Pennington Field
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| Location | 1501 Central Dr., Bedford, TX, USA |
| Opened | Fall 1987 [1] |
| Renovated | Fall 2003 [2] |
| Owner | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District [1] |
| Operator | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District [1] |
| Surface | Astroplay 1000 (artificial turf)[2] |
| Tenants | L.D. Bell High School and Trinity High School football, soccer, band, and gymnastics programs 1987-present[3]
DFW Tornados soccer team (USL PDL) 2004-present |
| Capacity | 12,500 seats[1] |
Pennington Field is a multi-use stadium located in Bedford, Texas. The 12,000-capacity facility is primarily used for local high school football teams Trinity High School and L.D. Bell High School. It is owned by the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. The stadium is also used for soccer and is located at 1501 Central Dr. in Bedford, just south of Airport Freeway.
It also serves as home to the DFW Tornados of the USL PDL.
The stadium opened in 1987 as a state-of-the-art venue that would host not only football games, but soccer games and special events as well. The artificial turf field is specially engineered to allow for proper drainage. Pennington Field is still well-known in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as one of the most advanced and high-quality high school sports stadiums in the area.[citation needed]
The name "Pennington Field" was first given to an existing football field near what was then L. D. Bell High School (now the site of Central Junior High). The field was named for Fred Pennington, the L.D. Bell High School football coach, after his accidental death in 1960.
[edit] Trivia
- Pennington Field does not have a track around the field, partly because the city of Bedford has an ordinance requiring all tracks to be open to the public. The result is that the seats are closer to the sidelines, creating a more intimate spectator experience.[citation needed]
[edit] External links
- Official Site (hebisd.edu)
- Satellite image from WikiMapia
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Pennington Field. Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
- ^ a b Pennington Field - Rental Information. Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
- ^ Pennington Field - Uses of Field. Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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