Get Center Point High Back on the Field

In the Texas Hill Country, two floods hit Center Point High in just over a year. Insurance won’t repair their fields.

The Need What It
Will Take Our Goal How to Help

The Need

Center Point is a small community on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, just two hours west of Austin.

In the early morning hours of July 4, 2025, the Guadalupe rose nearly 30 feet. Floodwaters swept through the Texas Hill Country and seriously damaged Center Point High’s facilities. Over the next year, the district spent about $30,000 on repairs.

On July 16, 2026, just weeks after Center Point finished restoring its athletic fields, the Guadalupe River flooded again. Two feet of water covered school grounds, washing away repairs and leaving the campus in disarray. Floodplain maps were redrawn after the 2025 flood, so the school’s insurance won’t cover this year’s damage.

This fall, we approached Center Point to ask how we could help. Athletic director Brent Beadle told us that repairing the softball complex is the school’s top priority. Children and families from across the area use the field regularly, and the school is a center of community life. But without insurance, the school needs outside funding to get back on the field.

With your help, Center Point can rebuild its softball field before the February 2027 season and protect the facility from future floods.

Aerial photo of the Center Point High softball field, with mud and standing water across the infield
The softball field after the July 2026 flood.

Timeline

  1. July 4, 2025The Guadalupe River rises nearly 30 feet overnight, flooding the Hill Country and damaging Center Point’s facilities.
  2. 2025–2026The district spends about $30,000 to restore its athletic facilities. The floodplain is redrawn, and insurance no longer covers repairs.
  3. July 16, 2026The river climbs 32 feet in four hours. Two feet of water covers school grounds, and the newly restored fields flood again.

What It Will Take

To repair the softball facilities, Center Point needs to complete four projects.
Repairs are estimated at $175,000.

  • 01

    Survey the field and fix drainage

  • 02

    Repair the dugout foundations

  • 03

    Rebuild the concession stand

  • 04

    Regrade and clear the infield

    Our part

Our Goal

We’re committing to help Center Point regrade and clear its softball field, so the team has a field to play on when the season starts.

Help us raise

$10,000

by February 2027

Donate Now

How to Help

We’re so grateful for your support.
We can accept donations for Center Point online or by mail. All donations are tax deductible.

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