Coaches McGhee, Alexander and Robbins

Former students, players, parents, coaches and friends gathered together for a night of memories and thanks to honor Athletic Coordinator and Head Coach Lloyd Alexander at a casual retirement party organized by the Clark Athletic Booster Club.

Several former players, including the Clark Texas Football Club, were able to give thanks and share memories of the coach who began his career at Clark the first day the doors opened.

Dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, Coach A thanked those in attendance and spoke briefly to the crowd about his appreciation for the Clark community and especially the expectation by Clark athletes and fans to win, which, he said, made his job easier.

The highlight of the evening was an announcement by Jeff Schorr, the Clark Texas Football Club founder, that their annual scholarship (this year – $3000) would from here on out be named the Lloyd Alexander scholarship.  This year’s recepient will be named in a few days.

The Clark Texas Football Club is an organization of former Clark coaches and players.

Cameron Dullnig

Congrats to Cameron Dullnig, a former baseball and football player at Clark.  Playing baseball at Western Carolina University, the Express News gave him “props” for his season so far.  You can read more about him here or check out his school profile.

Courtesy Philadelphia University

Celena Rendon, a 2006 graduate of Clark High School, was named the Philadelphia Sports Writer’s Association Player of the Year in the Central Athletic Collegiate Conference.  The talented senior played for Clark and made All District twice as well as playing in the state semifinals two years in a row.  Find out more about her on the Philadelphia University website.

Padron coached for and against Clark

O’Connor Head Football Coach and longtime Clark assistant Danny Padron has announced he’ll be leaving the high school ranks to take the head coaching position at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. Padron will take his son, Andy, along as an assistant. Andy is a former Clark quarterback.  Padron has also added Cuero coach Mark Reeve to his TLU staff. Reeve was an assistant at Clark for nine years with Padron during the 1980′s.

Padron was the head baseball coach at Clark when the school opened in 1978 and became football offensive coordinator in 1981. He spent 20 years at Clark sandwiched around a brief stint at Judson before leaving to become head football coach and athletic director at O’Connor.

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The official announcement will be made Monday.

There are now three head coaching vacancies in NISD at Clark, O’Connor and Brennan (opening in August 2010).

Rad Weaver, a former Clark Cougar All City quarterback and UT baseball player, has turned his fortune into good.  The 1994 Houston Astro draft pick, along with his wife Ashley, bought the historic Kiddie Park and have restored it for generations of San Antonians.  Read more about their story here.

Courtesy Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines’ Adam Saur (’05) has been selected as the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame – Colorado Chapter Player of the Week.  Saur, a 6’3″, 200-lb. senior wide receiver from Clark High School, was also selected as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Offensive Player of the Week.  You can read more about this Oredigger  here. Congratulations to another Clark Cougar alum in the news!

Now a Boilermaker

An interesting article on the former All-American Clark Cougar volleyball star.  Now a Purdue Boliermaker, she discusses a variety of topics, including her flair for arts and crafts as well as her goals as a freshman at the university.  You can read the entire article here.

Casanova digs deep

Clark volleyball defeated Taft in three decisive games at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse. The Cougars dominated the match winning 25-16, 25-17, 25-11. India Hartwell led Clark with 10 kills, Katlin Mazzocco had 18 assists and Vanessa Casanova had 14 digs as the Cougars brought their district record to 5-2.

Next up is Holmes, coached by Clark alum, Melissa Thrailkill (’05). Thrailkill is busy taking what she learned from her state championship team at Clark and using it to turn around the program at Holmes. Click and read about it in a recent  Express-News article.

Courtesy Texas A&M

2006 Clark Cougar graduate and current Texas A&M Aggie senior outside hitter Mary Batis has been named the National Player of the Week by College Volleyball Update.  Battis led the Cougars while at Clark to the state tournament and received numerous awards at the local, state and national levels.  You can read more about this award here or more about Mary here.

Dullnig now pitching

Former Clark baseball player Cameron Dullnig is now a pitcher and shortstop for the Western Carolina Catamounts.  For more on his story, read this article by Pat Turner.