Texas Rangers, Arlington ISD to host high school football games at Globe Life Park
The Texas Rangers and the Arlington Independent School District finalized an agreement on Friday to play a minimum of 14 regular season high school football games at Globe Life Park during the 2020 season.
The agreement was approved by AISD at its board meeting on Thursday.
“The Rangers want to thank the Arlington Independent School District for helping make Globe Life Park in Arlington a destination for high school football,” said Sean Decker, the Rangers’ executive vice president for Sport and Entertainment, in a press release. “We are certainly hoping to have the honor of hosting these high school games this fall.”
AISD has six high schools. Arlington, Martin, Bowie, Lamar and Sam Houston will be in District 8-6A with South Grand Prairie and Grand Prairie during the 2020-22 realignment. Seugin, the sixth school, will be in District 5-5A Division 2 with Aledo, Burleson, Cleburne, Everman, Joshua, Mansfield Timberview and Waco University.
Each school is set to host at least one game at Globe Life Park, which had been the home of the XFL’s Dallas Renegades earlier this year until the league permanently suspended operations last week. The stadium was converted to a multi-purpose facility with a synthetic grass surface after the Rangers moved out following the end of the 2019 baseball season.
The opening game will feature Arlington Lamar hosting Euless Trinity at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27. Arlington Bowie will host DeSoto at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3. The final regular season game is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5.
Arlington and Martin are scheduled to host five games each with Bowie, Lamar, Sam Houston and Seguin hosting one game apiece. Games will be played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. The AISD is also scheduled to host its annual Dean Corey Band Event at Globe Life Park in early October.
“This is an outstanding opportunity for our district at Globe Life Park,” said AISD superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos. “This will provide a unique and lasting experience not only for our football players, but also for our students, cheer teams, bands, families and everyone coming to the park.
“We have always had an outstanding relationship with the Texas Rangers, and this just adds another layer to that.”
This story was originally published April 17, 2020 at 2:02 PM.
