All Area/District teams announced

Several Clark Cougars from this year’s fall athletic seasons were peppered throughout the Express-News’ annual recognitions of local players.  28-5A All District Teams were also named in volleyball (Clark football All District awards were released earlier and can be found here). Complete lists can be found here.

Congratulations to each on their individual accolades and representing Tom C. Clark High School in the stadiums, gyms and fields.

ALL AREA FOOTBALL PLAYERS

ALL DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

CROSS COUNTRY CLASS TEAM

The varsity football team finished #2 in the area rankings after a 13-1 season which took them to the state quarterfinals.  They were #1 in the KSAT 12 rankings and #10 in the Associated Press (AP) rankings.

Shantel Swift

David Scorcelletti

Congratulations to Shantel Swift and David Scorcelletti as they represented Clark at the State Cross Country meet. It was hot, hilly and the competition fierce, but an experience they will never forget. A huge thanks to the Cougarettes and Drum Line and everyone who participated in their send off on Friday. Pictures of the send off and meet can be found here . Complete results at http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/cross_country/state/index.html/.

-Rose Meade

Photo by Lisa Wells

Clark’s Varsity teams both fared well with 3rd place finishes at the NISD meet on Saturday, October 10th.  Twenty five teams covered the course at Hardin Athletic Complex on a cool, overcast morning.  Shantel Swift (12:31) was 2nd in the 2 mile girls race and Glynnis Meade was 4th (12:36).  Rounding out the team scoring were Mel Schwartz (13:31), Shaneve Swift (13:36), and Katherine Ritchie (13:42).  The boys team were led by 5th/6th place David Scorcelletti (16:41) and Austin Wells (16:42) for the 3 mile course.  Jose Sierra (17:15), Ryan Pavlich (17:29), and Jim Wells (18:21) were next in for the Cougars.  Pictures of the Varsity and JV races can be found at http://clarkcrosscountry2009.shutterfly.com/.

The JV teams will be at the Central Catholic Relays on Wednesday, and Varsity will travel to Seguin on Saturday.  Countdown to District – 3 weeks!

-Rose Meade

Clark runners at "1st" meet

With the first meet of the season canceled by weather (curiously), Coach Ager and the Clark Cougar Varsity team invited the Warren Warriors over to familiar ground – the Clark cross country course.  Finishing 1st and 2nd for the girls 2 mile were Shantel Swift (12:43) and Glynnis Meade (12:44), followed by teammates Stacey Wilkins (13:45), Melanie Schwartz (14:13) and Shaneve Swift (14:14).  The boys were led by David Scorcelletti (16:44) and Jose Sierra (16:45), finishing 2nd and 3rd overall, followed by Austin Wells (17:16), James Leopold (17:33) and Ryan Pavlich (18:20) for the 3 mile course.

Next up for the team is the NEISD meet at Brooks City Base.  Check out our pictures at http://clarkcrosscountry2009.shutterfly.com/

Sam Perez, a varsity Clark track athlete, participated in the AAU National Track and Field meet at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa this week.  He placed 42nd out of 65 athletes (Young Men’s division) in the 800m run prelims with a time of 2:04.  The top 12 moved on to the Finals.  He reached the meet by qualifying 2nd in the Regional meet with a time of 2:01.74.  He placed 18th at Regionals in the 400m with a time of 54.10.

Others Cougars participating in Regionals:
Shantel Swift, 2nd in the 400m, 58.81; 7th in the 800m, 2:28.62; 1st in Long Jump, 17ft, 11 inches; 2nd in Triple Jump, 36 feet (Intermediate division) but was unable to attend the National meet
Morgan Thomas, tied for 3rd in Pole Vault, 13 feet (Young Men’s division)

Congratulations and here’s to a great season!