Werland wins, Cougars hit

The Clark Cougar varsity baseball team broke out their bats against the Marshall Rams and the result was a 8-1 district win.  The Cougars pounced on the Rams in the 3rd inning, scoring four runs.  Chris Werland pitched the whole game and gave up 1 hit and 1 run but posted the win for the Cougars.

The Cougars are now 2-1 in district play.  Way to go Coogs!

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Cougars make glue out of Mustangs

On a beautiful afternoon at the ball park, the Clark Cougars varsity softball team only spent a few minutes in the spring weather as they whipped the John Jay Mustangs 16-0 in a 2-inning game, called because of run rules.  The offense scored  early and often, leading 12-0 after one inning. Megan Aragones pitched the no hitter shut out.

Coach D’Layne Kelly credited the team with staying focused in the blowout and was happy with the way her team responded to the lopsided win.

Way to go COOGS!

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Clark appears several time on the first Track Area Leaders list for the 2010 season.  Hayden Greenbauer has the top time for the 110m hurdles (14:38), Shantel Swift is 2nd for Long Jump (17-10 1/2) and Shaneve Swift is 3rd for the 200m dash.  The Girls 400m (Triniqua Collins, Shaneve, Esjah Booker, Luisa Garza)  and 800m ((Triniqua, Shaneve, Esjah, Shantel) relay teams are the FASTEST around, 49.15 and 1:44.25 respectively.  Congrats to all!

South San Relays
March 4th and 5th found the Varsity Track teams back on the new track at South San High School for a big meet – 31 girls teams and 32 boys teams.  Prelims were run on Thursday night, making the finals on Friday very exciting.  The Cougar Girls finished an amazing 3rd overall, winning both the 4x100m (Triniqua Collins, Shaneve Swift, Esjah Booker, Luisa Garza – 49.15) and 4x200m (Triniqua, Shaneve, Esjah, Shantel Swift – 1:44.3) relays, with more points added by Shaneve, 2nd in the 200m dash (25.62), Shantel, 5th in the 800m (2:28.2) and 3rd in the long jump (16′ 4.5″), and Glynnis Meade, 4th in the 3200m (12:06.99).  The Cougar Boys also finished well given the high level of competition, placing 8th as a team.  Hayden Greenbauer was 1st in the 110m hurdles (14.38), the 4x100m relay team was 4th (Sam Perez, Ryan Jones, Hayden, Joe Vasquez – 43.68) and 4x200m relay team was 3rd (Sam, Ryan, Hayden, Joe – 1:30.5).

Cardinal Relays
UIW hosted the inaugural running of this Relays only track meet on a windy Friday, February 26th.  The Girls Varsity team finished 4th out of 15 schools – impressive considering we only participated in a few events.  They won the 4x100m relay (49.56) and the Distance Medley (1200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m – 13:43) and were 2nd in the 4x200m relay (1:47.3).  The Varsity Boys were 5th out of 17 schools.  The Boys 4x100m Weight Man team was 1st (49.5), Sprint Medley (100m, 100m, 200m, 400m – 1:43.7) 2nd, 4x100m 3rd (44.91), 4x200m 4th (1:33.9), and 4x800m 6th (9:20.1).  Their Distance Medley team finished 5th (11.54.1) after having the baton accidentally kicked out of our hands during an exchange.  The other events were the 4x400m, 4x1600m, and the wild and crazy 4x100m Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Playing in the North East ISD Tourney, the Clark Cougar varsity baseball team had a tough weekend ending on a high note against Taft with a 4-0 win.  Tyler Reinagel pitched the shutout for the Cougars.  Several players hit strong for the Cougars, including Hunter McFall who scored two of the runs with a RBI double.

In softball action, the Cougars crushed the Marshall Rams 11-0.  Their were 16 hits recorded and a 5 run 4th inning and a 4 run 7th inning. Their record is now 7-5-1 with a 2-1-0 district record.

Clark JV Softball overwhelmed the Marshall Rams and defeated them 7-4.  Alexis Ensley had 2 singles with 1 RBI and threw out a runner at second base, Gabby Arguilar had a single, Nicole Colin had a single plus a double and 2 RBI’s, Courtney Johnson had 2 stolen bases including stealing home for a score, Flor Longoria had 1 single including 1 stolen base and a sacrifice bunt, Sara Arreola had 1 single and a stolen base, Kim Regino had a thunder double with 3 RBI’s including 4 strikeouts and caught a fly ball in the last inning to seal the victory. Way to go ladies!

The next game for JV is against John Jay, Tuesday at Clark 4:30 pm.  Following that, they play Saturday at O’Connor 10:00 am
The Clark JV Lady Cougars record is 2-1-1.

-D. Regino

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!

With two games left in the season, the boys varsity soccer team clinched the 28-5A title with a win over Warren 2-1 Friday evening.  Jair Rodriguez and Johnny Lawson both found the back of the net in the win.  Ranked #28 in the nation by ESPN,  the Cougars still have two regular season games left before playoffs begin.  The next is Friday against Taft.

The girls tied Warren on the same evening 0-0.  The tie eliminates them from this year’s playoffs.  Their next game is against Taft.

Cameron Dullnig

Congrats to Cameron Dullnig, a former baseball and football player at Clark.  Playing baseball at Western Carolina University, the Express News gave him “props” for his season so far.  You can read more about him here or check out his school profile.

Tickets on sale soon!

The Clark Athletic Booster Club presents the 2009-2010 Varsity Athletic Banquet, to be hosted  on Thursday, April 22nd. The evening begins at 6:00 pm, with mix and mingle time, followed by a 6:30pm program start.   The Grand Ballroom at St. George Maronite Catholic Church, 6070 Babcock Road, will be the site of this year’s event.  The emcee for the evening will be radio personality and SASports.com founder, Jay Tope.  A wonderful evening of athlete presentations, season memories, buffet dinner and scholarship awards awaits all those athletes and parents who attend.

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Javors and team top of district race

The Clark Cougar boys soccer team posted a 3-2 win over O’Connor, securing their 11th district win as well as at least a share of the District 28-5A title.  Evan Javors, Johnny Lawson and Jair Rodriguez each put one in the net for the win.  The Cougars next play 2nd place Warren on Friday and a win would give them the district title.

The softball team was also victorious on a cold and windy evening, defeating Stevens 4-0.  Henessey Soto pitched the shutout, Meagan Martinez hit a two run double and Rochelle Nash crushed the ball for a double.

The baseball team lost to Stevens and the varsity girls’ soccer team also lost to O’Connor, eliminating them from the playoffs this year.