Pasadena has a diverse sports programs including baseball, basketball, cross country, track, football, soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, aquatics and softball. Football and basketball have the most storied tradition with a State Finalist in Football, a State Championship in Basketball, and State Championships in Track. The facilities at Pasadena High School have gone through major renovations. All sub-varsity games are held on campus while some Varsity contests are held in Bob Barfield Gynasium on campus named after Coach Barfield who led the Eagles to their State Finalist run in football. The district facilities shared by the other 4 high schools are Pasadena Veteran's Memorial Stadium for football and soccer, Auxiliary Stadium, basketball and volleyball share Weldon "Stoney" Phillips Field House which is named after Coach Phillips who coached the Eagles from 1951 - 1957. Baseball is played at Maguire Field which is named after Coach John "Maggie" Maguire who coached the Eagles Baseball team to the state Championship Game. Varsity contests and Softball and sub-varsity baseball games are played at the P.I.S.D. Sports Complex. The aquatics team trains at the along with Sam Rayburn High School and Pasadena Memorial High School. The AquaEagles have quaiifed for the playoffs every year since 1996, making it one of the most successful programs in the Pasadena ISD. FOOTBALL HISTORY District Champions 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1996 Bi-District Finalists 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1994, 1995, 1996 Bi-District Champions 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1958, 1963 Regional Finalists 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945 Regional Champions 1945 State Quarter Finalists 1958, 1963 State Quarter Champions 1958 State Semi-Finalists 1958 State Semi-Final Champions 1958 State Runner Up 1958 SWIMMING and DIVING HISTORY District Finalists 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 District Champions 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Regional Finalists 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Regional Champions 2011 State Finalist 2011
Organizations
Pasadena High School's organizations consist of The Eagle Alliance, The Junior ROTC, Orchestra, The Eagle Escort, HOSA, Choir, Theatre, photography and a slew of clubs and organizations. In recent years the school has sent students into the Texas All-State Choir and Orchestra and continues to achieve high ratings at UIL Contest. The 2009-2010 school year saw the production of the school's first musical theatre production in 26 years which was very well received.
Notable alumni
Bill Henry, professional baseball player who led Pasadena to the 1946 state basketball title. Henry was the first from the University of Houston's baseball history to make it to the Major Leagues.
John Eddie Williams, pharmaceutical injury and mass tort attorney and founding partner of Williams Hart based in Houston.
Marlen Esparza, Esparza won a bronze medal at the 2006 Women's World Boxing Championship. In May 2012, she qualified to compete at the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in the first year that women's boxing was an Olympic event. She won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics in London.
