- Pennington Field
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Pennington Field
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location = 1501 Central Dr., Bedford, TX, USA
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opened = Fall 1987 cite web|url=http://schoolctr.hebisd.edu/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=19825|title=Pennington Field|publisher=Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District|accessdate=2007-05-07]
renovated = Fall 2003 cite web|url=http://schoolctr.hebisd.edu/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=22349|title=Pennington Field - Rental Information|publisher=Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District|accessdate=2007-05-07]
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owner = Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
operator = Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
surface = Astroplay 1000 (artificial turf)
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tenants = L.D. Bell High School and Trinity High School football, soccer, band, and gymnastics programs 1987-present
dimensions =Pennington Field is a multi-use stadium located in
Bedford, Texas . The 12,000-capacity facility is primarily used for localhigh school football teams Trinity High School and L.D. Bell High School. It is owned by theHurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District . The stadium is also used forsoccer and is located at 1501 Central Dr. in Bedford, just south of Airport Freeway.It also serves as home to the
DFW Tornados of theUSL 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. Theartificial 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. Fact|date=May 2007The 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.
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.Fact|date=May 2007
References
External links
* [http://schoolctr.hebisd.edu/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=19825 Official Site (hebisd.edu)]
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