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.

Cougars win again!

The Clark volleyball team took care of business by beating Stevens 3-0 Friday night. The games were 25-15, 25-22 and 25-17. The Cougars were led by Marcella Arellano with 14 kills and Adriana Christian who had 14 assists. The win brings Clark’s district record to 12-2 and their season record to 21-16. The Cougars have assured themselves a spot in the playoffs and now the team has a few days off before taking on Holmes on Friday, October 22nd at 5:30 in the O’Connor gym.

GO COOGS!

Arellano awarded again

The Clark volleyball team continued its ascent through the Express News rankings landing at number 8 in this week’s Area Poll, up from #9 last week. The Cougars narrowed the battle for first place in district to two teams by defeating Brandeis last week, leaving Clark and O’Connor alone at the top. O’Connor solidified that tonight with a 3-0 sweep of Brandeis.

Receiving a “Game Ball” from the Express News writers for her recent play is Marcella Arellano, who finished with 29 kills for the week. The Cougars take on Warren, Wednesday night at 7:00 at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse.

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.

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!

Adriana Christian

Clark defeated Taft 3-0 to begin district play on a dominating note. The Cougars won 25-19, 25-12 and 25-18 behind Marcella Arellano’s 16 kills. Shelby MacKenzie added 8 kills and Adriana Christian and Abigail Glosup were the assist leaders with 20 and 11 respectively.

Clark is now on a 3 game win streak as they head to the prestigious Pearland Classic tournament on Thursday.

Way to go Coogs!