Pasadena volleyball tops Texas City 3-2 in UIL district play

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PASADENA, TEXAS (October 9, 2026) The Pasadena High School volleyball teams swept a three-level match on Thursday evening, downing the Texas City Stingarees in freshmen, junior varsity and varsity action. The matches were held at Barfield Gymnasium on the campus of Pasadena High School.

The varsity tallied a 3-2 win over Texas City, the match coming down to a crucial fifth set. The Lady Eagles won the first, fourth, and fifth sets to take the match by the scores of 25-18, 22-25, 18-25, 25-12 and 15-13.

At the junior varsity level, Pasadena topped Texas City 25-13, 25-15. The freshmen squad added to the trifecta with a 2-0 win (25-12, 25-13).

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Earlier in the season, the Lady Eagles varsity faced Texas City twice and split the matches. On August 29, Pasadena won 2-0 (25-22, 26-24) in the Dobie Longhorns tournament. Five days later (September 4), Texas City came out on top in both teams first district matchup 3-1 (22-25, 14-25, 25-22, 23-25).

Prior to the varsity match, senior middle blocker Kirstin Kelly (shown left with Pasadena HS head volleyball coach Carmen Martinez) was honored for being the second Pasadena volleyball player in school history to achieve the century mark (100-plus) in career blocks.