The Seagoville Lady Dragons varsity volleyball team will enter the 2026 season with growing expectations after producing the program’s strongest overall record in several years and returning a large group of players who were underclassmen last fall.
Seagoville finished the 2025 season with a 13-17 overall record and a 4-10 mark in District 14-5A. The Lady Dragons placed sixth in the eight-team district, but their final record represented another meaningful step forward for a program that has increased its win total during each of the past two seasons.
The improvement becomes clearer when viewed over a three-year period. Seagoville won three matches in 2023, improved to seven victories in 2024 and nearly doubled that total with 13 wins last season. The Lady Dragons also improved their district record from 3-11 in 2024 to 4-10 in 2025.
The next challenge will be carrying that progress into a reshaped District 13-5A that includes Adamson, Hillcrest, Molina, South Oak Cliff, Sunset, Thomas Jefferson, W.T. White and Woodrow Wilson.
The new alignment presents Seagoville with several demanding tests. Hillcrest finished 23-12-1 last season and went undefeated through its 12 district matches. Wilson also completed an unbeaten district season, finishing 28-9 overall and 14-0 in league competition.
Molina adds another accomplished opponent after going 18-8-1 with a 9-3 district record. Together, Hillcrest, Wilson and Molina recorded 69 victories last season, giving the district three established programs that should provide an immediate measurement of Seagoville’s continued development.
The remainder of the district offers a mixture of competitive opportunities and unfamiliar matchups. South Oak Cliff finished 9-12-1 and went 5-7 in district play last season, while Sunset posted a 7-11 overall record. Adamson finished 6-13.
Previous records will not determine what happens in 2026 because every program will experience graduation losses, new varsity promotions and possible coaching or lineup changes. They do, however, illustrate the range of competition Seagoville will face throughout the fall.
The Lady Dragons are scheduled to begin the season Aug. 14 on the road against Thomas Jefferson before visiting Conrad on Aug. 18. Conrad should provide a valuable early test after finishing 16-12-2 overall and 10-4 in district competition last season.
Seagoville’s first listed home match is Aug. 25 against Molina, followed by an Aug. 28 trip to South Oak Cliff. Those two contests should give the Lady Dragons an early indication of how they compare with teams they will continue seeing during the district schedule.
September and October will bring repeated meetings with the district field. The posted schedule includes home-and-road matchups involving Adamson, Hillcrest, Molina, South Oak Cliff, Sunset, W.T. White, Wilson and Jefferson. The regular-season listing concludes Oct. 23 at Hillcrest, which could make the final weeks especially important for teams pursuing playoff positions.
One of Seagoville’s greatest potential strengths is the amount of varsity experience that could return. The 2025 roster included eight juniors: Miley Vasquez, Jelani Dominguez, London Williams, Jade Achieng Ngure, Tymecia Brown, Sophilyn Solis, Za’Niyah Cole and Malay Mack.
Freshman Amiyah Graham was also part of the listed varsity roster. Those nine players were class-eligible to return in 2026, although a completed roster had not been publicly posted at the time this preview was prepared.
That experience could become especially important during close district matches. Returning players understand the pace of varsity competition, the demands of a long district schedule and the preparation required to compete against established programs.
Seagoville will still need to replace the contributions of graduating seniors Nahomi Cordero, Areli Avila, Idowu Fowosere and LaNaya Jones. Their departures create opportunities for returning players and younger members of the program to accept larger roles.
The Lady Dragons’ progress during the past two seasons provides a positive foundation, but the next step will require greater consistency against the district’s leading teams. Seagoville showed last year that it could control matches and build winning stretches. Turning more competitive performances into district victories will be central to the team’s playoff hopes.
A new district, a challenging schedule and an experienced group of potential returners should make the 2026 season an important one for Seagoville volleyball. After climbing from three victories to seven and then 13, the Lady Dragons will begin the year with an opportunity to continue one of the area’s most encouraging program turnarounds.
