T. Wood and E. Bergman reject Huskies

The Clark Cougars varsity volleyball team, led by a tenacious offense and an unforgiving defense, harassed the Holmes Huskies and walked away with a 3-0 match and victory.  Game 1 for the Cougars looked grim as they fell behind 3-7, 11-16 and 18-21 before stormin’ back for the win.  Senior Kate Mazzocco served an ace to tie the game at 21.  India Hartwell followed with a kill and the Cougars didn’t look back on their way to a 25-21 victory.

Game 2 was much easier as the Cougars put the Huskies away early 25-16.  Game 3 was tied at 19-19. The Cougars then went on a run that included another kill by Hartwell  followed immediately by a kill from Kayla Jarzombek and a tap by Claire Webster.  The final score was 25-20.

The Cougars are now 14-15 on the year and 6-2 at the end of the 1st half of district.

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The Clark Cougar varsity volleyball team lost to the O’Connor Panthers for their second district loss. India Hartwell had 2.5 blocks, Kate Mazzocco placed 10 assists, Marcella Arellano pulled out 11 digs and Claire Webster posted 6 kills.

Clark beats Jay

The Clark Cougar volleyball team posted another district win with a 3-0 victory over the John Jay Mustangs.  Games one and two (25-14 and 25-17) weren’t even close and Clark won game three 25-22.  Kayla Jarzombek delivered 8 kills and an ace, Kate Mazzocco had 15 assists and an ace, Vanessa Casanova protected the back line with 22 digs and India Hartwell took care of the net with 2 blocks.  The Cougars are now 3-1 in district play.

The next game is against O’Connor Friday night.  Looking for something to do?  Show up, be loud and support Clark Cougar Volleyball.

Congratulations!

Clark beat Marshall in four games 25-22, 25-16, 18-25, 25-13 as the volleyball team improved its district record to 2-1. Leading the Cougars in assists was Kate Mazzocco with 24 , India Hartwell had 17 kills and Vanessa Casanova had 10 digs. Clark takes on Jay at Paul Taylor Field House on Wednesday, September 9th.

Katlin Mazzocco celebrates point

Clark volleyball notched its first district win of the season with a victory over the Stevens Falcons at Paul Taylor Field House. The Cougars won in straight games 25-17, 25-19, 25-20. Marcella Arellano and Claire Webster led the way with 11 kills each. Arellano also had 15 digs and setter Kate Mazzocco had 15 assists. Next for Clark  is a match up with Marshall on Friday, September 4th at 7:00 p.m. at O’Connor.

Clark Volleyball

The Clark Cougars volleyball team fell to 3-4 on the year with a loss to Incarnate Word High School 17-25, 17-25, 12-25.  Kate Mazzocco had 12 assists, Marcela Arrellano served up 2 aces and had 12 digs and Tarah Wood had 4 kills and 5 solo blocks.

Casanova digs deep

The Clark Cougar varsity volleyball team started well but couldn’t hold on for a win against Johnson in volleyball.  Clark won  the first two games, 25-20.  In game two, the Cougars led by as much as 5 during the midpoint of the game but Johnson tied it all up at 17.  Clark then took control to win but the tables were turned in game three as Johnson outscored the Cougars, also by a score of 25-20.  (continue reading…)

In the opening game of the 2009 season for both schools, the Clark Cougars fell to Churchill three games to one.  Clark got into a hole early losing game one 16-25 and game two 22-25 but rallied to win the third 26-24.  The Chargers took control of game four winning 25-11 to take the match.  Senior Kate Mazzocco tallied 13 assists,  India Hartwell delivered 10 kills, Vanessa Casanova had 13 digs and Kayci Murphy registered 3 service aces for the evening.

Clark volleyball is set to begin Monday, August 10th at 5:30 at NEISD’s Littleton Gym with the traditional season opener against Churchill. Always a classic, this year’s matchup pits the Cougars against the number seven ranked Chargers. Clark graduated ten players from last season’s team and will be led this year three returning seniors: Kate Mazzocco, Kayla Jarzombek and Claire Webster, who was selected by the Express News as a “Player to Watch” in District 28 5A.  Coach Kristen Daniell’s young team will hit the ground running with two games and a tournament in this first week of the season. Check the schedule on this website for times and locations. GO COOGS!