Casey Field & Boodie Albert Stadium

Casey Field & Boodie Albert Stadium

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MAPLE AVENUE PROJECT UPDATE

Thursday, May 20, 2021 The City of Covington would like to update our citizens on our Phase II ...

ROUTE 18 THERMO STRIPING

Beginning Monday, May 17, 2021 thru Wednesday, May 19, 2021, Route 18 (Carpenter Drive) will be under construction ...

CALENDAR

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700 West Oak Street

  • Dugouts
  • Scoreboards
  • Concessions
  • Accessibility (football & baseball stadium)
  • Locker rooms
  • Restrooms
  • Athletic Field
  • Stadium

Casey Field is Covington's city stadium and is directly across from Covington Middle School.  The field is a multi-use natural grass playing surface accommodating both baseball and football and serves as Alleghany High School's home stadium.  Baseball games were first played in the spring and summer of 1962 as the facility was prepared for sports use after being used as a brick tannery.  The first high school football game as played on Friday, September 7, 1962.  The Boston Red Sox had a Rookie League team here in 1967 and the Houston Astros had a Class A farm club team from 1968 through 1976.  Casey Field is now home to the Covington Lumberjacks.  The playing surfaces on the football field and baseball diamond are generally regarded as among the best in Virginia.  The facility is used extensively from February through November for high school, Little League and collegiate sport programs.  Amenities include concession areas, restroom facilities, shower facilities, team locker rooms, press box facilities and seating for 2,000 spectators for baseball and 7,000 for football.  Both baseball and football seating are handicap accessible.  In 1997, Casey Field was recognized by the Sports Turf Manager's Association of America as being the National High School Football Field of the Year.

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