Luke Varney, Jr., Memorial Field at LC High School gets major facelift with Turf

THE TURF FIELD is finished and ready to be played on at the Lawrence County High School. The first home game, the Farm Bureau Bowl will be Friday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m., against Shelby Valley. BSN photo: Brenda Hardwick

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Lawrence County Schools is proud to present the Luke Varney, Jr. Memorial Field transformation. The turf field was completed on Wed., July 19.

LC Superintendent, Dr. Robbie Fletcher expressed his gratitude, “We are very appreciative of the local and county government’s work toward this project. We are so excited for the kids to have the opportunity to play on this field.”

LCHS head coach/running backs, Alan Short, echoed Dr. Fletchers sentiment of excitement for student-athletes being able to enjoy the field upgrades. Coach Short expressed that he is especially “grateful” for the amazing, new and vibrant turf field.

The new turn fields has also been stripped with gray game lines for soccer play. LCHS Boys Soccer Coach, Scott Johnson has confirmed the boys’ team will be using the field this fall for their upcoming season. LCHS Girls Soccer Coach, Heath Webb also confirmed the girls’ team will be using both, the new turf field and the grass field for their practices and games.

There are plans set to repair the LC track from the damage incurred during the turf construction. Repairs are also scheduled for the numerous cracks that have accumulated on many of the LC tennis courts. The track and tennis courts are scheduled to be cleaned, patched and restriped.

LC football began the season with a scrimmage at Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Field on Saturday, Aug. 5, between East Ridge, Martin County, Russell and Lawrence County. Next, the EKC Grid will be held on Friday, Aug. 11, at the field, featuring the first game between Fairview and West Carter at 6 p.m., with the second game between East Carter and Lawrence County at 8 p.m.

The Lawrence County Farm Bureau Bowl will be the first official home game of the season on Friday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m., against Shelby Valley.

A ceremony will be held at the game to give appreciation to our community partners for their work and dedication toward the turf field project. The dirt removal process helped to save an estimated amount of $60,000.