A loss by the Clark girls soccer team on Tuesday and wins by Taft and Marshall led to the Cougars missing  the playoffs by the narrowest of margins. Still tied for 3rd place heading into Tuesday’s games the Cougars either needed their own win or a loss by Taft or Marshall to make it to the postseason in one of  the 4 playoff spots. In the end 4th place Marshall got in with a 9-5-2 district record, Clark is 9-6-1. Taft took third place at 10-6-0.

Looking ahead: the Cougars lose 8 seniors but will return 17 players from this year’s squad next year, including top goal scorers – Freshman Chloe Trevino and Sophomore Blair Socha and a host of other top performers. Congratulations on a season well played!

The Clark boys, who locked up the postseason early, may have been guilty of looking ahead as they lost a 1-0 game to O’Connor. They enter the playoffs as the number two team in district 27-5A likely playing 28 5A third place team Corpus Christi Carroll next week.

GO COOGS!

Northside ISD boys soccer heavyweights Clark and Jay battled to a 0-0 tie on the pitch over the weekend. The defensive battle in gusty winds was in sharp contrast to the first match up between the two teams on January 31st, which Jay won in the closing seconds 4-3. Saturday’s game leaves the Mustangs in first place with a 9-0-2 record and Clark right behind them at 9-1-2.

The news was better for the Clark girls who beat Jay 2-0 with goals from Blair Socha and Kendall Traa. Action resumes for both teams on Friday with games against Warren at the Northside fields on Loop 410 and Culebra. Girls start at 5:00 and the boys at 7:00.

GO COOGS!!!

Frances Moore

The Clark boys and girls soccer teams added another notch to their respective win columns on Tuesday with victories over Taft. The girls won 3-2 with goals from Frances Moore, Monique Rempel and Chloe Trevino. Blair Socha helped it happen with 2 assists and goalkeeper Hollis Scheffler had six saves. Their district record is now 5-3-1.

In the boys game the Cougars won 5-3  with a goal and an assist each from Vinnie Guerrero, Yamil Alvarado and Manuel Garcia and goals from Alex Martinez and Tristan Cavazos. Romero Villalvazo and Carlos Sepulveda also had assists. The win brings their district record to 7-1-1.

Both teams play Marshall on Friday at Farris, the girls at 5:00 and boys following at 7:00.

GO COOGS!

The Clark girls soccer team is on a 4 game district win streak and the boys have won 3 district games in a row following their only loss of the season in the closing seconds against Jay last month. The girls have posted wins against Jay, Warren, Stevens and Holmes by a combined total of 10 goals to one.  The goals have come from Blair Socha (3), Chloe Trevino (3), Monique Rempel, Andrea Romero, Alyssa Jacobs and Bridget Sumner with the tough Cougar defense taking care of the rest. The girls are now 4-2-1 in district play with a match against O’Connor on Friday at Farris at 5:00.

The Clark boys have been a scoring machine, taking the last three district games 14 goals to 2 against Warren, Stevens and Holmes. Netting goals for the Coogs  in just those three district games were Jair Rodriguez, Yamil Alvarado (2), Romero Villalvazo, Chris Miller, Carlos Sepulveda (4), Alex Martinez, Manuel Garcia (2) and John Cintron. Clark is 6-1-0 in district. They play O’Connor on Friday at 7:00 at Farris.

GO COOGS!!!

Perez scolds the Huskies

Both Clark varsity basketball teams and soccer teams were victorious in their games in district play.

Perhaps the most dramatic win came as the boys basketball team was down by 2 points with :01 left in their overtime game with Holmes.  Adam Perez floated a three pointer over the Huskie defense to give the Cougars a one point win 49-48.  The boys are currently 3rd in the district standings with 3 games left on the schedule.

On the girls side, Donna Matthews led all scorers with 9 points as Clark easily defeated the Huskies 44-27.  The win gives the Cougars a 19-12 record.  A Clark win in their final game combined with Jay losses in their next two games keeps the Cougars’ playoff hopes alive.

Blair Socha and Chloe Treviño each had a goal to lead the Clark girls soccer team over Warren 2-1.  On the boys side, a 5-2 blowout of the Warriors led by Carlos Sepulveda’s hat trick gave the boys an easy win.

Clark boys soccer notched another district win on Tuesday, beating Marshall 4-0. Goals came from the feet of Jair Rodriguez, Vinnie Guerrero and Yamil Alvarado who had two – Carlos Sepulveda had two assists. This follows a weekend of tournament play in Boerne’s Hill Country Shoot Out where they beat Lee and Boerne Champion and tied last year’s State Semifinalist Brownsville Porter in a 3-3 scorefest and Austin’s St Stephens 1-1.

The Clark boys are now 7-0-2, ranked second in the San Antonio area and now recognized nationally with a fresh appearance in the ESPN Fab 50 High School rankings at #50 – the only San Antonio school in the rankings.

The Clark girls continue to play tough, battling Marshall to a 2-2 tie on Tuesday. Cougar goals came from Alyssa Jacobs and Briana Saldana with an assist from Blair Socha. District play continues at noon on Saturday with a Farris stadium showdown against Brandeis – the boys game follows at 2:00.

GO COOGS!!! BEAT BRANDEIS!!!

The Clark boys soccer team cranked up the scoring to finish the New Braunfels tournament with a 3-0 record. After defeating Boerne Champion 1-0 on Friday the Cougars beat Pflugerville Connally 4-0 in the first game on Saturday and Smithson Valley 4-0 in the second. Goals came from Jair Rodriguez, Vinnie Guerrero, Carlos Sepulveda and John Cintron in the first game. Sepulveda had two in the second game and Rodriguez had one along with Yamil Alvarado.

After winning their first game on Friday, the Clark girls lost a close game to Judson on Saturday in the Northside tournament 2-1. Blair Socha scored for the Cougars. The second game was a 0-2 loss to  Boerne Champion.

Both girls and boys teams open district on Tuesday against Taft at Farris with the boys starting at 5:00 and girls at 7:00.

GO COOGS!!!

The Clark boys soccer team suffered their first district loss of the season on Tuesday at Northside. The second place Warren Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the first half and finished the game with a second half goal for a 2-0 win.

The loss does not affect Clark’s hold on first place in the district.

On the girls side, Clark came away with a 2-2 tie against Warren. Blair Socha and Andrea Romero scored for the Cougars.

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!

The Clark boys soccer team found the back of the net twice on Saturday, beating Jay 2-0. Johnny Lawson and Oscar Barboza scored one goal a piece, bringing the Cougars’ district record to 3-0-1 and keeping them on top of the district standings.

Meanwhile, the Clark girls unleashed a barrage of goals in their 6-0 victory over Jay. Scoring for the Coogs: Frances Moore, Andrea Romero, Blair Socha, Briana Burtone and Briana Aguirre. The game was the first district win for Clark this year, but the season is young!

Both teams face Stevens on Wednesday. GO COOGS!