Miller earns trip to Olympic trials

Chelsea Miller, Clark class of 2010, recently qualified for the Olympic swimming trials at a meet in College Station.  Her winning time of 2:35.80 in the 200m Breaststroke earns her a trip to Omaha next summer to attempt to make the US Olympic swim team.

Chelsea is a swimmer at Boise State University.

Congratulations!!

In addition to the 17 Clark baseball and softball players on the All District teams this year four spring athletes landed on the Express News All Area lists.

Braden Mattson was named to the E-N Super Team for baseball. The TCU bound catcher was also on the All-Area list for the second consecutive season. Also named All-Area for baseball is infielder Hunter McFall who will continue his baseball career at Texas Tech. Clark’s exciting 4-3 win over O’Connor was listed among the best games of the season.

Henessey Soto was named to the softball All-Area team. Soto, a junior pitcher, was also the District 27-5A Most Valuable Player for 2011.

In tennis, Clark’s Justin Randell was named to the All-Area team in Boy’s Singles. Randell is a senior.

Congratulations to all these Cougars and their teammates for representing Clark, Texas so well!

Clark Cougars

Following successful seasons for both teams Clark baseball placed 10 players on the All District team and 7 Clark softball players made their All District squad.

For softball:  Henessey Soto and Dani Nash were unanimous 1st team picks. Also making 1st team were Megan Martinez, Britney Ramos and Liz Rodriguez. Named to 2nd Team All District were Megan Aragones and Jeslene Renteria.

For baseball: Pitcher Chris Werland, Infielders Jason Cervantes and Hunter McFall, Outfielder Robert Martin, Catcher Braden Mattson and Utility Matt Cohen were all named 1st Team All District.

Infielder Chad Dullnig and Outfielder Ed Moore made 2nd Team All District and Ryan Skowronski and John Henderson were Honorable Mention All District.

The coaching staff at Clark will have new and new and familiar faces next year, most notably on the football sidelines and on the track.  Jeff Althof, who left for a position coaching at Abilene and Travis Price, who’s joining his brother’s business, have left a void in the football program.  Staying within the NISD and Clark families, both positions have been filled.

Justin Abt, a former Clark and Rice player, joins the football coaching staff, coming from Hobby Middle school.  Abt was a 2003 graduate of Clark  and a two-year all-District 28-5A free safety.  He was named the district’s most valuable defensive player in 2002 and was a first team on the San Antonio Express-News’ all-city super team.  At Rice, he played all four years.

Bobby Allen, the head track coach at SA Marshall, also joins the staff as an assistant in football and Clark’s new head boys track coach.  Rodney Wilson, Clark’s current head track coach, moves to the Offensive Coordinator position for football and will be the assistant boys track coach.

Congratulations to each and it’s a great day to be a Clark Cougar!

The 10th Annual Clark, Texas Football Club Scholarship Golf Tournament is just around the corner.  June 18th at Silverhorn Golf Course, the tourney is the yearly fundraiser for a scholarship awarded to a graduating Clark  football senior. With an impressive streak of every student awarded the scholarship either graduated or scheduled to graduate from college, the money donated is certainly put to good use by the recipient.

Clark, Texas Football Club is a non-profit association organized to promote camaraderie and contact among former players, coaches, and supporters of Tom Clark Cougar High School Football.   For more information, if you want to play or donate, or if you would like to be a sponsor, contact the club at ctfc@satx.rr.com

You can also find them on facebook. To learn more about the origins of “Clark, Texas” read here.