{"id":269659,"date":"2026-04-28T11:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269659\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:34:09","slug":"what-are-arlington-isds-long-term-plan-for-football-field-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269659\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Arlington ISD\u2019s long-term plan for football field renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Steve Nurenberg<\/p>\n

Special to the Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Two Fort Worth-area high school football stadiums are undergoing renovations: Arlington ISD\u2019s Cravens and Wilemon Fields.<\/p>\n

Arlington ISD athletic director Eric White said the projects are a sizable overhaul that\u2019s \u201ctaking it down to the bones.\u201d There will be new concession stands, locker rooms, restrooms, press boxes, bleachers, turf and redone tracks.<\/p>\n

White said the district is hoping to complete renovations by the summer of 2027, so Arlington ISD teams can utilize three fields in the 2027 football season. Capacity for the stadiums is expected to be 8,400 at minimum.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Arlington ISD will continue to use Choctaw Stadium and UT-Arlington, along with Glaspie Field<\/a>, which opened at the campus of Arlington Martin in September 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve been great partners for us and helped us through these years of growth,\u201d White said of Choctaw Stadium and UTA. \u201cThere may be special events there on occasion. … We\u2019d always keep the door open with them, but the goal is to be self-sufficient and to play all our games [within Arlington ISD].\u201d<\/p>\n

The revamped Cravens Field and Wilemon Field will model and resemble Glaspie Field, which serves as the home football field to Martin and Arlington Seguin.<\/p>\n

\"The The first game at the stadium is underway during the first half of a UIL football game between The Colony and Arlington Seguin at Galspie Field in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Bob Booth Special to the Star-Telegram <\/p>\n

White said Cravens, on the campus of Arlington Lamar, will be shared with Arlington High, while Wilemon, on the campus of Arlington Sam Houston, will be shared with Arlington Bowie.<\/p>\n

Both stadiums will use the same LED lights as Glaspie. According to Arlington ISD, they are more efficient and provide showmanship to help get fans involved.<\/p>\n

\"The The Home entrance to Galaspie Field before the first half of a UIL football game between The Colony and Arlington Seguin at Galspie Field in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Bob Booth Special to the Star-Telegram <\/p>\n


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Charles Baggarly<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Charles Baggarly is a high school sports editor and reporter for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He graduated from TCU in 2023 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism and served as TCU 360\u2019s sports editor. Connect with Charles on Twitter or via email.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steve Nurenberg Special to the Star-Telegram Two Fort Worth-area high school football stadiums are undergoing renovations: Arlington ISD\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-269659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}