Sussex Sports Center breaks ground for Sandhill Fields
The Sussex Sports Center Foundation officially held the groundbreaking for Sandhill Fields, a project that will include eight regulation soccer/lacrosse fields, six pickleball courts with a pavilion, a 3.1-mile regulation cross county course, 3.5 miles of walking trails, playground equipment, parking for 350 cars, restroom facilities, picnic pavilions and a food truck area.
Shown at the groundbreaking are (l-r) John Burke, running enthusiast; Jill Burton, SSCF board assistant; Tim Bamforth, SSCF board member/Seashore Striders; Gina Jennings, Sussex County; Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown; Rep. Harvey Kenton, R-Milford; Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes; Todd Lawson, SSCF board member/Sussex County administrator; I.G. Burton, SSCF board member/Sussex County Council; Stephanie Parker, SSCF board member/Henlopen Soccer Club; Preston Schell, SSCF board member/Ocean Atlantic Companies; Darren Short, SSCF board member/Delaware State Police; Zac Crouch, SSCF board member/Davis, Bowen & Friedel; Rob Arlett, Sussex County Council; Joe Schell, president and secretary, SSCF board; Peter Morrow, SSCF board member; Rob Tunnell, SSCF board member/Tunnell Companies; Tony Sposato, SSCF board member/Sposato Landscaping & Irrigation; Gene Dvornick, SSCF board member/Town of Georgetown; Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, SSCF board member; Steve Burke, treasurer, SSCF board/Dentsply Sirona; Rep. Tim Dukes, R-Laurel; Bobby Horsey, vice president, SSCF board/David G. Horsey & Sons; Capt. Ralph Holm, Georgetown Police Dept.; Bill West, SSCF board member/Town of Georgetown; Chief R.L. Hughes, Georgetown Police Dept.; Lt. Tom Tyndall, Georgetown Police Dept.; Greg March, Saltwater Lacrosse; and Dennis March, SSCF board member/Saltwater Lacrosse.
