STEPHENVILLE — After roughly 18 months of construction and 119 years of waiting, Stephenville High School will officially have a home of its own for football in 2025.
Art Briles Stadium, a $40 million facility surrounding Mike Copeland Field, will have its grand opening of sorts on Sept. 5 with a home date against long-time rival Everman. While the venue has already played host to Stephenville’s 2025 graduation ceremony and will host a scrimmage with Brock on Aug. 21, the big night is reserved for Everman — one of five regular season games to be played there this year.
“Everybody is really excited,” coach Sterling Doty said. “Stephenville has never had its own home. We always rented Tarleton out. We began playing football in 1906, so this is our first opportunity to have our home team at a home game on a turf that has blue and gold on it.”