All Arellano

The Express News released the All Area and All District teams for football, volleyball and cross country for the 2010 season.  Congratulations to Marcella Arellano, who received All Area and All District honors while teammates Jenn Garrett, and Kayci Murphy were selected to the All-District 27-5A teams.  Marcella and Jenn were unanimous decisions..  Second teamers included Shelby MacKenzie and Nicole Rehm.

Clark also stood out among cross country runners, with Austin Wells and Glynnis Meade making the All Area teams.

The Express News lists all the players in today’s edition.

Clark Volleyball

The Clark volleyball team fought back from a 2-0 deficit in Tuesday’s district championship game to take the third game and then threatened to take the match to five games, but fell just short, losing 25-20 in the 4th.  Marcella Arellano and Jenn Garrett led the work at the net with 10 kills each. Arellano added 17 digs to that and Nicole Rehm had 16 more. Leading with assists were Kayci Murphy with 17 and Adriana Christian with 12.

The loss means the Cougars face Brandeis on Friday at 6:00pm at Paul Taylor to determine the 2nd place team in district leading into the playoffs. Lots of great volleyball ahead for Clark!

Read about the game in the Express News

Marcella Arellano

The Clark volleyball team pushed their win streak to ten matches in a row Friday against Jay. Winning 3-1 wasn’t easy with Jay taking the first game 25-23, while Clark won the next two 25-14 and 25-17. The final game was a battle, with Clark finally winning  32-30.  Leading the way was Marcella Arellano with 17 kills and 20 digs and Kayci Murphy added 18 assists.

The win brings the Cougar’s district record to 11-1. They remain tied with O’Connor for first place in district.

WAY TO GO COOGS!

Rehm digs deep again

The Clark volleyball team rolled over Taft 3-0 on Wednesday night at Paul Taylor, bringing their win streak to 7 straight matches. The Cougars won 25-8, 25-17, 25-17 with 12 kills from Marcella Arellano and 11 from Jenn Garrett. Kayci Murphy added 16 assists and Adriana Christian had 13 while E’sjah Booker came up with 12 digs and Nicole Rehm added 10 more.

With the win Clark stays tied for first place in district along with O’Connor and Brandeis. Next up is Marshall on Friday  in the O’Connor gym at 5:30. Show up and support your Cougars!

Jenn Garrett

The Clark Cougars volleyball team defeated the O’Connor Panthers 3-2  in action at Paul Taylor.  It was the first time a Clark volleyball team has even won a single set against the Panthers since 2006 and the first time Clark has won a game  against O’Connor  since ?.  The win puts the district race into a three-way tie for first between the Cougars, the “brandies” and the Panthers.

Outstanding play came from several Cougars, including Kayci Murphy, Marcella Arellano, E’sjah Booker, Jennifer Garrett, Nicole Rehm, Adriana Christian and Shelby MacKenzie.

THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT!  Great job, ladies!

Express News article

Arellano a force at the net

The Clark Cougars volleyball team shot down Stevens in three straight games  for their 3rd consecutive District 27-5A win.  While each game became a little tougher (25-17, 25-21, 25-22), the Cougars held on to raise their district record to 5-1 and their overall record to 13-15.

Kayci Murphy served up to aces and had 18 assists while Marcella Arellano had 12 kills and 11 digs, bringing her total kills this year to over 240.

The ladies next match is a non-district set against Steele Friday.

Way to go COOGS!

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.

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!

The Clark Cougars volleyball team lost their first match of the season, 0-3, playing against the #1 ranked Churchill Chargers at Paul Taylor.  The Cougars lost 15-25, 15-25 and 13-25 in the match.  It was the 9th straight loss to Churchill by Clark.  Marcella Arellano delivered 7 kills in the match and Kayci Murphy and Abigail Glosup each had 7 assists in the effort.  You can read more about the match in the Express News.

The Cougars regroup to face another NEISD foe, MacArthur on Wednesday at 7pm.

The Clark Cougar volleyball team continued their winning ways in District 28-5A with a 3-0 thrashing of Jay, 25-18, 25-13, and a 28-6 beat down.  Katlin Mazzocco set up the Cougars with 18 assists, Vanessa Casanova served an ace and had 12 digs, Kacyi Murphy also served an ace, Jennifer Garrett took care of the net with 3 blocked shots and Claire Webster had 9 kills.  The win gives the Cougars a 17-16 record on the year and a 9-3 district mark.