Harlan County Football Stadium

bear claw · 09-23-2012, 08:34 PM

I am hearing from very reliable sources that Whitley County will open up the new stadium.

Patriot · 09-23-2012, 09:47 PM

The locker rooms will not be finished this year so I hear they are going to put up a huge tent for the visiting team locker room. Its Close...

**E's Army** · 09-24-2012, 07:51 AM

Big game. New stadium. The atmosphere could be electric.

bear claw · 09-24-2012, 02:59 PM

ok, I snuck out to the field late yesterday evening and it is amazing....the home side bleachers are HUGE....it goes from back of the endzone to back of the endzone....I bet there are 2,000 seats that are chairback....As a Harlan Countian I am so proud of what was just built....we don't have a lot here in Harlan County but I believe we have the most amazing school, gym, baseball and softball fields and now a football field....the kids in Harlan County have something they can be proud of.

Fooseball Devil · 09-24-2012, 03:06 PM

I sure hope it is ready by the time the Colonels Roll into Town. To many bad memories @ old Caywood High School.:yikes::yikes::yikes:

bear claw · 09-24-2012, 03:10 PM

To be honest I hope it is ready for the Whitley game too....I think that game is MUCH more important than the Bell game....not that the Bell game is not important but the Whitley COULD come down to being the district championship and having home field advantage through the first 4 weeks of the play-offs

bear claw · 09-24-2012, 09:42 PM

I wish someone that was technology smart would down load a picture from the visitors side to the home side....I mean it is HUGE....can't get over it.

wildone89 · 09-24-2012, 09:47 PM

bear claw Wrote:I wish someone that was technology smart would down load a picture from the visitors side to the home side....I mean it is HUGE....can't get over it.

I would but the last time I went out there I thought I was going to get arrested. Better stay away until it's finished!

bear claw · 09-24-2012, 09:51 PM

You are right...they have tight security out there right now....I went in from the back side with camo on with a navy seal to help me sneak in....there is high security there...which is a good thing.

bear claw · 09-24-2012, 09:55 PM

Hey Wildone 89 I hear you are running for County Judge Executive....if you are I want to be your campaign manager.

**RunItUpTheGut** · 09-25-2012, 12:54 AM

I hope it's ready for us.

**Belfry0304** · 09-25-2012, 01:51 AM

Here's to hoping Harlan County and Belfry can hook up for a few years, CAM and Harlan County's place look to be two of the nicest in Eastern KY, would love to get to see this stadium in person every other year... plus good football games in good atmospheres too. Sounds like a winning combo.

TopCat · 09-25-2012, 08:38 AM

bear claw Wrote:To be honest I hope it is ready for the Whitley game too....I think that game is MUCH more important than the Bell game....not that the Bell game is not important but the Whitley COULD come down to being the district championship and having home field advantage through the first 4 weeks of the play-offs

You can't tell 90% of the Harlan Co. fans that. :HitWall:

The Whitley game will be huge.

Gummie Bear · 09-25-2012, 10:16 AM

TopCat Wrote:You can't tell 90% of the Harlan Co. fans that. :HitWall:

The Whitley game will be huge.

Whats silly is that 90% of opposing fans think we in Harlan County care which game we open the stadium with, cuz we don't care we just want open regardless if it with the 9th grade versus the 8th grade ina scrimmage.
Fact is that it will not be open for a certain team but just when it gets done with this phase.

No one is picking the game out to open it up for:ChairHit:

big blue hillbilly · 09-26-2012, 12:28 AM

I think it's great the kids really deserve it they have needed new schools for a long time, it's like starting over i think getting dudley and that new school about the same time really did something for the program here in bell county, teach them to take pride in they're school and if the mining jobs stay around for them to have enough kids they can really build something great good for you.

THE X FACTOR · 09-26-2012, 01:31 AM

i am really impressed with harlan countys new school system but im trying to remember and i cant but has any of the consolidated highschools (cumberland, evarts, and cawood) ever won a state championship in any sport? ive seen plenty of trophies in the cases out in the lobby. can someone help me out?

HCBLACKBEARS · 09-26-2012, 08:42 AM

None of the trophies at the school are from former high schools. They have all been one by HCHS students.

Amped 88 · 09-26-2012, 09:49 AM

THE X FACTOR Wrote:i am really impressed with harlan countys new school system but im trying to remember and i cant but has any of the consolidated highschools (cumberland, evarts, and cawood) ever won a state championship in any sport? ive seen plenty of trophies in the cases out in the lobby. can someone help me out?

I don't know if they have or not. That is a good question for HDE.

HDE · 09-26-2012, 11:40 AM

Cumberland won two girls All "A" Classic state titles - 1991 and 1992.
They won two regional titles in girls basketball (1984 and 1986) and one in boys basketball (2003).
The football team lost in the state finals in 1982, 1983 and 1986.
The baseball team made it to the state final four in 1985 and won the region eight straight years in the 80s and 90s.

Cawood won a regional baseball title in 1982 and a girls regional basketball title in 1978. The football team won one regional title (1976).

Evarts won a football regional title in 1990.

Lynch won four state football championships and finished second four times before merging with Cumberland in 1981.