Castillo, Nations take MVP honors at Pasadena Harvest Classic Meet

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By Chris Price
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PASADENA, TEXAS (September 29, 2017) Pasadena Memorial High School’s Marco Castillo and Tomball High School’s Delaney Nations were selected as the Outstanding Competitors of the Meet at the Pasadena Harvest Classic Swimming and Diving Invitational. The award was determined by a vote of the coaches and officials at the meet. The competition was held on Friday, September 29, 2017 and saw teams from as far away as the Lufkin, Texas area battling for supremacy in the crystal waters of Shippey Aquatic Center in Pasadena, Texas. 

Castillo competed in five individual events; bringing home three gold and one silver medals, and with leading the Mavericks to three bronze medals in relay events. The senior, who competed in both swimming and diving, won gold medals in the 50-yard freestyle, 50-yard breaststroke, and one-meter springboard diving, along with a silver medal in the 100-yard individual medley. In addition, he was an integral part of Pasadena Memorial’s success in the mixed 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay, and 400-yard freestyle relay. Castillo is coached in swimming by Robert Kelly and in diving by Darla Kelly. The Kelly's are long-time coaches in the Pasadena Independent School District.

Nations scored three silver medals in the 100-yard individual medley, and as a member of Tomball’s 200-yard medley relay, and 400-yard freestyle relay. In addition, she placed fourth in the 50-yard butterfly and swam the anchor leg of their fifth place 200-yard freestyle relay. She is coached by Brian Vestal.

In the team standing, Tomball took the title followed closely in the second place by Pasadena Memorial. Sam Rayburn High School place third with Pasadena High School in fourth and Huntington High School in fifth.

Students from Pasadena Memorial HS place second in open water swimming competition

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AUSTIN, TEXAS (May 1, 2017) Students from Pasadena Memorial High School swam their way down the Colorado River in Austin in route to a second place finish in the team standings at the American Swimming Association State High School Open Water Championship, as part of the Cap 2K Open Water Race on April 30, 2017. Students from four Houston-area high schools competed in the championship, including students from Pasadena High School, First Baptist Christian Academy, and Sam Rayburn High School

The group who attends Pasadena Memoria placed six swimmers in the top eleven of the girl's high school aged division; finishing behind Westlake High School for the second consecutive year in the team standings. Leading the way was 16-year-old Catherine Acosta. The junior completed the two-kilometer course in 36:08.43; good enough for fifth place. 2017 was Acosta's second time competing in the open water race. Also competing their second time were Memorial classmates Brianna Lykens

Pasadena-area swimmers headed out to
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(7th place, 41:40.61), Abigail Salazar (9th place, 42:36.20), Reanna Bowers (10th place, 44;20.02) and Christine Osborne (11th place, 47.07.79). Joining them in the Maverick's scoring was first-timer Kimberly Dutton (6th  place, 39:34.82). Pasadena High School junior Alexa Perez placed eighth with the time of 42:12.21. Memorial scored 18 points for the runner-up in the team standings behind Westlake (27 points). Westside High School was third with seven points while Pasadena placed fourth with three points.

In the boy's division, First Baptist Christan Academy's Christopher Brown finished in seventh place with the time of 37:49.41, followed by Sam Rayburn High School's Michael Vargas in eighth place (37:55.20). FBCA placed fifth in the team standings as a resullt of Brown's performance.

No. 6 North Shore downs Pasadena Memorial 54-0

By Robert H Kelly
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (November 11, 2016) The No. 6 North Shore Mustangs scored 21 points in the first quarter and went on to defeat the Pasadena Memorial Mavericks by the score of of 54-0 at Galena Park ISD Stadium in Houston, Texas on Friday, November 21, 2016.  Bryant Badie, Isaac Cerda and Kerrion Hadnot each score two rushing touchdowns for the Mustangs in the win. North Shore tallied 592 yards of total offense along with 27 first downs. The balanced attack generated 294 yards rushing and 298 yard in the air. The defending UIL 6A Division 1 state champion are now 10-1, with their only loss so far in 2016 was a 26-13 decision against Manvel on September 1, 2016.