Hey Cougar fans – sorry for such a delayed posting!!! Your Clark Cougars took on the Rams from Marshall last Friday on a perfect night for Texas football. It may have been Marshall’s Homecoming, but it was definitely Clark’s night. Your Cougars scored through the air, on the ground, and defensively!! R’mani Bettis started off the scoring on a 40-yard pass from Trenton Ford early in the second quarter. Near the end of the third quarter, Sam Carter stripped the ball from a Ram running back, and took it 58 yards for the second touchdown of the night. After the Rams managed their only touchdown of the evening, the Cougars’ own Brandon Valle scored on a 5-yard run to seal the victory. Nick Gonsalves was perfect on PATs, and the Cougars had themselves a 21-7 victory. The Clark defense was tough again, causing the Rams to turnover the ball three times. The Cougars take their 4-2 District record back to Farris this Friday when they host Huskies from Holmes.

Our Lady Cougars went 5 sets against Warren’s volleyball team last night at Paul Taylor Field House. 17-25, 25-11,27-25, 18-25 and 15-11. Senior Katie Mattson had 34 kills and 35 digs; Madison Wood had 37 digs and two aces and Kelly Cavanaug had 37 assists. Clark is ranked 2nd in District. Their first playoff game will be Monday, November 4th, at 7:00pm, playing Southwest at South San High School. Go Lady Coogs!

Disappointing, that  is the best word to describe Region this year. Clark had a hard draw, probably the second hardest first round draw in the tournament, NEISD champions Reagan. The Rattlers are unusually deep this year, with players able to specialize in doubles  or singles instead of playing both. The Coogs fought valiantly, but went down 10-3.

Great teamwork is contributing to Clark’s five game winning streak defeating Marshall, Brandeis and Jay in the last week. Their record in district play stands at 11-3, second behind O’Connor who remains undefeated in the district. Lady Cougars are ranked 8th in this weeks Express News volleyball rankings. Two district games remain – Friday the 25th at 5:30 against Holmes and Tuesday the 29th at 5:30 against Warren. Both games will be played at Paul Taylor Gym.

After placing 1st in District for the 23rd year in a row, Clark tennis team places 1st in the Area!

After beating Health Careers, 10-3, they grab another 1st!

Water Polo Championships were held on October 4th and 5th. The Alamo Cup was held at the Northside Aquatics Center. The Clark Girls competed against O’Connor in the Championship game. After an exciting overtime duel, the O’Connor girls pulledout the win. Clark Girls finished 2nd and the Boys finished 5th.

Your Clark Cougars hosted the Mustangs from Jay at Farris Stadium last night. Clark got on the board early on a 73-yard run by Senior Brandon Valle in the opening minutes. Valle added another rushing touchdown in the first quarter to give the Cougs an early 14-0 lead. Jay, using some well-timed trick plays, finally got on the board, and posted a second touchdown to even the score before the end of the first quarter. Clark took a 20-14 lead into the locker room at halftime on a third touchdown run from Valle. After a fourth quarter score by the Mustangs, Clark was down 21-20, but had the ball with just over 4 minutes in the game. On the shoulders of Valle, the Cougs were able to get into field goal range, and Senior Nick Gonsalves put the pigskin through the uprights with a minute and a half left on the clock. The Clark defense held their ground, forcing Jay to turn the ball over on downs to seal the game. The Cougars will take their 3-2 District record on the road next week to Marshall at Farris Stadium.

Senior, Katie Mattson, was named Player of the Week by San Antonio Express News

for her performance in the Clark-Taft Volleyball game. Way to go, Katie!http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/high_school/high_school_volleyball/article/H-S-volleyball-E-N-Area-rankings-and-Rewind-4894883.php

Your Clark Cougars faced the Broncos from Brandeis Friday night under the lights at Farris stadium. The Cougars got on the scoreboard first when Senior Nick Gonsalves nailed a season long 40-yard field goal through the uprights. The Cougar defense held the potent Bronco offense scoreless for the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Brandeis offense heated up, putting 21 points on the board. The Cougars added another field goal from Gonsalves, this time from 39 yards, before half time. Unfortunately, that would be all the scoring the Cougs could manage against the tough Broncos’ defense, with the final score being a 35-6 loss. The Cougars will take their 2-2 district record to Farris stadium on Thursday this week when they host the Mustangs from Jay.

New head tennis coach Marco Valdez extended Clark’s District  Championship winning streak to 23 straight  Saturday, Octber 12, 2013 at the Northside Tennis Center.