The Clark girls basketball team closed out the Judson Tournament with games against two district rivals – one in the Silver bracket championship game. In the semi-finals the Cougars defeated Marshall 51-49. Hannah Gulley led the team with 13 points, while Ashley Salinas and Donna Matthews each had 10. (continue reading…)

The Clark boys basketball team beat Fort Bend Marshall in the Bronze Level  Championship game of the McDonalds Texas Invitational tournament. The Cougars won 54-44, led by 12 points from Niko Maxwell. Jacob Palacios added 10 and Adam Perez and Kyle Rutledge each had 8. (continue reading…)

The Clark boys team plays Fort Bend Marshall Saturday in the championship game of the Bronze Bracket of the McDonald’s Texas Invitational in Pasadena. The Cougars lost the first two games of the tournament to Spring DeKaney, 66-50, and Duncanville by a closer 59-55. They pushed back with wins over Pearland, 35-34 and Humble, 57-49.  (continue reading…)

Clark wins

The 9th ranked Clark boys basketball team got their new season off to a positive start with a 59-43 thrashing of Roosevelt. Jacob Palacios led the scoring with 13, followed closely by Adam Perez, who had 12. Niko Maxwell added 8 points and Kyle Rutledge had 7. Also contributing points tonight were Jake Chapman, Cal Harr, Chance Villareal, Carter Josephs  and Shawn Casons. The Cougars jumped out to a 16-4 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.

Next up is a first for Clark basketball – a trip to the McDonald’s Texas Invitational Tournament in Pasadena. Touted as the biggest tourney in the state and one of the largest of its kind in the country, the Texas Invitational attracts many of the state’s top ranked teams  among the 48 boys teams and 32 girls teams from across the state. District 27-5A will be well represented with three schools in the mix – Clark, Taft and Warren. Tournament play begins on Thursday.

GO COOGS!!!

Ansley Benjamin

The Clark boys basketball team tips off a new season this week ranked #9 in the Express News rankings. The paper features forward Ansley Benjamin as one of the “Players to Watch” in the upcoming season. The Cougars start the season Monday against Roosevelt at 6:30 at Paul Taylor.

The Clark girls team is getting their season started under new head coach Richard Herbst. The girls will play Roosevelt on Tuesday at 6:30 also at Taylor.

GO COOGS!

Swift and Meade at State

Saturday, November 13th dawned bright and breezy at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock, site of the 2010 State Cross Country Meet.  Cougars Glynnis Meade and Shantel Swift ran well, placing 36th in 11:41 and 62nd in 12:04 respectively, out of the 104 5A runners.  The winning time was a zippy 10:55!  Thanks to all that came to the Send-off on Friday, and to the meet on Saturday!

Braden with parents Trudy and Brian

With pen in hand Clark baseball player Braden Mattson made his commitment to TCU official on Wednesday. The All-Area & All District catcher has been a varsity player at Clark since his freshman year. He joins a TCU baseball team that made a Cinderella run through Omaha during the College World Series, advancing to within a game of the championship series. Mattson will play for TCU coach, and National Coach of the Year for 2010, Jim Schlossnagle, who has led TCU to 7 straight NCAA Regional tournament appearances.

Before signing, Mattson thanked his parents, Trudy and Brian Mattson, his friends, teammates, teachers and coaches. In congratulating his star catcher, Clark coach Aldo Velazquez said, “Braden has worked hard to get here”.

Congratulations Braden!

Swift and Meade on to State!

Two Clark Cougars are headed to the State Cross Country Meet next week at Round Rock.  Glynnis Meade placed 6th at the Region IV Meet at Brooks City Base, running 11:30.3 for the 2 mile course, and Shantel Swift was 8th in 11:36.4.  It’s Shantel’s 2nd trip to State, with the top 10 finishers moving on.  Our boys ran well in a very competitive race – Austin Wells placed 19th in 15:55 and Ryan Pavlich, 151st in 17:45.  Congratulations to all 4 Regional runners!  NISD did well, placing 5 girls and 1 boy in the top 10.

QB Josh Kern leads the Cougars

The Clark Cougars varsity football season came to an abrupt end with a 21-38 loss to the O’Connor Panthers.  The Cougars finish 4-4 in District 27-5A and 4-6 on the year.  It was the first losing record for Clark in football since 2003.

Thanks, Seniors, for a great year and good luck in your futures!

• Express News article
• envision! PHOTOS (to be posted Sunday)

Clark varsity cheer parents strut their stuff at pep rally!