Favorite HS FB stadium?
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Bull GreenDog
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I agree that Northwest has a great stadium. Bad parking, but the stadium itself is one of the best in Stark County.
Never seen a game at Carrolton but drove by it once. Beautiful looking stadium and town.
OHIOVSTW419
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Jack Mollenkopf Stadium. Toledo, Ohio. Home of the Waite Indians.
Just to name a few and in no particular order:
Martins Ferry-Incredible venue with the covered home bleachers
Piqua- Has a feel of a big stadium
Ft. Loraime- Great old school vibe with the natural grass
Ironton- Historic and great for a reason
Jackson- Only downfall is parking
Wapakoneta- Love the location and setting
Shenandoah-Small, but unique and picturesque
Martins Ferry-Incredible venue with the covered home bleachers
Piqua- Has a feel of a big stadium
Ft. Loraime- Great old school vibe with the natural grass
Ironton- Historic and great for a reason
Jackson- Only downfall is parking
Wapakoneta- Love the location and setting
Shenandoah-Small, but unique and picturesque
bulldog5704
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Came here to say Paint Valley...never played in an actual game there but we scrimmaged them every year I coached and the view there is beautiful.
Yappi
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I think I remember that game. If I remember right, Buchtel was trying to run out the clock and was going to take a safety on 4th down. The QB either got tackled around the 5 or threw the ball away to give Hoban the ball near the endzone. Maybe others can remember it better...
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Bluestreakoffice
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I miss old Fawcett Stadium.....and had the pleasure of old Ravenna Stadium standing on the roof of I guess was the visitor's press box....and it had snowed all day...lol
Maple_City_Fan
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A couple from old Buckeye Conference I've always enjoyed were Arlin Field in Mansfield and Donnell Stadium in Findlay
By the way the most flawed stadium in the state is Fitch's. Everything is solid except some engineer thought having the stands 30 feet from an 8 lane track would be a good idea. The pressbox needs to make a long distance call to reach the sidelines>
But the home team and fans get to stare into the sun.
And as you can see in the pic, the visitors also get the benefit of the cold weather wind break.
Fitch is a good host for sure!
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trimblefootball
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Ahhh the old WPA stadium! Was a sad day when we had to tear it down but it was for the better.
BirdDog10
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I'll never forget watching that game, seating was full so I was standing right behind the endzone where they had all of the overtime possessions.
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I was in uniform. That was a fun locker room afterwards.
At one time there was septic leaching in the area behind the visiting bleachers.
Throw in Strobel for the BC trifecta. Between those three stadiums I have seen mind-blowing teams and players for what seems like generations.
Ross, too, but I haven't seen as many games in Fremont.
BirdDog10
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Without including PBTS or Fawcett/Benson, my favorites that I've been to/played at:
5 - Tie between Rex Lingruen Stadium, Liberty Center and Celina Stadium. Lingruen is built into a natural hill, pretty freakin intimidating place to play as a visitor. The recent updates have made it much better. Celina Stadium is just bout the closest you can get anywhere to a football game. Home stands almost stretch the entire field and the press box sits over the visitors bleachers and nearly reaches the sideline.
4 - Stadium Park, Delphos. Home bleachers sit way up above field level, newer visitors bleachers are huge for D6/D7 schools. Seen and played in a lot of good games at this stadium. No track so all seats are close. Hopefully with the new turf I'll get to watch some playoff games here in the future.
3 - Clymer Stadium, Columbus Grove. Donated by alumni Gary and Larry Clymer in 1996, it's just about as nice as you can get for a D6/D7 school. My homer pick (it's my list, I can do what I want) the Dogs have put up an impressive home record since it was built. The first 24 games at the stadium were all wins, and in the first 10 seasons we only had 5 home losses. Today the home record at Clymer is 93-34, 10-1 in playoff games. From the field the home bleachers feel like they're straight up in the air. The current visitors side was the home side before '96, so it's got 2 press boxes that are both bigger than most fields in the area, and separate concessions and restrooms for home and visitors sides. My favorite thing about the stadium is the massive Red Dog Beer logo on the side of the stadium lol. Only thing I would change if I could is have the same exact stadium without a track.
