06-05-2025
Bleachers being removed from Hite Field for safety reasons
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — Crews were at Hite Field in Clarksburg on Monday removing the bleachers from the endzone, but the future of the field is still being decided.
According to Harrison County Schools Superintendent Dora Stutler, the bleachers were inspected and deemed unsafe. After the old ones are removed, temporary bleachers will be added until the Harrison County Board of Education decides how it wants to move forward.
The facility off Chestnut Street in Clarksburg used to serve as home field for four high schools in the city—Washington Irving, Victory, Roosevelt-Wilson and Notre Dame. With multiple rounds of school closures over the past decades, fewer and fewer schools utilize the field. After Washington Irving Middle School consolidates with Mountaineer Middle School and moves into the current Liberty High School building at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, the field will no longer be associated with a public school.
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Construction at Hite Field in Clarksburg on May 5, 2025 (WBOY image)
Stulter said that the board has not decided whether or not the bleachers will be replaced or how the field will be utilized in the future.
The field is still used for some youth sports and community events.
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