Clark Cougars

Following successful seasons for both teams Clark baseball placed 10 players on the All District team and 7 Clark softball players made their All District squad.

For softball:  Henessey Soto and Dani Nash were unanimous 1st team picks. Also making 1st team were Megan Martinez, Britney Ramos and Liz Rodriguez. Named to 2nd Team All District were Megan Aragones and Jeslene Renteria.

For baseball: Pitcher Chris Werland, Infielders Jason Cervantes and Hunter McFall, Outfielder Robert Martin, Catcher Braden Mattson and Utility Matt Cohen were all named 1st Team All District.

Infielder Chad Dullnig and Outfielder Ed Moore made 2nd Team All District and Ryan Skowronski and John Henderson were Honorable Mention All District.

The coaching staff at Clark will have new and new and familiar faces next year, most notably on the football sidelines and on the track.  Jeff Althof, who left for a position coaching at Abilene and Travis Price, who’s joining his brother’s business, have left a void in the football program.  Staying within the NISD and Clark families, both positions have been filled.

Justin Abt, a former Clark and Rice player, joins the football coaching staff, coming from Hobby Middle school.  Abt was a 2003 graduate of Clark  and a two-year all-District 28-5A free safety.  He was named the district’s most valuable defensive player in 2002 and was a first team on the San Antonio Express-News’ all-city super team.  At Rice, he played all four years.

Bobby Allen, the head track coach at SA Marshall, also joins the staff as an assistant in football and Clark’s new head boys track coach.  Rodney Wilson, Clark’s current head track coach, moves to the Offensive Coordinator position for football and will be the assistant boys track coach.

Congratulations to each and it’s a great day to be a Clark Cougar!

The 10th Annual Clark, Texas Football Club Scholarship Golf Tournament is just around the corner.  June 18th at Silverhorn Golf Course, the tourney is the yearly fundraiser for a scholarship awarded to a graduating Clark  football senior. With an impressive streak of every student awarded the scholarship either graduated or scheduled to graduate from college, the money donated is certainly put to good use by the recipient.

Clark, Texas Football Club is a non-profit association organized to promote camaraderie and contact among former players, coaches, and supporters of Tom Clark Cougar High School Football.   For more information, if you want to play or donate, or if you would like to be a sponsor, contact the club at ctfc@satx.rr.com

You can also find them on facebook. To learn more about the origins of “Clark, Texas” read here.

Even though the good guys didn’t win this one, here’s some video of a great game between the #1 state ranked Holmes Huskies and our Clark Cougars from 1986.  It was Halloween night and the teams were playing for the district title.  Holmes had the Cash twins and Clark had a 10-3 season.  Enjoy!

QB Josh Kern

With his first season as a starter behind him and a major college commitment in his pocket, Clark quarterback Josh Kern is ready to get the 2011 football season underway. Express News reporter Pat Turner files this profile on Kern.

PLEASE NOTE: Contrary to the report, Ryan Jones and Hunter Anderson are both graduating and will not be playing with Kern next season. Among others, Kern’s receivers will be Brandon Yates, Troy Ogletree, Chase Jones, Presley Miller and tight end Alex Hunter.

Evan Mills

Senior football player Evan Mills is the recipient of the 2011 Clark Texas Football Club Scholarship. Mills, an offensive lineman for the Cougars, will be attending Texas State University in San Marcos. The $3000 scholarship is awarded each spring to a deserving student chosen by the alumni group.

The Clark Texas Football Club is a group of former Cougar football players who continue to support the football program in a variety of ways. Most of the scholarship money is raised through their end of summer golf tournament.

Congratulations Evan!

Megan Martinez, Megan Aragones, Dani Nash

Clark softball is sending at least three players into the college ranks next season. In a ceremony before a packed house of friends and family on Thursday, seniors Megan Martinez, Megan Aragones and Dani Nash all signed on to play college ball. Megan Martinez, who played 3rd base for the Cougars, will head to Mississippi Valley State next year. Megan is the daughter of Isabella Meza and she’ll study Biology Pre-Med in college. Megan Aragones, a utility player and pitcher for Clark, will play at the University of Texas at Dallas where she’ll study Kinesiology. Megan is the daughter of Anne Herrera and Chip Aragones. Dani Nash, who plays in the outfield, signed with Navarro College in Corsicana. She plans to get her Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies while there. Dani is the daughter of Elaine and Tod Nash.

Clark coach D’Layne Kelly said the three had worked hard for this moment and she was proud of each one of them.

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Shaneve Swift

2010 Clark graduate Shaneve Swift is continuing on with her winning ways as part of the Incarnate Word University 4x100m relay team that qualified for the Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 46.49.  They will be traveling to California next week to race against 12 other teams, the fastest with a qualifying time of 44.36.

The meet will be streamed live at NCAA.com and highlights will be shown on CBS HD at 4 p.m. ET Sunday, June 19th.

Congratulations Shaneve!

Clark grad Carl O’Neal has become a real pitching asset for St. Mary’s baseball. He and the Rattlers have their sights set on the NCAA Div II Championships. Read more in the Express News.

Good Luck Carl!

Running their best time of the year (VIDEO – Courtesy Flotrack.org) and setting a new school record, the boys 4x100m relay team competed in a strong field at the state meet.  Travis Cooke, Brandon Yates, Brian Socha and Ryan Jones ran a 41.74, setting another new record for Clark.  The Clark team avenged their regional performance beating regional winner Mission Sharyland.

Galena Park North Shore won the race with a 40.22, also setting a new record.