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.

Pasadena Eagles down South Houston in UIL volleyball action

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By Chris Price 

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SOUTH HOUSTON, TEXAS (September 25, 2026)  The Pasadena High School varsity volleyball team faced South Houston High School on Friday evening for the second time this season and came out on top for the second time in 2026.

The Lady Eagles downed the Lady Trojans in straight sets, 3-0. In the first set, the Eagles took a 1-0 lead with the score of 25-9. In the second set, the score was a bit closer, with Pasadena going 2-0 in the match with the score of 25-17.

In the third set, the Lady Eagles clinched the match, 25-12 for the second win of the season against South Houston.

Earlier in the season, on August 18, Pasadena defeated South Houston, at Barfield Gymnasium 3-0.

With the win, The Lady Eagles move to 11-14 on the season, while the Lady Trojans fall to 3-23.

Next up for Pasadena will be a Tuesday, September 29 home matchup against the Santa Fe Indians, while South Houston will play Friendswood on the road. Both matches are scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. CDT start.

Pasadena Eagles post 2-1 record after Day 1 of Jason Landers Volleyball Tournament

Pasadena MH Kristin Kelly (13) serving
against Travis High School. 

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AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 13, 2026) After defeating Baytown Lee in straight sets (25-8, 25-7, 25-6) on Tuesday night, the Pasadena High School varsity volleyball team headed to Austin to compete in the Jason Landers Volleyball Tournament, hosted by Austin ISD. The Lady Eagles, who placed 5th in last year’s tournament, were seeded in Pool 4 for Thursday’s matches.

In their first contest of the tournament, Pasadena faced off against Austin LASA at Bowie High School. LASA, who placed 30th in last year’s tourney (3-5), fought a good fight against the Eagles, with Pasadena taking the match 25-22, 25-23.

Their second match in Austin, Pasadena took on Austin Travis High School, who placed 35th in the 2025 tournament with a 1-7 record. The Lady Eagles had no problem with the Lady Rebels, downing them 25-9, 25-14.

In the night cap match, Pasadena took on a stubborn Fort Bend Elkins squad, who was the 19th place team in 2025. After battling back-and-forth with the lead changing many times, the Lady Eagles dropped a 2-0 decision (16-25, 26-28) to Elkins.

After Day 1 of the tourney, Pasadena stands at 2-1, with a 3-1 record for the season. On Friday, they will take on Brownsville Rivera ECHS (2-0)  at 11 a.m., followed by San Antonio Churchill (3-0) at 12 noon. The Lady Eagles will face San Antonio Marshall (2-1) in their final match of the day, with first serve scheduled at 2 p.m. All three matches on Friday will be at Austin Bowie High School.

Pasadena holds home-court edge over Crosby in Tuesday matchup

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PASADENA, TEXAS (October 14, 2025) Tonight at 6:30 p.m., the Pasadena Eagles will host the Crosby Cougars in an important District 18-5A volleyball match. Pasadena comes in with a strong 20–9 record, while Crosby sits at 12–21.

Pasadena has been dominant at home, going 8–4 on their court, and their district play is rocking at 6–2.  Crosby, meanwhile, is 4–5 in district matches and 3–6 in away games.

In their last meeting on September 19, Pasadena defeated Crosby in straight sets: 25-23, 25-19, 25-20. That win gives Pasadena some confidence tonight. But Crosby isn’t a team to count out; they will try to show big improvement.

When you look at the stats, it’s close but leans Pasadena. For kills, Crosby has 838 and Pasadena 871. On serving aces, Crosby has 169, while Pasadena has 197, Pasadena holds a slight edge  In digs, Crosby has 1,659, just ahead of Pasadena’s 1,619

Pasadena will want to use their home crowd and solid serving to pressure Crosby. Crosby must be sharp with passing and staying consistent in rallies if they have hope.

The fans should get a competitive match. I expect Pasadena to pull ahead, but Crosby might make them sweat late.

Pasadena Volleyball sweeps Randle at home

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PASADENA, TEXAS (AUGUST 22, 2025) After suffering  a 3-1 defeat to Angleton High School on Tuesday evening, the Pasadena High School volleyball team rebounded with a decisive 3-0 win over Richmond Randle High School on Friday evening at Pasadena's Barfield Gym.

The Lady Eagles' straight set win (25-18, 25-23- and 25-22) pushed their season record to 9-4 while they remained undefeated at home. Randle dropped to a 5-8 record 

The Eagle volleyballers are led in the stats column by senior setter Caryme Molina, with 83 kills, 19 serving aces and 95 digs.  She is joined by junior Kirstin Kelly, who leads the team with 13 blocks, sophomore Alehtse Vela with 84 kills, and Marleen Chavez with 98 receptions. All mentioned statistics were a achieved prior to Friday night's contest

In sub-varsity action, the freshmen Lady Eagles beat Randle 25-22 and 25-12. The Pasadena junior varsity volleyballers fell to the Lions 17-25 and 21-25.

