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Photos: Work begins on Blankenship Field

Posted at 4:19 pm December 3, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The high school football season is over, and renovation work started at Blankenship Field in November 2018. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Schools)

The high school football season is over, and renovation work started at Blankenship Field in November 2018. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Schools)

 

The high school football season is over, and renovation work has started at Blankenship Field.

The City of Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Schools have both posted photos of the start of the work.

On Wednesday, the City of Oak Ridge said maintenance crews from Oak Ridge Schools were doing preliminary work, including removing irrigation, fencing, and sod.

“Heavy machinery will arrive with the contractors soon,” the city said in a post published on Twitter. “We can’t wait to see the finished product next year!” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, High School, K-12, Middle School, Oak Ridge, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Ben Martin Field, Blankenship Field, Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation, City of Oak Ridge, Field Turf USA Inc., Local Parks and Recreation Fund, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Schools, renovation, synthetic turf, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

CAK takes lead over Robertsville in double overtime

Posted at 8:00 am August 26, 2013
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Robertsville Middle School Rams Play CAK

The Robertsville Middle School Rams lost 18-12 in double overtime Thursday to Christian Academy of Knoxville at Ben Martin Field.

The Robertsville Middle School Rams lost 18-12 in double overtime Thursday to Christian Academy of Knoxville.

The Rams are now 1-1. They beat Webb 22-18 on Aug. 8 and play Wartburg this week at Blankenship Field in Oak Ridge, Coach Chris Layton said.

This past Thursday’s football game had been moved to Ben Martin Field, the Oak Ridge High School practice field, because of field conditions at CAK, where the game had originally been scheduled to be played.

Filed Under: Middle School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Ben Martin Field, CAK, Chris Layton, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Oak Ridge High School, RAMS, Robertsville Middle School Rams

Robertsville Rams play football at home tonight

Posted at 3:20 pm August 22, 2013
By John Huotari 2 Comments

The Robertsville Rams football game tonight against Christian Academy of Knoxville has been changed to Ben Martin Field, the Oak Ridge High School practice field, at 6:30 p.m. today.

The game was originally set to be played at CAK, but it has been moved due to field conditions there. Admission is free to everyone, and concessions will be sold to benefit the Robertsville Middle School Football Boosters, a press release said.

The varsity game will kick off at 6:30 p.m., and it will be followed by a JV quarter-game, the release said.

Filed Under: Middle School, Sports Tagged With: Ben Martin Field, CAK, Christian Academy of Knoxville, football, Oak Ridge High School, RMS Football Boosters, Robertsville Rams

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