The Clark softball team blanked Stevens on Friday 7-0, but waited until the 5th inning to make it happen. Clark and Stevens were locked in a scoreless tie until the 5th when the Cougars bats woke up and 6 runs were scored. They added one more run in the 6th and held off Stevens throughout to get the win. Pitcher Henessey Soto picked up her 13th win of the season.

With two games remaining in the regular season Clark has secured a playoff spot. Holmes is up next on Tuesday at 7:00.

CONGRATULATIONS COUGARS!

For the second time in as many meets, the Clark Cougar boys 4x100m relay team (Travis Cooke, Brandon Yates, Malcolm Eatman, and Brian Socha) set a new Clark record at the NEISD Relays. Their time of 42.27 beat the previous record, which they set this weekend in the SAISD meet (42.37).  Prior to that, the record was 42.50 set in 2005 by Adam Sauer, Brandon Mills, Ross Vale and Jerrell Wilkerson.

Austin Wells also broke the 1600m record at the South San meet on March 4th.  He ran a 4:25.43 which broke the old record held by Jesse Mader set in 2000 with a time of 4:27.06.
Several other Cougars also did well at the NEISD Relays.  (continue reading…)

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Congratulations to Mark Pollak (’08), a golfer now playing for and attending Harvard.  He won his first college event.  You can read more about Mark in the Express News.

The website bleacherreport.com ranks this year’s top college receiving corps and former Clark quarterback Hayden Greenbauer (’10) is mentioned as one of the weapons for the SMU Mustangs.

Read more on the website.

Soto pitching and hitting

The Cougars softball team secured an 8-1 win over Warren on Tuesday. Clark spread its runs almost evenly through the game scoring in every inning except the 2nd. The Cougars had 14 hits to Warren’s 3. Henessey Soto was on the mound and gets her 12th win of the season. Soto is batting .542 on the season followed by Megan Martinez at .452 and Dani Nash at .442.

The Cougars are in 3rd place in District, but just a half game behind 2nd place Taft. Next up is Stevens on Friday at 7:00pm at Northside.

Head injuries addressed

Players who receive a concussion in any sport are subject to new rules per the University Interscholastic League.  You can read more in this article from the Austin-American Statesman.

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!

Express News article

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Swift running propels Coogs

The Clark Track team competed and showed well at the SAISD Invitational at Alamo Stadium. The boys team placed 3^rd overall with points earned by:  Brian Socha (100m), Travis Cooke (200m), Ryan Pavlich (800m), Austin Wells (3200m), Kyle Rutledge (High Jump), James Kueber (Shot Put and Discus), and the relay teams (4×100, 4×200, 4×400).

The girls team placed 8^th with Shantel Swift earning points in the Triple Jump and 200m, and Rebekah Washington in the High Jump, and the Girls 4×100 relay team.

Austin Wells (1600m) and Shantel Swift (triple jump) qualified for the Texas Relays.

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Hot bats beat Rams

Clark Baseball won their 9th district game beating Marshall 10-9 in 7 tough innings of play.  The Rams and Cougars came out hitting, tied 1-1 after the first inning.  Ram bats stayed hot in the next two innings, scoring three more runs.  In the bottom of the 4th, Clark bats woke up with 5 hits, including a 3-run home run by Hunter McFall, ending the inning Clark 5-Marshall 4.

Marshall responded in the 5th inning, scoring twice.  5 runs by Clark ended the inning, Clark 10 – Marshall 6. (continue reading…)