KS · USAV Heart of America Region
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HotTamales VBC is a volleyball club based in KS, ranked as high as #1159 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 13 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 13 team-seasons.
13 teams · Ages 11–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
HotTamales VBC is a club volleyball program based in KS, competing in the Heart of America region. In 2025-26 it fielded 13 girls teams aged 11 to 18.
Its girls program ranks #1,159 nationally and #19 of 131 in KS for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,491. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 13 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 156 matches and won 77 of them, a 49% win rate. Its strongest team, Tamales 15-1, is #797 nationally and #76 in KS, at 1,730 Elo on a 21-8 record.
Teams averaged 12 matches each over the season. The club entered eight events between 17 January and 17 April, a season of about 3 months. Of those, 2 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in five states, with seven of eight outside KS. Destinations included MO, AR, OK and TX. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#1159 nationally · Club Score 1491
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1159 | 1491 | 13 |
Every team HotTamales VBC fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamales 15-1 | Girls | 15 | 1730 (Elite) | 21-8 | 72% |
| Tamales 14-1 | Girls | 14 | 1575 (Competitive) | 13-6 | 68% |
| Tamales 12-2 | Girls | 12 | 1529 (Competitive) | 3-2 | 60% |
| Tamales 16-1 | Girls | 16 | 1521 (Competitive) | 9-9 | 50% |
| Tamales 12-1 | Girls | 12 | 1511 (Competitive) | 6-5 | 55% |
| Tamales 14-2 | Girls | 14 | 1480 (Developing) | 2-3 | 40% |
| Tamales 15-2 | Girls | 15 | 1468 (Developing) | 2-3 | 40% |
| Tamales 18-1 | Girls | 18 | 1453 (Developing) | 10-9 | 53% |
| Tamales 13-2 | Girls | 13 | 1427 (Developing) | 2-3 | 40% |
| Tamales 11-1 | Girls | 11 | 1377 (Emerging) | 1-4 | 20% |
| Tamales 17-1 | Girls | 17 | 1349 (Emerging) | 2-8 | 20% |
| Tamales 16-2 | Girls | 16 | 1343 (Emerging) | 2-7 | 22% |
| Tamales 13-1 | Girls | 13 | 1298 (Emerging) | 4-12 | 25% |
Where HotTamales VBC competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ASICS Show Me W2 (10's-14's, 18NB) (Elite) | Kansas City, MO | #24 of 3,214 | 4-11 | Tamales 13-1 — 13 American Blue: 0-7; Tamales 14-1 — 14 American Red: 4-4 |
| 2026 adidas LSC 1: 15LA, 16A (SAN ANTONIO) (Competitive) | San Antonio, TX | #185 of 3,214 | 8-7 | Tamales 16-1 — 16 American Blue: 4-4; Tamales 15-1 — 15 Liberty: 4-3 |
| AAU St. Patrick Day Super Regional 12U and 15U (Regional) | St. Louis, MO | #1627 of 3,214 | 4-1 | Tamales 15-1 — 15 Girls: 4-1 |
| 2026 Black Gold Brawl (FREE Entry Nationals) (Competitive) | Tulsa, OK | #357 of 3,214 | 5-1 | Tamales 15-1 — 15 Girls: 5-1 |
| 2026 Natalie Jones Memorial Tournament Weekend 1 (Regional) | Fayetteville, AR | #714 of 3,214 | 1-3 | Tamales 16-2 — 16 Club: 1-3 |
| 2026 Crown Town Clash (FREE Entry Nationals) (Competitive) | Overland Park, KS | #321 of 3,214 | 19-17 | Tamales 16-1 — 16 Girls: 3-2; Tamales 14-1 — 14 Girls: 5-1; Tamales 15-1 — 15 Girls: 4-1; Tamales 18-1 — 17/18 Girls: 2-3; Tamales 12-1 — 11/12 Girls: 3-3; Tamales 17-1 — 17/18 Girls: 1-4; Tamales 13-1 — 13 Girls: 1-3 |
| 2026 Arkansas Invitational (FREE Entry Nationals) (Regional) | Cabot, AR | #681 of 3,214 | 31-35 | Tamales 18-1 — 17-18 Girls: 3-2; Tamales 12-1 — 12 Girls: 3-2; Tamales 14-2 — 14 Girls: 2-3; Tamales 15-2 — 15 Girls : 2-3; Tamales 11-1 — 12 Girls: 1-4; Tamales 16-2 — 16 Girls: 1-4; Tamales 17-1 — 17-18 Girls: 1-4; Tamales 16-1 — 16 Girls: 2-3; Tamales 13-2 — 13 Girls: 2-3; Tamales 15-1 — 15 Girls : 4-2; Tamales 14-1 — 14 Girls: 4-1; Tamales 13-1 — 13 Girls: 3-2; Tamales 12-2 — 12 Girls: 3-2 |
| 2026 ASICS Kansas City MLK Tournament (Premier) | Kansas City, MO | #58 of 3,214 | 5-4 | Tamales 18-1 — 18 American: 5-4 |