With the state-mandated dead period for high school athletics coming to an end this week, activity in Trigg County’s co-curricular building is expected to pick up and provide students and athletes a break from the summer weather.
Trigg County High School Athletic Director Doug Gloyd said the nearly $4 million building has already proved its worth in less than a year of operation.
click to download audioGloyd said the building hosted a recent UCA Cheer clinic before the dead period.
click to download audioThe building, which serves as the practice home for the school’s archery, cheer, and wrestling programs, includes a turf field for football, soccer, and band. It also gives elementary and middle school students a place to have an inside recess to escape the elements.
click to download audioGloyd said the upstairs area can serve the school in a variety of ways.
click to download audioBefore the construction of the facility, the archery program rented an off-campus location for its practices which is something the wrestling program also did after trying to nail down gym space on campus. The cheerleaders took large mats into the library and its high ceilings for practices.
The building also provides ground-level restrooms for football games and a secure place for the visiting teams to dress.
