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Inlet Grove Field Former names Hornets Field (1955-1969)
Al Sutton Field (1995-2010)Location 600 West 28th St., Riviera Beach, Florida 33404 Coordinates 26°47′19″N 80°03′56″W / 26.7887119°N 80.0656074°WCoordinates: 26°47′19″N 80°03′56″W / 26.7887119°N 80.0656074°W Broke ground January 1954 Opened August 1955 Owner School District of Palm Beach County Operator School District of Palm Beach County Surface Natural Grass Capacity 2,000 Tenants Riviera Beach Hornets (1955-1969)
Suncoast Chargers (1970-2009) FHSAA
Palm Beach Mariners (2010, 2012)Formerly known as Al Sutton Field, Inlet Grove Stadium is the current home field of the Inlet Grove Community High School Hurricanes, a public charter school in Palm Beach County, Florida. It was the former home of the Riviera Beach High School Hornets (1955-1969), and the Suncoast Community High School Chargers (1970-2009). The stadium is located in the northwest section of the school’s campus in Riviera Beach, Florida. The field had been previously named after longtime successful Suncoast Head Football Coach, Al Sutton.
The facility has also been home to various local adult amateur minor league football teams through the years, the Riviera Beach Panthers (1997-2003), Palm Beach Titans (2008-2009), and most recently the Palm Beach Mariners of the Southern Amateur Football Association (2010, scheduled for 2012).
The venue was originally constructed in 1954 on the campus of Riviera Beach High School. It opened in the fall of 1955 and was known as Hornets Field, named after the school's mascot. In 1970, the School District of Palm Beach County changed the high school's name to Suncoast and the new mascot became the Chargers. When the new Suncoast Community High School opened at their new location, Inlet Grove charter school moved onto the campus in the fall of 2010 in preparation for the 2010-2011 school year.
The field and stadium bleachers were last renovated in 1975, expanding the original seating capacity of approximately 700 to the current capacity of 2,000.External links
- Inlet Grove HS Official Website
- FHSAA Official Website
- Palm Beach Mariners
- Official Website of the SAFA
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Categories:- American football venues in Florida
- Buildings and structures in Palm Beach County, Florida
- High school football venues in the United States
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