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Athletics Maintenance

Athletics maintenance maintain, plan and implement improvements to 144 sports fields and 67 tennis courts. Responsibilities include pre-season preparation of fields, turf grass maintenance, addition of clay and topsoil, installation and maintenance of goals, layout and lining of fields, and the maintenance of bleachers, fences and light systems. Sports supported include Football, Soccer (spring and fall), adult softball (spring and fall), youth softball, school baseball and softball, youth baseball, basketball and tennis.

Facility	Activities Supported
B. M. Williams Primary	Baseball
Butts Road Intermediate	Baseball, Soccer
Camelot Elementary	Baseball, Football, Basketball
Carver Intermediate	Baseball
Cascade Blvd.	Baseball, Football
Central Elementary	Baseball
Chesapeake City Park	Basketball, Volleyball
Chittum Elementary	Baseball
Crestwood Intermediate	Baseball, Soccer, Softball
Crestwood Middle School	Baseball, Tennis
Deep Creek Community Center	Tennis
Deep Creek Elementary	Softball
Deep Creek High	Baseball, Softball
Deep Creek Intermediate	Baseball, Soccer
Deep Creek Middle	Baseball, Tennis
Deep Creek Park	Baseball, Multi-Purpose
Franklin Field	Softball
G. A. Treakle Elementary	Baseball
Georgetown Primary	Soccer
Great Bridge High	Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Soccer, Football
Great Bridge Middle, North	Softball, Soccer
Great Bridge Middle, South	Softball
Greenbrier Park	Softball, Tennis
Hickory High	Baseball, Softball, Tennis
Hickory Middle	Baseball, Softball
Hugo Owens Middle	Baseball, Softball
Indian River Bronco	Baseball
Indian River Community Center	Soccer, Football
Indian River High	Softball, Tennis
Indian River Middle	Baseball, Soccer, Basketball
Oscar Smith High	Baseball, Softball, Tennis
Oscar Smith Middle	Softball, Football, Tennis
Portlock Primary	Baseball, Football, Softball
South Norfolk Bronco	Baseball
Southeastern Elementary	Baseball, Soccer
Southwestern Elementary	Baseball
Sparrow Road Intermediate	Softball, Soccer
Western Branch High	Softball, Tennis
Western Branch Intermediate	Baseball
Western Branch Middle	Softball, Football, Soccer
Western Branch Park	Softball, Soccer, Football, Basketball, Tennis
Western Branch Primary	Baseball