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Gainesville softball finds home on campus
Lady Red Elephants will play at school for 1st time in school history
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Kyle Hewell, left, and Trampas Canady of Harrison Fence, LLC, install fencing on Wednesday at the new softball field on the Gainesville High campus. The Lady Red Elephants are scheduled to host West Hall at 5:55 p.m. Thursday, marking the first game on the field in 29 years. - photo by Jared Putnam | The Times
During the spring of 1985, fans of the Gainesville High baseball team routinely backed up their trucks onto the side of Elephant Trail, sat on the tailgates and settled in to watch Deuce Roark and his teammates play one final season on the campus field. By the summer, the team had moved its operations to the new Ivey Watson Field at Lanier Point. The campus field has not hosted a high school game since then.
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