2 - Donnell Stadium, Findlay. Tons of history, and incredibly well-maintained. Watched and played at this stadium and it's a great experience for both. Hard to beat the atmosphere of a big playoff game at Donnell.
1 - Sidney Memorial Stadium - In my opinion the standard for new high school stadiums in the state. Almost everything about this stadium is perfect. Bleachers are close, but not at the sacrifice of large sidelines. Very nice separate restrooms and concessions for home and visitors. I'm sure the locker rooms on the inside can compare to the rest of the facility. If I could make another stadium in the state my home, it would be a toss up between this one and very few others.
5 - Tie between Rex Lingruen Stadium, Liberty Center and Celina Stadium. Lingruen is built into a natural hill, pretty freakin intimidating place to play as a visitor. The recent updates have made it much better. Celina Stadium is just bout the closest you can get anywhere to a football game. Home stands almost stretch the entire field and the press box sits over the visitors bleachers and nearly reaches the sideline.
4 - Stadium Park, Delphos. Home bleachers sit way up above field level, newer visitors bleachers are huge for D6/D7 schools. Seen and played in a lot of good games at this stadium. No track so all seats are close. Hopefully with the new turf I'll get to watch some playoff games here in the future.
3 - Clymer Stadium, Columbus Grove. Donated by alumni Gary and Larry Clymer in 1996, it's just about as nice as you can get for a D6/D7 school. My homer pick (it's my list, I can do what I want) the Dogs have put up an impressive home record since it was built. The first 24 games at the stadium were all wins, and in the first 10 seasons we only had 5 home losses. Today the home record at Clymer is 93-34, 10-1 in playoff games. From the field the home bleachers feel like they're straight up in the air. The current visitors side was the home side before '96, so it's got 2 press boxes that are both bigger than most fields in the area, and separate concessions and restrooms for home and visitors sides. My favorite thing about the stadium is the massive Red Dog Beer logo on the side of the stadium lol. Only thing I would change if I could is have the same exact stadium without a track.
2 - Donnell Stadium, Findlay. Tons of history, and incredibly well-maintained. Watched and played at this stadium and it's a great experience for both. Hard to beat the atmosphere of a big playoff game at Donnell.
1 - Sidney Memorial Stadium - In my opinion the standard for new high school stadiums in the state. Almost everything about this stadium is perfect. Bleachers are close, but not at the sacrifice of large sidelines. Very nice separate restrooms and concessions for home and visitors. I'm sure the locker rooms on the inside can compare to the rest of the facility. If I could make another stadium in the state my home, it would be a toss up between this one and very few others.
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Love the hillside
KingKong24
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I’m glad someone else mentioned Kings I didn’t want to be a homer lol. Walking down the hill to the stadium with Kings Island in the background is a bonus too. Can also see the Peter’s Cartridge Factory that is now a brewery from the home stands.
I regret never seeing a game at Withrow when I lived in Hyde Park. It's like something out of a movie with the wrap-around end zone seats and the school looming overhead.
Mason is a complete athletic complex. Many D2 colleges and even some FCS schools would be envious of their whole setup. Both football grandstands are huge with an enclosed concrete concourse on the home side and boxes on both home and away. Entrances at both end zones make getting in and out a breeze.
I like seeing a game at Kings. A nice extra to make the entrance look like a drawbridge and all the castle architecture to go with their Knights nickname. I don't know of a high school stadium with a mascot tie-in quite like that.
Also, the home side stands are tall and steep. If you're at the top row, you're really really up there. Good place if you like to have a stadium workout and climb the stairs.
330Football
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RollingTrain
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In Northwest Ohio Tiffin Frost-Kalnow Stadium is very nice and right across town is another turf field in Heidelberg’s Hoernaman Stadium (which is also used by Tiffin Calvert on occasion)
