William Blount is getting turf

[GovForce1]

The field just came up a few days ago. We're joining basically every other team in the state. It was fitting that the last season for the grass at Mike White Field was a good one, but I do have to admit that I'm sad to see the grass go because I have a lot of good memories associated with that field.  

Edited October 27, 2023 by GovForce1
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[FarmTeam]

17 hours ago, GovForce1 said:

The field just came up a few days ago. We're joining basically every other team in the state. It was fitting that the last season for the grass at Mike White Field was a good one, but I do have to admit that I'm sad to see the grass go because I have a lot of good memories associated with that field.  

GF I hope you were able to get a piece of that grass to plant in your yard & some dirt as a keepsake. A lot of the HHS alumni and current players did.  The type of turf going in will be an excellent addition to various programs at both schools, but it is also historically bittersweet for the men who played on those fields. 

[Red Rebels]

I saw pictures of the soil they scraped off. I'm surprised the grass looked as good as it did all these years. It didn't look like very good soil. I know the scraped off bank around the practice field looked like it had some shale in it. Like most of East Tennessee, the soil in Blount County is all over the map depending on where the glacier slid between the two mountain ranges.