Meade and Swift lead pack

Wet weather this week moved the NEISD Cross Country meet on Saturday, Sept 11th to Blossom Athletic Complex, which meant running through the parking lots and surrounding streets with the finish in Comalander Stadium.  It was another big meet, with 28 girls teams and 33 boys teams competing, including many from NISD and NEISD.  Top 10 finishers for the girls were Glynnis Meade, 2nd place (12:03.6) and Shantel Swift, 7th place (12:17.2), followed by Katherine Ritchie (13:45), Amanda De La Fuente (13:45), Valerie Vacek (14:28), Catherine Seifert (14:57) and Lauren Porter (15:07).  Brandeis took the 1st place girls team spot, with Clark the next NISD team, placing 6th.

Roadwork for Austin Wells

Austin Wells placed 3rd overall for the boys (16:48.9), with Aidan Pierce next (19:56), then Harry MacTough (20:16), Nicholas Moseley (20:18), Tyrell Lewis (20:19), and Daniel Carcomo (20:40).  Both courses were slightly longer than the expected 2 and 3 miles.

Cougars win again!

The Clark Cougar volleyball team continued their winning ways with a 3-1 victory over the Warren Warriors in District 27-5A play.  Tarah Wood delivered 10 kills in the match followed by Jennifer Garrett with 9.

The win moves the Cougars into a tie for 2nd place in the district race with a 4-1 record and 12-15 overall.

Jones leads Cougars to victory

Following a tough outing against Alamo Heights, the Clark Cougar defense stepped up and shut down a Taft offense that scored 35 points the week before, giving Clark a 10-0 win over the Raiders.

The first quarter ended 0-0 with the Cougars driving and Deandre Holmes converting a 4th and 1 with :33 seconds to go.  The drive would continue into  the 2nd quarter but stalled.

With 6:27 left in the half, Josh Kern set up the Cougars first score of the evening with a 42 yd. bootleg run giving the Cougars the ball on the 6 yd. line.  Webb Williams made a 26 yd. field goal giving the Cougars a 3-0 lead at the half.

The 2nd half began the same way as the first half went for Taft – with three plays and a punt.  Peter Rozanski had a tackle for a loss on second down of the Taft possession to put them in a hole.

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Rehm digs deep

It took 5 games but the Clark Cougar volleyball team emerged victorious and near the top of the District 27-5A race with a 3-2 win over John  Jay. The Cougars jumped out to a 25-16 win in game one but Jay turned the tables on the Cougars in game two winning by the same score.  Clark took game three 25-20, had a let down in game four losing 12-25 but went on to take the match with a 15-11 game five victory.

Kayci Murphy contributed 15 assists, Marcella Arellano had 18 kills and 13 digs, Jennifer Garrett delivered 12 kills, Nicole Rehm had 22 digs and Adriana Christian also came up with 19 assists.

The Cougars currently are 3rd in the District behind O’Connor and Brandeis.  They next face Warren on Friday.

Wells - Swift - Meade

The Cross Country season is off and running!  Rain canceled the Southwest meet last year, and the team wondered if Friday’s showers would cause a repeat as the course is below street level.  But Saturday dawned with clear, 70 degree skies – a beautiful day for early September in San Antonio.  Taking advantage of the situation were a trio of Cougars – Glynnis Meade was 3rd (11:05.3) and Shantel Swift, 4th (11:06.8) for the girls race (approx 1.9 miles), and Austin Wells, 4th(14:52.4) for the boys race (approx 2.95 miles).  The girls placed 7th out of 26 teams, with scoring added by Katherine Ritchie, Amanda De La Fuentes, and Valerie Vacek.  Lauren Porter and Catherine Seifert rounded out the Varsity team.  The boys team were 15th out of 33 teams, with Tyrell Lewis, Aidan Pierce, Harry MacTough, and Nicholas Moseley scoring, followed by Daniel Carcamo and JR Guajardo.  Both teams include several new runners, including a few Freshman running as Cougars for the first time.  It was an exciting day for all!

The Brandeis Broncos volleyball team exacted a little revenge for an earlier season tournament loss to the Cougars, beating them 3-0 in district action (12-25, 15-25, 21-25).

Clark’s record is 10-15 overall and 2-1 in District 27-5A

Holmes scores and runs for 100+

A much improved Clark Cougar varsity football team scored often but had trouble stopping an Alamo Heights air attack, losing to the Mules 33-29.  The Cougars are now 0-2 as they prepare for a district opener against Taft.

Alamo Heights struck first with a FG and then added 7 more points with 7 seconds left in the first quarter to take a 9-0 lead in what appeared to be the end of the quarter.  Momentum, however, jumped to Clark’s side as Ryan Jones ended the 1st quarter with a 94 yard kickoff return.  Going into the 2nd quarter, the score was 9-7 Alamo Heights.

The second quarter belonged to the Cougars, who scored two touchdowns but gave up another field goal and TD , the latter coming moments before halftime.  Ryan Jones once again found the end zone and Deandre Holmes scored his first varsity TD with 1:43 left in the half. The Cougars went to the locker room with a 22-19 advantage.

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Cougars ready for the Mules

A couple of items to help prepare you for the Clark Cougar varsity football game Friday:

1. The freshman and junior varsity teams play Thursday evening.  Take in a game and cheer for the Cougars!
2. The Clark Cougar varsity volleyball team takes on Brandeis at 5:30pm before the football game which gives you just enough time to see the girls and then go watch the guys.
3. There is a Pep Rally, which everyone is invited to, Friday morning on campus at 8:15am.
4. If you have nothing better to do, visit http://mule-fan.blogspot.com Not a lot of information but something.
5. All Alamo Heights games are on the radio.  If you care to listen to a unique perspective of the game, you can listen to ESPN 1250 AM.  Out of town relatives and friends can listen to the game but will have to put up with a lot of Alamo Heights mumbo-jumbo.

GO COOGS! BEAT ALAMO HEIGHTS!

The Cougars won their match against the Rams in three games 25-19, 25-22, 25-13. Shelby MacKenzie and Jenn Garrett led with 9 and 7 kills respectively. Adriana Christian had 14 assists and Kayci Murphy added another 12.

Clark is now 2-0 in district play with Brandeis up next on Friday. Be at O’Connor for the game at 5:30 to cheer them on!

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!

Marcella Arellano

Following a weekend of tough competition in the Pearland Tournament, the Clark volleyball team returns to Paul Taylor Fieldhouse tonight to resume district play against the Marshall Rams. The Cougars are 1-0 after their district opening win against Taft and 9-14 for the season so far. Senior Marcella Arellano leads the team with 193 kills already this season. Adriana Christian is the assist leader with 211 total this season. Tonight’s game starts at 7:30.

On Friday night the Cougars will take on rival Brandeis in a 5:30 match up in the O’Connor H.S. gym.

GO COOGS!