Austin Wells
-Courtesy Wells family

Things get serious after Spring Break for our athletes in Track and Field, Tennis and Golf and today’s San Antonio Express News made a list of area athletes to keep an eye on in those sports. Two Clark seniors made the list:

* Austin Wells – long distance runner headed to Texas A&M in the fall. Wells is expected to outpace all area 5A runners in the 3200. The E-N list.

*David Starck – singles tennis, is the defending 27-5A champion and also placed 3rd at the Regional tourney in 2012. The E-N list.

Best of luck to these and all their teammates from Clark!

Two great victories for Clark soccer on Tuesday as the girls and boys teams rebounded from losses late last week.

The girls poured on the goals in a 9-0 win over Jay. Chloe Trevino and Hannah Jacobs had two goals a piece, while Alyssa Jacobs, Frances Moore, Jordan Leonard, Kendall Traa and Kallie Doherty each posted one goal.  The Cougars are 8-5-0 in district 27-5A and in sole possession of  4th place with three games remaining. One of those games is today against Marshall. A victory by Marshall would create a tie for the 4th and last playoff position. Clark beat Marshall 2-1 in their first meeting this season. The game starts at 5:00 at Northside field 1.

On the boys side:

Clark baseball had a good showing in the Northside Tournament over the weekend, beating Johnson (8-5), Clemens(6-1) and Steele (11-5) and dropping games to New Braunfels and Churchill. Clark pitcher Nick Van Ryan picked up two of those victories and Jared Sauceda the other.

The second district game of the season is Tuesday at 7:30 at Northside against Stevens.

Clark softball picked up five wins and a tie through two preseason tournaments and is already 1-1-0 in district play with a win over Stevens and a loss to O’Connor. Clark sophomore pitcher Mimi Felices has five wins for the season so far. The girls play Taft onTuesday at 5:00 at Northside.

Go get ‘em COOGS!

A second half goal by Manuel Garcia lifted the Clark boys to a 1-0 victory over O’Connor on Friday as the second half of the district soccer season got underway. The Cougars and Panthers battled to a 1-1 tie earlier in the season. The victory brings Clark’s district record to 4-1-4 and 9-2-5 overall. The Cougars remain at #5 in the Express News Area Rankings.

Unfortunately the girls lost to OC 2-0, but remain in 4th place in the district standings with a 5-4-0 record. They are 9-7-2 for the season.

Up next is Stevens on Tuesday at Gustafson Stadium – boys at 5:00 and girls at 7:00.

GO COOGS!!!

It was a good night for Cougar soccer on Tuesday with the boys and girls teams both posting wins. The Clark girls got off to a strong start in their 3-1 victory scoring all three goals in the opening half. Scoring for the Cougars were Alyssa Jacobs, Chloe Trevino and Lexi Platz. Platz also had a assist along with Erica Rempel and Bridgett Sumner.  The win brings their district record to 5-3-0 and 9-6-2 for the season. They’re in 4th place in district, with the second half of district play about to begin.

Next up is 3rd place O’Connor on Friday at 5:00pm at Northside #1.

In the boys game:

The Clark men’s team (ranked #5 by the SA Express News) played a tight game against Marshall resulting in a 0-0 game. Both teams concentrated on defensive play. Clark’s keeper, Preston Campbell, made numerous good saves while the defensive line continually cleared the ball. While the score doesn’t reflect it, the game intensified in the last few minutes while each team attempted to score before time ran out. Marshall’s starting line up was comprised primarily of seniors; Clark’s, mostly comprised of juniors and sophomores, making the end result an achievement all by itself.

-C. Moir

Still winning!

Congratulations to the Clark Cougars girls varsity basketball team for winning their first round playoff game vs. Corpus Christi Carroll. The Cougars, using the same high paced offense that put them in the playoffs, won 81-47. Mercedes Orozco hung 18 on Carroll while Kirsten Kramer added another 15 points. D’onna Matthews and Kristen Lye added 10 each.

A 24-8 1st qtr. set the pace for the game and the Coogs never looked back.

WAY TO GO COOGS!

Despite a strong performance on the field, Clark lost 2-1 against Boerne Champion in non- district play. Boerne scored 2 goals in the first half, one being a penalty kick. Clark held them in the second half and put one in the net off of a corner. This goal was a team effort as the ball was put in play and then passed several times before #18, Chris Pantaleon put it in the net. After this, Clark picked up the pace and had several close shots on goal but the Boerne Champion keeper managed to snag every ball. Better luck next time, Cougars!

-C.Moir

Steve Lorenz Taft pictures

Steve Lorenz Stevens pictures

Torain terrific in win

Gearing up for the playoffs, the Clark Cougars girls varsity basketball team took one step closer to securing a playoff spot by beating Marshall 81-57.  With two games left in the season, the wheels would have to come off for Clark to miss the post-season.

Like most of the Cougars wins, it was a track meet, with fast breaks and lots of scoring – and lots of Cougars scoring.  It was the third time this year the Cougars topped 80 points.  Consistent 3 point shooting and a rebound and run to the basket offense kept the Rams on their heels all night.  Kirsten Kramer, Trei Torain and Mercedes Orozco led the scoring but certainly weren’t the only ones racking up points in the boxscore.  Coach Richard Herbst was able to play most if not all of the team without an offensive letdown in the victory.

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The Clark boys cranked up the offense on Tuesday in an 82-58 win over Marshall. Shawn Gulley led the scoring with 24 and Jorden Kite was right behind him with 23. Also contributing were Justin Brickman (17), Nathan Josephs (6), Ruben Garcia (5), Marcus Hawkins (4 ) and Scotty Carl (3).

Up next is Holmes on Friday at 6:30 at Paul Taylor.

Go get ‘em Coogs!