Coupeville High School’s new COVERED grandstand. Ignore the oddly constructed press box and it’s a beaut. (Scott Losey photos)
A covered roof! In Coupeville!! Bless you.
The back side, just waiting for a large “read Coupeville Sports” banner to be hung.
That press box and … it’s covered, man, covered. Let it go!
Consider me 97.4% impressed.
After a two-year wait, Coupeville High School officially has brand-new grandstands fully installed at Mickey Clark Field.
The thought that we’ll be able to watch football and soccer games or track meets on COVERED stands is revolutionary here in Cow Town.
Now, being the whiner I am, I could carp about a couple of things.
First, timing, man, timing.
Of course the new grandstands are officially done … a week AFTER the last home football game.
But, there’s a roof, so no worries.
Second, are you really leaving the bottom open like that, with no netting or barrier, so every loose ball can roll under the stands, stretching out soccer games just that much more…
But, there’s a roof, so no worries.
And third, and to the whiny sports blogger, the only one which deeply matters.
Who thought it was a great idea to have two medium-sized (if we’re generous) windows with a big chunk of wall in the middle in the front of the press box?
Have you EVER seen a press box without one long window running the full length?
No, no you have not.
But, since I know CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith and stadium clock master Joel Norris have big issues with those same windows, I kind of figure things may change for the better before soccer returns to the pitch this spring.
And hey, there’s a roof, so there’s that.
Small steps, David, small steps.
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