Looking ahead, the Lady Eagles stay at home for their next match. On Tuesday, August 26, they’ll face Goose Creek Memorial in another non-district game starting at 6:30 p.m.

Pasadena Eagles advance to Gold Bracket Finals of Jason Lander Volleyball Invitational

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AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 15, 2025) After going 2-1 in their three matches on Friday at the Jason Landers Volleyball Invitational, the Pasadena High School volleyball team advanced to the Gold Bracket for Saturday's finals.

The Lady Eagles started the day with a 2-0 win over Austin LBJ Early College High School by the score of 25-20, 25-9. In their second match of the day, they overcame a game one loss (19-25) to take game two (25-22) and game three (25-19) to push their tournament record to 5-0. The final match of the day saw Pasadena facing Cedar Park Vista Ridge, with the Lady Eagles falling to the Lady Rangers 12-25 and 23-25. The Lady Rangers finished in first place in the bracket with Pasadena placing second.

Pasadena, who is ranked sixth going into Saturday's finals matches, will face top-seeded Austin High School with an 8 a.m. start at Bowie High School. 

The Jason Lander Invitational hosted 36 high school teams from around Texas in this year's tournament. 

Pasadena Volleyball heads to Austin for Jason Lander Invitational

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AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 14, 2025) Coming off their stunning win over the Galveston Ball Golden Tornadoes on Tuesday evening, the Pasadena High School varsity volleyball team heads to Austin to compete in the Austin ISD Jason Lander Invitational on Thursday through Saturday at various locations around Austin.

On Tuesday evening the Lady Eagles kicked off their 2025 season with a convincing 3-1 victory over Galveston Ball (25-7, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21) to earn their first win of 2025.

On Thursday, Pasadena, who posted a 21-14 record in 2024, will face Austin Travis (3-26 in 2024) in their first match of Group 5 at the Berger Center at 11 a.m. They will follow the Travis match with a 1 p.m. match with El Paso (28-9 in 2024) and close out the day with 3 p.m. showdown against L.D. Bell (19-21 in 2024).

Friday and Saturday's matches' will be determine from the results of Thursday's matches. The Eagles placed fourth in District 18-5A  in 2024.

Pasadena falls in close match to Splendora to kickoff district action

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PASADENA, TEXAS (September 13, 2024) The Pasadena Lady Eagles and the Splendora Wildcats kicked off their UIL district schedule with a matchup at Pasadena High School's Bob Barfield Gymnasium. The game feature to two top ranked teams, according to MaxPreps.com, from District 18-5A.

The evenly-matched contest when to the maximum five sets, with Splendora coming out on top over Pasadena by the score of 3-2. The Wildcats took the first set, 25-23. The Lady Eagles bounced back in set two, by the score of 25-17 but dropped set three, 22-25. 

Set four saw Pasadena rebound 25-22, to even the match at 2-2. In the final set, Splendora edged out the Lady Eagles 15-11 to secure the win.

Pasadena pushed their season record to 15-7 and 0-1 in district play. Next up for Pasadena is a Tuesday, September  17 meeting against Kingwood Park (7-17, 0-0 district) on the road with a varsity start at 6:30 p.m. 

Pasadena Eagles sweep Baytown Lee in straight sets in UIL volleyball

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PASADENA, TEXAS (August 30, 2024) The Pasadena High School varsity girls volleyball team extended their record to 12-4 with a three-set sweep of the Baytown Lee Ganders on Friday evening. They kicked of the match with a first set win by the score of 25-17. They followed up with set two and set three win with the identical scores of 25-17.

On Saturday, The Lady Eagles will continue with day two of the J. Frank Dobie Lady Longhorn  Varsity Labor Day Classic. On day one of the tournament, on Thursday (August 29), they swept through their three pool matches, posting a 3-0 record.

In all three matches, they cruised to three straight 2-0 wins. In the first match of the day, they downed the North Shore Mustangs 25-8, 25-10. For their second match of the day, they rolled over the Cleveland Indians 25-15, 25-12. They closed out the day with a 25-19, 25-14 win over the Lamar Cardinals.

Game video, provided by MaxPreps, from the game can be viewed here.

Pasadena Eagles fall in five sets to Galena Park Yellowjackets

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PASADENA, TEXAS (August 24, 2024) The Pasadena High School varsity volleyball team season record dropped to 7-4 after a close five-set loss to the Galena Park Yellowjackets at Bob Barfield Gymnasium in Pasadena.

