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Coach barbara comeaux

Coach Barbara Comeaux

Are you ready to ROCK-a-noo???!!!


Every superhero has its origin...


Legendary Texas high school  volleyball coach Barbara Comeaux of Port Neches-Groves High School serves up an ace, as she talks about: 


  • her early years at Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur;
  • playing volleyball at Lamar University;
  • her first job as a 9th grade teacher/coach at French High School in Beaumont;
  • her first head coaching job at Port Neches-Groves High School;
  • the 1972 state title run in her first year at PN-G;
  • and other topics!


The discussion brings up a wide range of names from Southeast Texas, including Shelley Dettman, Kathy Alexander, Bertha Hebert, Nancy McClain, Jan Armitage, Robin Outhouse, Debbie Gilbert, Lydia Sterling, Theresa Collins, Debby Laurents, Cathy Mendoza, Lucy Wiggins, Therese Hollier, Patti McDonnell, Jennifer Collins, Michelle Collins, Judge Brad Burnett, Jon Deckert, Ken Watson--and more!!


Find yourself a seat, and stay for the whole match--it's a cross-court kill game winner!


Right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

Coach Barbara Comeaux

The rock-a-noos!

Hear from Coach Barbara Comeaux, the legend of Rock-a-noo Nation, right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

Thomas jefferson HS graduate

Coach Barbara Comeaux was a graduate at Thomas Jefferson HS in Port Arthur. Hear her recollections about girls sports at TJ  on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

high school volleyball star

Barbara Comeaux was a star volleyball player at Thomas Jefferson HS. Hear all about it on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

lamar volleyball

Coach Comeaux earned four letters as a setter on Lamar's winning volleyball teams. Hear about her experiences in women's college athletics before Title IX on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

Lamar university

Lamar university

Barbara Comeaux  was an officer in Lamar's  Physical Education Professionals organization. Hear about her college years on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

she's got game

Lamar university

When Coach Comeaux came to Port Neches-Groves HS in 1972, she could not only talk the talk, she could also walk the walk! Hear all about her first year at PN-G on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

1972 State volleyball champs

In 1972, Coach Comeaux led the Rock-a-noos to the first state title at PN-G since the 1955 state football champs. Hear all about that state championship run on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Front Row, L to R) Patti McDonnell, Therese Hollier, Lydia Sterling, Jan Armitage, Debbie Gilbert, Debby Laurents. (Back Row, L to R) Lucy Wiggins, Theresa Collins, Coach Barbara Comeaux, Cathy Mendoza, Robin Outhouse.

1972 state champion 40th reunion

Above is a reunion picture of the 1972 state championship team at a 10-year reunion. Hear Coach Barbara Comeaux talk about that team on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (L to R) Lucy Wiggins, Lydia Sterling, Theresa Collins, Therese Hollier, Robin Outhouse, Jan Armitage, Cathy Mendoza, Debby Laurents, Patti McDonnell, Coach Barbara Comeaux.

playoff Road to state

PN-G played Westchester in the Regional Finals on their way to state in 1972. Hear all about it on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

1972 Girls state bound

PN-G's volleyball team was state bound after defeating Westchester at Regionals. Hear Coach Comeaux talk about that playoff run on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

1972 Recognition

PN-G's state bound volleyball team got area recognition from Port Arthur News sportswriter John Devillier! Hear Coach Comeaux talk about that journey on Down Trails of Victory podcast.

PN-G wins it All

PN-G's volleyball team won it all in 1972. Hear Coach Barbara Comeaux remember that title run on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

Pics from the 1972 War whoop

This is a page from the 1972 War Whoop chronicling that state title run. Hear all about it from Coach Comeaux herself, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

More pics from the 1972 War Whoop

Another page from the 1972 War Whoop. Hear all about that team on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

More Pics from the 1972 War whoop

More Pics from the 1972 War whoop

Still another page from the 1972 War Whoop. Hear Coach Comeaux reminisce about that state championship run on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

more pics from the 1972 war whoop

More Pics from the 1972 War whoop

Another page from the 1972 War Whoop. Hear about that 1972 state title team on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

Another page from the 1972 War whoop

Still another page from the 1972 War Whoop. Hear legendary coach Barbara Comeaux's recollections of that team on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

runs in the family

Jan Armitage (left) was an All State hitter on the 1972 state championship volleyball team. Her daughter Jennifer Collins was a star player for the Rock-a-noos in the 1990s. Hear about it on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (picture from Jan Armitage Collins)

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Texas girls coaches association honors

Barbara Comeaux was inducted into the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2016. Hear all about how she got her start at Port Neches-Groves High School, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

TGCA Hall of fame inductee

Coach Barbara Comeaux is a Texas High School coaching legend. Hear her tell about her early years, and her first state title at PN-G, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

Winning tradition

Coach Barbara Comeaux has a career record of 1,272 wins, all of them at Port Neches-Groves High School! Hear about how she came to be the head coach at PN-G, right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast! Check out wrinklefordcreativearts.com

winningest hs volleyball coach in texas history

Did you know Barbara Comeaux is the winningest high school volleyball coach in Texas history? All 1,272 wins are at Port Neches-Groves High School. Hear the story from the legend herself, right here on Down Trails of Victory Podcast!

memories of 1972

Memorabilia from 1972. Hear Coach Barbara Comeaux talk about that state championship team on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (picture from Jan Armitage Collins)

Rock-a-noos at hall of fame induction

Rock-a-noo Nation turned out and surprised Coach Comeaux at her Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame induction. (Top Row, L to R) Therese Hollier Philpott, Theresa Frederick, Jan Armitage Collins, Jennifer Collins Boe, Sandy Nolf Schubert, Renee Rhodes Posey, Becky Baugh Palermo. (Bottom Row, L to R) Maria Frederick, Donna Frederick, Michelle Collins Flocke, Coach Barbara Comeaux, Lucy Wiggins McCordic, Theresa Collins Franks. (picture from Jan Armitage Collins)


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