SWVA Sports Trivia: Whose Stadium is Pictured Here?

[1inStripes]

Galax?

[Gridiron60]

8 minutes ago, 1inStripes said:

Galax?

That was my thought too. 

[Liam McPoyle]

1inStripes is right.

Home of the Galax Maroon Tide

Photos are from 2023 when the new artificial turf was installed

 

[Liam McPoyle]

This stadium saw its first game in 1978.

[goose111874]

33 minutes ago, Liam McPoyle said:

This stadium saw its first game in 1978.

Almost said Lee High but that’s definitely not right 

[Gridiron60]

46 minutes ago, Liam McPoyle said:

This stadium saw its first game in 1978.

George Wythe??? 

[goose111874]

On 6/9/2025 at 4:57 PM, Liam McPoyle said:

Since the high school closed, this stadium has mainly hosted soccer games and an impromptu Royal Rumble

Fooled me for a second I thought this was a old picture until I noticed the school gone 

[Liam McPoyle]

Photo credit: Rick Baker, Fourseasonsfootball.com 

 

 

Gridiron60 with the correct answer

Pendleton Field has served as the home for the George Wythe Maroons since 1978, which had previously played at Withers Field.

[Liam McPoyle]

4 minutes ago, goose111874 said:

Fooled me for a second I thought this was a old picture until I noticed the school gone 

Riggs Stadium is so easily recognizable, I used a recent pic without the school and grayscaled it. 

[Liam McPoyle]

-Praised for great sightlines, this SWVA (VA) facility is still in use today.

-Stadium opened in 1969, ten years after the school.

[stu_bean]

13 minutes ago, Liam McPoyle said:

-Praised for great sightlines, this SWVA (VA) facility is still in use today.

-Stadium opened in 1969, ten years after the school.

Feel like that one is Battle

[Liam McPoyle]

On 6/12/2025 at 9:08 AM, stu_bean said:

Feel like that one is Battle

Stu-Bean got it! It's John Battle's "Battle Field"

 

Fun facts:

-JSB played its first ten seasons at Tennessee High's Stone Castle

-Phil Robbins coached here for six seasons (1971-76) and only recorded 7 home wins and 1 tie.

 

[Liam McPoyle]

-Opened in 1961 

-Has become one of the best home field atmospheres over the past three seasons

-If you happen to "land" here, don't miss the delicious concessions

 

[cityofRaven]

20 minutes ago, Liam McPoyle said:

-Opened in 1961 

-Has become one of the best home field atmospheres over the past three seasons

-If you happen to "land" here, don't miss the delicious concessions

 

What is the Eagles Nest in the Cove.

[Liam McPoyle]

1 minute ago, cityofRaven said:

What is the Eagles Nest in the Cove.

That is correct, Mayor!

[Liam McPoyle]

[redtiger]

32 minutes ago, Liam McPoyle said:

Ervinton, dont remember if the field/stadium had a name or not

[Liam McPoyle]

Red Tiger got it!

Ervinton's Rebel Field in Nora was open from 1955 until 2011. The school closed in 2012 and students were dispersed between Haysi and Clintwood.

[stu_bean]

7 minutes ago, Liam McPoyle said:

Red Tiger got it!

Ervinton's Rebel Field in Nora was open from 1955 until 2011. The school closed in 2012 and students were dispersed between Haysi and Clintwood.

Interesting visitor stands there with the gap in the middle at the 50

[Liam McPoyle]

After being denied public funding in 1964, volunteers cleared land and sold timber at the new stadium site.

Boosters also went door-to-door to raise money.

The stadium first opened in 1967 and is still in use today

[SW_VA_boy]

16 minutes ago, Liam McPoyle said:

After being denied public funding in 1964, volunteers cleared land and sold timber at the new stadium site.

Boosters also went door-to-door to raise money.

The stadium first opened in 1967 and is still in use today

Radford

[Liam McPoyle]

SW VA Boy gets it right!

Norm Lineburg Field is the home of the Radford Bobcats

[Liam McPoyle]

-Both pics are from the mid-80s, not long before the school closed

-The last high school game was played at this stadium in 1988

 

 

 

 

 

[CPF]

Beeler Stadium Pennington high school?

[tbgfan]

I have loved the pictures of the various stadiums'  LM has challenged us with.  The only one I was pretty sure about was Richlands, and the one I should have know was Abingdon's.  History has always been a draw for me.  It's the genesis of our civilization, our nation and the heart of our heritage.  From my grandmother's trunk, even now with many years tacked on, I'm learning new things about my family.  

Reflecting on the posts Liam's made, showing these stadiums in their infancy, such a treasure to see.  Not where they are now, but where they began.  

 I am reminded of the story I posted on the new football stadium in the city of Buford, GA with a mind boggling cost of  62 million dollars.  It's unfathomable, a high school stadium costing this.   There are deep pockets there, but has it created the history of the community, or a monument the community can build.

3 hours ago, Liam McPoyle said:

After being denied public funding in 1964, volunteers cleared land and sold timber at the new stadium site.

Boosters also went door-to-door to raise money.

The stadium first opened in 1967 and is still in use today

The quote cited above, is what we have built on.  Our local communities creating a rich heritage with these stadiums built here.  Time may erase the structure, but never the memories created.  Wealth isn't always measured by the size of the wallet, but the size of the community's DNA to continue to better the next generation.