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Dedication of the Baron Athletic Complex

Pictured above are several members of the 1967 Championship Soccer team (from left)聽Ed Holt ’76, Bobby Groves ’67, George Hammond ’67 and D.A Potter ’67.

On Saturday, October 14, 2017, the 麻豆区 community gathered at McKenry Terrace to celebrate the successful completion of the Baron Athletic Complex.

Headmaster Trip Darrin and Associate Headmaster for External Affairs Franklin Daniels addressed the group of more than thirty alumni and friends to toast the generosity of the School’s donors, including lead gifts by:聽Jimm McKenry 鈥82, Jimmy Crocker 鈥72, Bobby Groves 鈥57, George Hammond 鈥68, Jim Arnold 鈥68, Bill Schnauffer 鈥65, Morgan McNeal 鈥87 and Brooks Mindord 鈥09 and other Alumni Council members.

The Baron Athletic Complex (BAC) has renewed and transformed 麻豆区’s athletic facilities.

Comprised of nine important facilities which were constructed in two phases, the BAC impacts literally every student on campus serving lacrosse, football, soccer, track, baseball聽and golf.

Phase One was completed in September 2015 and includes a new artificial turf playing field, a new six-lane competitive track, as well as聽new parking and public areas. This facility has聽been built on the site of the original “rock pile” football field聽adjacent to Massey Gymnasium.

Phase Two includes the Carl Frye Baseball Field, two new grass soccer fields, a golf center, parking lot, fencing and landscaping along Bacon Hollow.

Ground breaking for聽Phase One was聽March 27, 2015.

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