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Construction workers are removing the old grass at Godfrey Stadium to replace it with artificial turf. Photos by Carla Parker
Renovations underway a three DeKalb stadiums
by Carla Parker
carla@dekalbchamp.com
Fields and track surfaces are
currently being dug up at three of
the five DeKalb County stadiums for
renovation work.
Adams, Godfrey and Hallford
stadiums will have new field turf,
track surface, lights and more
when the high school football
season kicks off in August. The
DeKalb County Board of Education
approved the renovation projects
for the three stadiums at its Dec. 7,
2015, board meeting.
According to the renovation
proposals, Adams Stadium will
receive $1.6 million of renovations,
Godfrey was awarded $1.7 million
and Hallford will receive $1.9 million.
The funds were allocated under the
voter-approved E-SPLOST IV.
Adams Stadium, which was
built in 1962, will have the stadium
and parking lot lights replaced, new
fencing with vinyl coated fencing,
an artificial field turf and a new track
surface with a polyurethane surface.
The contractor, Deluxe Athletics
LLC, also will perform a detailed
engineering survey of the stadium
facility.
Deluxe Athletics LLC also is
doing the renovations at Godfrey
Stadium. The stadium, built in 1968,
will receive the same renovations as
Adams Stadium.
Sports Turf Company Inc. will
work on Hallford Stadium, which
was built in 1968. Hallford also will
receive new stadium and parking lot
lights, fencing, and a new artificial
field turf and a polyurethane track
surface. A detailed engineering
survey of the stadium facility also
will be done.
The locker rooms, stadium
bathrooms and the concession
areas will not be renovated at the
stadiums.
Baseball scores
April 13
Columbia 10, Arabia Mountain 8
Dunwoody 6, Southwest DeKalb 2
Lithonia 10, Cross Keys 0
M.L. King 6, Carver 1
Marist 16, Chamblee 4
Redan 11, Grady 5
St. Pius X 16, Stone Mountain 1
Stephenson 8, Banneker 1
Tucker 2, Alcovy 1
Creekside 9, Clarkston 1
Mays 4, Druid Hills 3
Rockdale County 4, Lakeside 3
Tri-Cities 8, Miller Grove 3
Galloway 8, Towers
April 14
Chamblee 22, Lithonia 1
Decatur 10, Cedar Grove 0
McNair 14, Therrell 4
Tucker 11, Rockdale County 10
April 15
Arabia Mountain 7, Chamblee 6
Columbia 35, Cross Keys 0
Marist 0, Lithonia 0 (Marist won by forfeit)
St. Pius X 19, Grady 11
North Clayton 16, Clarkston 4
Fellowship Christian 8, Paideia 0
Blessed Trinity 2, Dunwoody 0
Rockdale County 3, Lakeside 2
April 16
M.L. King 8, Columbia 7
Paideia 5, Druid Hills 2