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Pennington Field is located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, two miles from the South entrance of DFW International Airport on Airport Freeway and Central Drive in Bedford, Texas. Pennington Field, owned and operated by the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, opened in the fall of 1987. It was built as a multipurpose Stadium with two gymnasiums, one for gymnastics and the other for meetings. The football field is also utilized as a soccer field. Pennington Field has been honored as the most used stadium in the State of Texas. With a seating capacity of 12,500, the Stadium has been called the "Star of Stadiums" by the Fort Worth Star Telegram and was named in a recent article as one of the "Best Places To See A High School Football Game." Others throughout the State of Texas refer to Pennington Field as the place to play or watch a high school football game. The priority use of Pennington Field is for the students enrolled in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Trinity High School and L.D. Bell High School play their football and soccer games at the stadium. The seventh, eighth, and ninth grades of the five junior highs in the school district also utilize the field. The Hoot Smith Student Activity Center is used by the gymnastics teams of both high schools and the five junior highs. Motor development classes also use the Activity Center for preschool day programs and age-group night programs. The Activity Center was named in honor of Hulin "Hoot" Smith, the first and now former Athletic Director of the School District.

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF USES FOR PENNINGTON FIELD:

FOOTBALL
High School, Junior High, Semi-pro, Pee Wee League, College All Stars, and State Playoff games are played at Pennington Field. (An average of 142 games per year in 9 years with five state final games) All University Interscholastic League division schools (1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-A, 5-A, and six man) have played on the Astro Turf of the stadium. An average of 32 team practices, seven scrimmage games, five spring games, punt-pass-kick contests, and two powder puff games take place at Pennington Field each year. The stadium has been used as the practice facility for the World League of Football, the Dallas Texan Arena Football Team, and the Fort Worth Cavalry Arena Football Team.

SOCCER
Boys and Girls Varsity Games, Junior Varsity Games, Optimist Tournament Games, State Playoff Games, and State Regional Tournament Games are played at Pennington Field each year. (An average of 90 games per year) The Stadium is used for an average of 34 team practices, and seven scrimmage games. Over 5,000 fans watch the boys and girls play in the State Regional Soccer Tournament.

BAND
Over 80 different high school bands, with special appearances of some major college bands, perform on the turf of the stadium each year. The L.D. Bell and Trinity High School bands, along with the visiting team bands, perform at halftime of each of the high school football games. An average of 75 band and Drill team practices are booked at the stadium along with National Drum and Bugle Corp Team performances and practices. Pennington Field is the home of the Texas State Regional and Area Marching Band Contests, which brings in over 15,000 spectators each year for each event.

GYMNASTICS
The Boys and Girls High School, Junior High and H.E.B. Aged Group Teams in the Hurst- Euless-Bedford School District use the activity center at Pennington Field daily for practice. The gymnastics area is used in the mornings and evenings for motor development classes. Student use for the activity center is over 700 participants weekly. The Center is also used for gymnastics certification testing and coaches clinics.

PARKING LOT
The Fire Departments of the Cities of Hurst, Euless and Bedford rent the parking lot for testing and driver training classes each year. Major tire companies use the concrete parking area for drive and ride demonstrations and safety testing. Fifteen motor cross events, four truck roadeos, two school bus roadeos, helicopter landings for Santa USA, and several garage sales are other uses for this area. Classes for school bus certification utilize the parking lot and meeting rooms. The parking lot is used as the driving range for The School District's Summer Driver Education Program.

CLINICS AND CAMPS
Pennington Field is used for Trinity High School's Junior High Football Camp, L.D. Bell High School's Junior High Football Camp, The Jerry Poda Football Mini Camp, The Pete Calaty Soccer Camp, and The Bobby Moffit Soccer Camp. The facility is also used for Student Trainer Clinics, Coaches Association Clinics, Football Officials Association Clinics, Soccer Officials Association Clinics, Field Hockey Clinics, Football and Soccer Youth Association Clinics, Cheerleading Clinics, Jazzercise Classes, and Pole Vault Clinics.

COMMERCIALS
Local and National TV Commercials are filmed at Pennington Field. Some of the Celebrities starring in the commercials are: Troy Aikman, Lou Holtz, Emmitt Smith, Keith Jackson, Mel Allen, Herschel Walker, Mark Tuinei, Jimmy Johnson, Nate Newton, Jim Sundberg, Mark Stepnoski, Joe Paterno, Tony Hill, The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Tony Dorsett, and Deion Sanders. Pennington Field employees a stadium director, secretary, a three man maintenance crew, a trainer, a fee based program director, a part time concession manager and a part time ticket agent. During the 1995-96 school year the stadium was used 324 days with the facility being opened an average of eleven hours a day. Penningtom Field is a landmark to residents of Hurst, Euless, and Bedford, Texas and is the Home of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Sports Hall of Fame and the headquarters for Santa USA.

Field Web Site: [Web Link] Division Ball Played Here: 1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-A, 5-A, and six man

Visit Instructions:
At least one photograph that shows the stadium taken either during the day or night. A photo taken during the game at night is highly prized.

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