doebbler and sophomore catcher Braden Mattson. Making All-District 2nd team is junior pitcher Vince Salazar.

In golf, junior Hunter Gathright was named to the All-Area team.

Congratulations Cougars!

Clark Cougars

Hayden Greenbauer

Clark has been pegged as the favorite to take the District 28-5A title this year by at least two Texas football prognosticators. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine ranks the Cougars at #16 in its statewide preseason poll and tops in the district. Texas Football joins the website 5ATexasfootball.com in predicting an offensive MVP season for quarterback Hayden Greenbauer. While 5ATexasfootball.com has the Cougars at #25 in its preseason poll, the website expects a first place finish in the district race. 5A Texasfootball.com also predicts junior running back Ryan Jones will be 28-5A’s Newcomer of the Year.

Several  Clark Varsity Baseball Players have been recognized by the baseball website, SanAntonio5ABaseball.com. The site’s 2009 All San Antonio Super Team includes pitchers Carl O’Neal & Vincent Salazar, catcher Braden Mattson, outfielder Hunter McFall, and designated hitter Joseph Ybarra.  St Mary’s University bound Carl O’Neal was also a runner up for MVP.  The Cougars advanced to the second round of the 2009 playoffs and they graduate only 3 players from this year’s team.

Congratulations and best of luck in 2010!

Clark Cougars