Women make up 60 percent of the student body at Clark but are only 42 percent of student athletes. Clark, governed by Title IX, states that it maintains equal access to teams for men and women players, however the college is still having a hard time recruiting enough women athletes […]
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Women’s Soccer Finishes Runner Up In NWAC Championship
The return of Clark sports marked a memorable season for the women’s soccer team. The team won the South Division of the Northwestern Athletic Conference, ultimately winning 14 games in a row with an undefeated record before losing to Peninsula College 1-0 in the Northwestern Athletic Conference Championship on Nov. […]
Clark Athletics Return With Fan Attendance
Your Clark Penguins are back in action on the field, on the court, and most recently, in the bleachers. Soccer, volleyball, cross-country, and basketball all returned this fall, with fans back in the stands to cheer them on. According to Laura LeMasters, director of the athletics program, students began showing […]
Clark Adheres to NWAC COVID-19 Protocol, Temporarily Knocking Four Volleyball Athletes From Play
COVID-19 is still creating disruptions at Clark College despite a gradual return to normalcy, this time affecting the athletics department. The women’s volleyball team only had seven out of 11 players available in their 0-3 loss on Friday, Oct. 22, against Lane Community College. The remainder of the roster included […]
Intramurals Return With Fresh Opportunities
Summer may have ended, but time spent outdoors is always time well spent in the Pacific Northwest. Clark College’s in-person return presents many new and returning opportunities for students this fall. Intramurals, one of the school’s programs that were halted due to the pandemic, are back in action, looking to […]
Meet Clark’s 2021 Men’s and Women’s Soccer Recruits
Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at Clark have not seen action on the field in well over a year. This season, that is changing for both teams as they welcome a new class of athletes who will be allowed to play. The women’s recruitment class is one to […]
Clark’s Soccer Team Signs New Recruit
In April, Clark’s soccer team announced the signing of La Center High School’s Brendon Leach. After discussing with his family, Leach had to make a difficult decision on where he wanted to attend college. He said the pandemic made that decision very easy. The 18-year-old senior said he chose […]
WHY Racing Hosts Modified Spring Classic Amidst Pandemic
Vancouver-based WHY Racing successfully held their second in-person event of 2021, the Spring Classic. The event used masks, health checks, and staggered starts to keep athletes safe. In order to meet statewide safety requirements, WHY scaled back with the event’s festivities. For the first time since March 2020, vendors and […]
Penguin Baseball Players Privatize Team After Clark Cancels Their Season
Clark announced that their baseball team, The Penguins, will not play this season due to COVID-19. After their second cancelled season in a row, they formed a privatized team. Once the team got the news, they decided it wasn’t going to stop them from playing for another year. The […]
Spring Sports Shelved Until Further Notice
As spring rounds the corner, Clark College has made the difficult decision to continue postponing sports through spring term. This decision comes after it was announced that, starting Feb. 15, Clark County would enter the second phase of Washington’s “Roadmap to Recovery” plan. The Northwest Athletic Conference recently updated its […]