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Hare Field is a multi-sport facility located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. The facility opened in 1965 and is owned by the Hillsboro School District. Hare Field includes a baseball stadium, a football stadium, practice fields, and track and field equipment. The venue hosts high school sports, open track meets, youth sports, and occasionally college sports. The football stadium seats over 5,000 fans, was the first high school field in Oregon with an all-weather field, and was named one of the best venues to watch high school football in the state. ==History== Hare Field opened in 1965 when the Hillsboro High School (Hilhi Spartans) baseball team started using the baseball stadium.〔McKinney, Dick. Sparts win first game at Hare. ''The Hillsboro Argus'', October 19, 1976.〕 The field was named for civic leader and former state legislator William G. Hare.〔McKinney, Dick. Sparts trim Gresham in first game. ''The Hillsboro Argus'', October 19, 1976.〕 The first football game was held on September 9, 1966, when Hilhi played Gresham High School.〔 Hilhi won that game 7-0 and would become the season’s state champions.〔 From 1948 to 1965 school football teams had used Goodman Field, located on the north side of NE Lincoln Street to the east of the high school building (later J.B. Thomas Middle School).〔McKinney, Dick. Footballers excel during tenure at Goodman. ''The Hillsboro Argus'', October 19, 1976.〕 With the addition of Glencoe High School in 1980, that school also began using the facilities at Hare Field. In 1991, coach Rich Brooks held the Oregon Ducks spring scrimmage at the stadium drawing 5,183 spectators.〔Wheeler, Ken. Ducks still have 4 quarterbacks. ''The Oregonian'', May 5, 1991.〕 The football stadium was used in 1997 for a memorial service to Hondo, a police dog killed in the line of duty and namesake for the city’s dog park.〔Danks, Holly. Police, public remember Hondo. ''The Oregonian'', March 19, 1997.〕 Century High School became the third school to use Hare Field in 1997, but moved to the new Hillsboro Stadium when it opened in 1999.〔Fentress, Aaron. Stadium on target for fall opening. ''The Oregonian'', May 12, 1999.〕 The following year the facility began a multi-year renovation that was funded by private money, including a controversial deal with soft drink maker Coca-Cola that raised $1 million.〔Gaynair, Gillian. Hillsboro thinks things will go better with Coke. ''The Oregonian'', May 21, 1998.〕〔Feit, Josh and Seth Walls. (The Pepsi Challenge: The Portland School Board looks to corporate advertising to prop up its sagging budget. ) ''Willamette Week'', April 1, 1998.〕 The total cost for the project were $3.5 million and included the installation of an all-weather surface for the football and soccer field, a new track surface, locker-room improvements, and upgrades to some seating areas among others.〔Fentress, Aaron. Track around Hare Field is completed: the privately funded effort spurred Glencoe High’s Craig Ruecker moves into the next renovation. ''The Oregonian'', June 26, 1999.〕 As a result of the sponsorships, the artificial turf has Coca-Cola logos in both end zones,〔 and it became the first all-weather high school football field in Oregon.〔 Following the installation of AstroTurf in 1998, the facility was used to host OSAA state playoff games that year.〔Forbes, Ron. Local news: Hare Field will get a new turf next summer. ''The Hillsboro Argus'', August 15, 2008.〕 Hare Field hosted the Oregon State Beavers football spring game in 1999, the first year under coach Dennis Erickson.〔White, Ryan. Good spring has OSU talking good game. ''The Oregonian'', May 2, 1999.〕 In 2003, ''The Oregonian'' newspaper named the football stadium as one of the ten best places to watch a high school football game.〔Charbonneau, Dave. 10 great places to watch prep football. ''The Oregonian'', August 29, 2003〕 The Hilhi versus Glencoe football series was selected in 2007 for the Great American Rivalry Series.〔Forbes, Ron. Rivalry football series will shine at Hare Field. ''The Hillsboro Argus'', October 02, 2007.〕 The all-weather playing surface is scheduled to be replaced with a new all-weather field in 2009.〔 Hilhi boosters began renovations to the baseball diamond (Ad Rutschman Stadium) in 2014, which were completed in 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hare Field」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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