The match, which went to five sets, was very close with the Lady Eagles taking the first set 25-22. Galena Park came back to take the second set 25-22, with Pasadena rebounded in set three by the score 25-14, which was the largest point differential of the match. The Yellowjackets rallied to take the final two sets 26-24 and and 15-13 for the win.

The Lady Eagles will next face Goose Creek Memorial (6-5) on Tuesday, August 27 with the freshmen squad beginning at 4:30 p.m., followed by the junior varsity at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity at 6:30 p.m.

Pasadena Volleyball advances to Silver Bracket of Austin ISD Jason Landers Tourney

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AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 16, 2024) Going into day 2 of pool play at the Austin ISD Jason Landers Volleyball Tournament, the Pasadena Eagles were looking to build on their success in day 1 and improved their overall record. The Lady Eagles went up against three tough teams; posting a 1-2 records on Friday.

First up was a match against Juan Navarro (Austin) High School, which saw Pasadena down the Vikings in straight sets 25-7, 25-11. After a short rest, they took to the court, playing their fifth match in 27 hours, faced off against San Antonio Stephens. The Pasadena volleyballers took the match to three sets. They won the first set against the Vikings, 25-20. then dropped the final two sets of the match, 19-25, 18-25; dropping their tournament record to 4-1. 

In the final game of the day, the Lady Eagles took to the court to play the Austin High School Maroons, on the Maroons home court. The supportive Maroons' fans did not distract the Eagles, however the close and evenly matched teams battled back and forth, with the Lady Eagles coming up short 15-25, 17-25.

After two days of play, Pasadena posted a 4-2 record and as a result, will play in the Silver Bracket facing Trinity High School at 9 a.m. CDT at Austin High School on Championship Saturday.

Pasadena Lady Eagles sweep day one of Austin ISD Jason Landers Tournament

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AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 15, 2024) After winning their first match of the season against Galveston Ball on Tuesday evening (August 13), the Pasadena High School varsity volleyball team hit the road to compete in the Austin ISD Jason Landers Volleyball Tournament. The tournament, which is one of the most prestigious high school tournaments in Texas, features the top teams from around the state of Texas. The Lady Eagles entered the first day of the three-day tournament with a 1-0 season record. after downing Galveston Ball in five sets (19-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-14, 15-12) on Tuesday.

Playing their Day 1 matches at Austin's Atkins High School gym, Pasadena took the match to three sets against the Waco University Trojans, winning the match two sets to one (25-15, 22-25, 25-22)  in Group 8 of pool play. The win pushed their season record to 2-0 and 1-0 in the tournament. After about one and one-half hour break, which saw El Paso Andress down the Trojans 25-19 and 25-14 the Lady Eagles took on Andress in their last match of the day.

They quickly dispatched the Golden Eagles in straight sets, 25-18, 25-23 to win the match and post a 2-0 record for the tournament and therefore placing at the top of group play.

Day two (Friday) will see the PHS volleyballers facing the Texas School for the Deaf (1-2) at 11 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m. match against Sam Antonio Stephens (2-1). In their final match of the day, they will face Austin High School (3-0) at 3 p.m. All Friday games will be played at Austin High School.

Pasadena Lady Eagles prepare for 2024 season with six scrimmages

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PASADENA, TEXAS (August 10, 2024) The Pasadena High School Varsity Volleyball Team kicked off their 2024 season with a two-day, six-game series of scrimmages at Bob Barfield Gymnasium on the campus of Pasadena High School.

The Lady Eagles faced three opponents on Friday (August 9) and three opponents on Saturday (August 10). The scrimmages were contested for 30-minutes running time to give all the squads a tune-up prior to their season beginning next week.

On Friday, the PHS volleyballers tallied a 3-0-0 (W-L-D) mark against their three opponents. In the first game of the afternoon, The Lady Eagles downed the Baytown Lee Ganders by the score of 39-18. They followed up with a 32-29 defeat of Angleton High School; ending the evening with a 37-27 win over Galena Park. 

On Saturday, the Lady Eagles defeated Alvin Iowa Colony, 35-31, played to a 29-29 tie against Galveston Ball, and dropped their final match of the day, with a close 28-22 loss to Goose Creek Memorial. They finished the day with a 1-1-1 (W-L-D) record, and a 4-1-1 (W-L-D) for the two days of scrimmages. 

Pasadena kicks off its 2025 official season on the road Tuesday, August 13 with varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen games against  Galveston Ball. Game times are 4:30 p.m. for the freshmen, 5:30 p.m. (JV), and 6:30 p.m. for the varsity.

They follow up the Galveston Ball matches with a road trip to Austin, Texas on Thursday through Saturday, to play in the Austin ISD Jason Landers Varsity Tournament. The tournament will feature many of the top high school volleyball teams from around the state.