Clark grad Carl O’Neal has become a real pitching asset for St. Mary’s baseball. He and the Rattlers have their sights set on the NCAA Div II Championships. Read more in the Express News.

Good Luck Carl!

The area’s best in spring sports as named by the Express News  includes some outstanding athletes from Clark  as do the All District squads for softball and baseball.

 In softball, Christina Rodriguez made the paper’s Super Team. In her senior season the Clark catcher hit .485 and was a unanimous All District selection, she will take her game to the next level at St. Mary’s University next year. Rodriguez was also selected to the Class 5A team for the area. Other softball players named to the 1st team All-District squad are Megan Aragones and Henessey Soto, both sophomore pitchers. On the All-District 2nd team is freshman  Britney Ramos, sophomore Megan Martinez and junior Rochelle Nash.

In baseball, Cougar pitcher Carl O’Neal was named to the Class 5A team and was a unanimous selection for the 28-5A 1st team All-District squad. O’Neal will play ball at St. Mary’s University next year. Also named 1st Team All District are senior Joseph Ybarra and sophomore Jason Cervantes - both unanimous selections,  senior Trey Doebbler and sophomore catcher Braden Mattson. Making All-District 2nd team is junior pitcher Vince Salazar.

In golf, junior Hunter Gathright was named to the All-Area team.

Congratulations Cougars!

Clark Cougars

Several  Clark Varsity Baseball Players have been recognized by the baseball website, SanAntonio5ABaseball.com. The site’s 2009 All San Antonio Super Team includes pitchers Carl O’Neal & Vincent Salazar, catcher Braden Mattson, outfielder Hunter McFall, and designated hitter Joseph Ybarra.  St Mary’s University bound Carl O’Neal was also a runner up for MVP.  The Cougars advanced to the second round of the 2009 playoffs and they graduate only 3 players from this year’s team.

Congratulations and best of luck in 2010!

Clark Cougars

Carl O'Neal to pitch at the next level.

Senior Carl O’Neal, who helped pitch the Clark Cougars into the 2nd round of the playoffs, committed to continuing his baseball career with the St. Mary’s Rattlers.  O’Neal, who went 10-4 this year, says he enjoyed the season because of the friends on the team and the underclassmen who were willing to listen and learn, helping what was predicted to be a middle of the road team exceed all expectations.  O’Neal, who is considering a degree in engineering, made his decision, he said, based on the academic opportunities, the coaching staff and the school’s reputation in baseball.

O’Neal will stay in form with appearances in two All Star games this summer.  Carl is the son of Kay and Dan O’Neal.  Clark Cougar baseball is coached by Aldo Velazquez.

Congratulations to Carl on a great career at Clark High School.

Except for the 2nd inning, the Clark Cougars played valiantly but fell short to Austin Westlake 5-3 in a one game elimination Area playoff game.  The Cougars jumped on the Chaps in the first inning, scoring two runs.  The top of the 2nd inning the Chaparral bats came alive and they put 5 across the plate.  Undaunted, the Cougars came back, Jonathan Fargnoli popping out on a sacrifice fly to score another run, making it 5-3 after three innings.  The Cougar defense stiffened but three double plays by the Westlake defense down the stretch killed any chance of a Cougar rally.  For a team picked early in the season to finish in the middle of the pack, this Clark team showed what a little Cougar pride and hard work can accomplish.  Congratulations for a great season, thanks to the Seniors and look for a great season next year.  The Clark Cougar varsity team is coached by Aldo Velazquez.

1st inning: Hunter McFall base hit; Braden Mattson base hit, Trey Doebbler RBI single, Jonathan Fargnoli RBI single

3rd inning: Trey Doebbler double; Jonathan Fargnoli SAC RBI (Braden Mattson scores)

7th inning: Vincent Salazar single; Jimmy Wells single

PHOTOS

Playoff shutout by O'Neal

With no runs through the first five innings, the Cougars grabbed a 3-0 lead in the sixth and beat what the Express News called “the dark horse”, South San, in the first of a three game series.  Carl O’Neal pitched the shutout for Clark.  Game 2 is tomorrow at Northside.

Nothing but heat

Congratulations to Carl O’Neal on a great profile article by Pat Turner.  You can read it here. Clark baseball has one more district game left before heading to the playoffs. They take on Holmes Friday night, May 8th at Northside Field at  7:30 p.m.

Congratulations to the Clark Cougar baseball team who defeated Taft 11-8 in district play.  Trey Doebbler smashed a homer and Vincent Salazar and Carl O’Neal took the mound for the Cougars with O’Neal securing the win.

Fargnoli's stand up triple

8 in a row. 4 by 10. 10 hits.  Any way you look at the numbers, they add up to a 10-2 District 28-5A record, 2nd in District and #6 in the city.  The Cougars walloped the” John Jays” 13-3 (an original term from the greeat guys at Clark Texas Football Club).  The Cougars jumped on them early with a 6-0 lead after two innings.  Carl O’Neal once again went the distance for the win.  Several players hit including Jonathon Fargnoli who started a double play in the fourth, tripled in the same inning and then finished the Mustangs off with a double in the fifth, ending the game as the ten run rule was reached.  Next game is a big one against district leading O’Connor on Tuesday.

Nothing but heat

Earlier this week, Carl O’Neal was named Express News Player of the Week.  After the Clark Cougars took on #6 Stevens, they’ll be calling him The Fireman.  Nothing but heat crossed the plate as O’Neal torched the Falcons for a shutout and the rest of the team hit like h-e-double-toothpicks, lighting them up for ten runs.  The final: 10-0 Clark over Stevens.  The win gives Clark a solid number two position in district, smokin’ their way towards the playoffs.  In the past four Clark wins, they’ve outscored their opponents 45-4.  THAT’S HOT!  Congrats!