The #1 ranked Clark boys soccer team grabbed two goals in each half on Tuesday to beat Taft 4-1. The Cougar’s leading scorer Johnny Lawson had one goal and John Bruce, Carlos Sepulveda and Juan Ospina each had one goal. Contributing to the flow was senior midfielder Oscar Barboza who had 3 assists. Barboza and Lawson lead the area in assists so far this season. The Cougars remain undefeated in district play.

The Clark girls dropped their game against Taft 0-2.

Both teams take on Marshall this Friday at 5 and 7.

GO COOGS!

The Clark softball team took part in the 64 team Bryan-College Station Softball Tournament and walked away with a 50-50 split. The Cougars defeated McKinney 5-3,  Magnolia 5-2 and Friendswood Clear Brook 8-1. They dropped games against Cedar Ridge, Conroe Oak Ridge and Eagle Pass.

The Cougars started the season losing a close one to Taft, 1-0,  in an early district game. They get a chance to rebound against Marshall on Tuesday the 22nd at Northside at 7:00pm, before heading to the East Central-Judson tournament.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!

Congratulations to the Clark girls golf team which took first place in the SAISD Invitational Tournament over the weekend. Clark’s team, coached by David Creekmore, totaled 727 points in the 36 hole tourney, played at Mission Del Lago, Willow Springs.

Senior Morgan Burger tied for 3rd place individual with a score of 174, Grace Diana was 5th with 178, Kristen Dunn shot 185 to take 6th place and Marissa Fallis was in 8th place with a 193.

Way to go COOGS!

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The Clark Cougars will take on CC Carroll Tuesday evening at 6pm in Victoria at Victoria West High School.  Click on the map for directions.

Clark’s leading scorer, Johnny Lawson, struck in the first half against the Panthers on Friday night and it turned out to be enough for the top ranked boys soccer team. Clark took the 1-0 victory marking the end of the first round of district play. The Cougars take a 7-0-1 district record into the second round, which begins with Taft next Tuesday at 5:00 at Farris.

Clark’s girls had a rougher time with OC, losing 5-0.

Cougars prepare for Tigers

The Clark Cougars boys varsity basketball team finished the 2010-2011 regular season tied for 2nd place in District 27-5A with a win over the Marshall Rams.  The Cougars ended the season with a 23-8/13-3 district record including a victory over  Taft who had been undefeated in district play.

Tied with Warren for the 2nd place district spot, a coin flip was held for playoff seedings.  Clark next faces Corpus Christi Carroll (roster/results), who finished 2nd in District 28-5A to South San after the regular season.  The time and place will be announced on Saturday.

WAY TO GO COOGS!

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Clark Cougar varsity softball players Megan Aragones and Henessey Soto discuss in this article what it’s like to play on the world stage and what they expect for this year’s team.

The Clark girls soccer team shared the ball and the back of the net Tuesday as they defeated Holmes 6-0 behind the goals of 6 different players. Scoring were Blair Socha, Frances Moore, Amy Ross, Kori Hinojosa, Andi Poore and Bridget Sumner.

Meanwhile, the #1 ranked Clark boys also turned on the offense with a 7-1 thrashing of Holmes. Leading scorer Johnny Lawson had two goals, as did Carlos Sepulveda. Also scoring were Oscar Barboza, Alan Caballero and Yamil Alvarado – with one goal each.

Clark takes on O’Connor on Friday. GO COOGS!

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Perez and Co. take down Taft

Clark boys basketball handed the Taft Raiders their only district loss of the season on Saturday by a score of 67-55. With some hot shooting the Cougars ran up a halftime lead of 41-26. Leading Clark in scoring was junior guard Adam Perez with 15. Kyle Rutledge had 12, Ansley Benjamin scored 9 and Jake Chapman added 8. Also contributing were Carter Josephs and Niko Maxwell with 7 points each and Jacob Palacios with 6 points.

With one game remaining in the regular season, Clark is tied with Warren for second place in the district race with a 12-3 record. Taft wins district with a 14-1 record.

The Cougars close the season with Marshall on Wednesday at Paul Taylor at 6:00pm.

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