High School Sports

Going to a Midlands football game? Know the new stadium capacities during COVID-19

A look at stadium capacity on a normal year and what will be allowed in stadiums during 2020 for public high schools in the Midlands as protocols are in place during the coronavirus pandemic.

Fairfield County

Fairfield Central (McLendon Stadium)

  • Normal capacity: TBA
  • 2020 capacity: 500

Kershaw County

Camden (Zempf Stadium)

  • Normal capacity: 5,800
  • 2020 capacity: 2,900

Lugoff-Elgin

  • Normal capacity: 5,000
  • 2020 capacity: 2,500

North Central

  • Normal capacity: 4,000
  • 2020 capacity: 2,000

Lexington 1

Gilbert

  • Normal capacity: 4,400
  • 2020 capacity: 800

Lexington

  • Normal capacity: 5,200
  • 2020 capacity: 1,000

Pelion

  • Normal capacity: 4,400
  • 2020 capacity: 800

River Bluff

  • Normal capacity: 5,200
  • 2020 capacity: 1,000

White Knoll

  • Normal capacity: 5,500
  • 2020 capacity: 1,000

Lexington 2

Airport

  • Normal capacity: 4,000
  • 2020 capacity: 2,000

Brookland-Cayce

  • Normal capacity: 5,000
  • 2020 capacity: 2,500

Gray Collegiate (Midlands Sports Complex)

  • Normal capacity: 800
  • 2020 capacity: 400

Lexington 3

Batesburg-Leesville

  • Normal capacity: 4,032
  • 2020 capacity: 1,800

Lexington 4

Swansea

  • Normal capacity: 4,000
  • 2020 capacity: 800

Lexington-Richland 5

Chapin

  • Normal capacity: 4,750
  • 2020 capacity: 1,863

Irmo (WC Hawkins Stadium)

  • Normal capacity: 8,200
  • 2020 capacity: 1,386

Dutch Fork

  • Normal capacity: 6,665
  • 2020 capacity: 1,300

Newberry County

Mid-Carolina

  • Normal capacity: TBA
  • 2020 capacity: TBA

Newberry

  • Normal capacity: 6,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,100

Richland 1

Lower Richland

  • Normal capacity: 5,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,000

AC Flora/Dreher (Memorial Stadium)

  • Normal capacity: 5,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,000

CA Johnson/Columbia (Bolden Stadium)

  • Normal capacity: 5,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,000

Keenan/Eau Claire (Keenan Stadium)

  • Normal capacity: 5,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,000

Richland 2

Blythewood/Ridge View (District 2 Stadium)

  • Normal capacity: 6,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,024

Spring Valley/Richland Northeast (Harry Parone Stadium)

  • Normal capacity: 12,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,872

Westwood

  • Normal capacity: 6,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,000

Saluda County

Saluda

  • Normal capacity: 4,000
  • 2020 capacity: 1,500

This story was originally published September 23, 2020 at 5:00 AM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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