Article Written by: Adam Santic

Bracewell Stadium (Home of the Burlington Grayhounds) celebrated its phase two improvements which was finished in the Summer of 2015 in time for the first home game on Friday, September 11, 2015. Bracewell Stadium is located at 919 Market Street, Burlington, Iowa, 52601.

Phase I was completed before the 2014 football season.
Phase II was completed before the 2015 football season.
Phase III, the final phase which should be completed before the 2016 football season.

Purple and Gray Foundation's Mission:
The Purple and Gray Foundation was established in February 2012 as a volunteer-run, 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit organization. Its mission is to assist Burlington Community School District in developing Athletic Programs and Facilities at the school district.

This project was all done with private money through the Purple and Gold Foundation and no tax dollars were used.

Phase I Improvements Included (Finished Before the 2014 Football Season):
Musco Lightning
Press Box
Video Scoreboard
Additional Parking Lot Spaces
Concessions

Musco Lighting:
Musco Lighting provided Bracewell Stadium with a brand new state of the art LED light system. The new LED lights debuted on August 29, 2014. The new lights will enhance the on-playing experience for the players.

Press Box:
The press box is totally different from the previous one. The new press box is very neat and features grade A amenities.

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Video Scoreboard:
Sherwood Company who partnered with Optec Displays installed a 12' x 32' video scoreboard which was made possible by the class of 1957. This video scoreboard allows for custom high images, colors, and unique fonts among many other tailor-made features. This INFINITY 12.5mm virtual display shows instant replays in high definition.

The video scoreboard is in honor of Edwin Cady "E.C." Rapp (May 25, 1967 - November 4, 2013) who graduated from the high school in 1957 and went on to play college football for Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1961.

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Additional Parking Lot Spaces:
62 additional parking lot spaces were added to the venue. This will greatly reduce the amount of cars who have to park on the side of the streets.

Concessions:
The concession stand also got a complete makeover. The concession is now ADA-accessible.

Phase II Improvements Included (Finished Before the 2015 Football Season):
Field Turf
Entrances
Retaining Walls (around the field's perimeter)
Water Fall
Victory Bell Plaza
Donor Wall

Field Turf:
A much needed field turf, an artificial turf that looks and feels like grass was installed at Bracewell Stadium in time for the 2015 football season. They played on the new field turf for the first time on Friday, September 11, 2015. This new field turf can also be used for community events, marching band and for soccer. The old field featured natural grass, which often got muddy and almost unplayable when it rained. The last time they played on natural grass came against Cedar Rapids Washington on October 24, 2014, in their last home game of the 2014 season.

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Entrance:
A new entrance welcomed fans as they entered Bracewell Stadium. The new entrance features a new ticket booth as well as a new sign.

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Retaining Walls:
New retaining walls was installed around the field's perimeter because the old retaining walls were deteriorating away. In the process, they also cleared away some shrubs.

Water Fall:
The new waterfall feature was created by Zaiser's Landscaping and paid for by the Burlington High School Class of 1952, who donated $84,000.00. The waterfall is located at the south-end of the stadium. At night, this is a beautiful scene to see.

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Victory Bell Plaza:
The victory bell plaza is located near the flagpole and after each victory players are encouraged to ring the bell.

Donor Wall:
The donor wall is located at the top of the west bleacher walls and close to the concession stands. The donor wall will list all of the donors who donated $1,000.00 or more.

Some Notable Donors Include:
Class of 1968: $34,370.00. Pete Miller, a member of the 1968 class donated $1,000,000.00.
Class of 1957: $75,968.00
Class of 1952: $84,000.00
Shottenkirk, Case New Holland: $125,000.00
Frank Millard Co.: $125,000.00
KPI Concepts: $500,000.00
Universal Therapy: $500,000.00
Harry and Virginia Murray Foundation: $500,000.00

Phase III:
Phase III, is the final phase in this historic project at Bracewell Stadium. Phase III should be completed before the 2016 football season.

The projects for phase III include an expansion of the Clark Field House locker rooms and renovations to the visiting concession stand.


Articles Used In This Post:
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8 of 16 are SEC sites... not bad.

• Auburn, Alabama – Auburn (34-21-1)
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana – LSU (43-15)
• Charlottesville, Virginia – Virginia (45-12)
• Clemson, South Carolina – Clemson (43-17)
• Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina (39-19)
• Conway, South Carolina – Coastal Carolina (39-19)
• Coral Gables, Florida – Miami (FL) (40-19)
• Fayetteville, Arkansas – Arkansas (41-16)
• Gainesville, Florida – Florida (44-14)
• Lexington, Kentucky – Kentucky (36-18)
• Nashville, Tennessee – Vanderbilt (41-18)
• Stanford, California – Stanford (38-16)
• Stillwater, Oklahoma – Oklahoma State (41-17) through games of 5/28
• Terre Haute, Indiana – Indiana State (42-15)
• Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Alabama (40-19)
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina – Wake Forest (47-10)

Read about it somewhere earlier and then a friend of mine told me heard it as well. Wtf is going on? Is the shit about to hit the fan ?

sure seem to attract some interesting characters, ever meet Bill Gates….or better yet Mila?

That liberals are absolutely hypocrites.

Past time, imo. No excuse for 29-27.

since you're full of gas. How will banning gas stoves help US citizens in the future?

Fyi....The schools were notified that the new schedules will be released Friday at 9am

Don’t you think these idiots would learn from Anheuser Busch!


https://nypost.com/2023/05/24/drag-queen-says-come-out-in-north-face-summer-of-pride-ad/amp/

Especially if they keep encouraging this kind of nonsense.

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This is always a popular thread once the regular season ends. It is always interesting to see the happenings and changes that people make throughout the state. With the regular season over, this will continue to be populated as we move through winter.

craziest thing I ever saw.

I’m headed your way this afternoon. Let me know if you want to thrown down.

I confess not being into CM but did listen to it “back in the day”. I was surprised to read this…..well sort of. As I’ve said before these Marxist’s mean business.

Another business that will never get another dime of mine.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/0...ch-coverage-megyn-kelly-has-thoughts-1360956/

Nice work gator

Dumbass

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Harry & Meghan said they were involved in a 2 hour high speed chase. 2 hours? That is not a 'chase' that is a 'commute'... or maybe the 'Paparazzi 500'.

So what is the democrat and republican stance on all the border crashers at the ballet box?

Will it matter? Can they vote? Will they vote? Democrats giving them room/board and cash. It is the democrat way to promise money for votes (see student loan relief bait and switch after the vote that was never going to happen)

Republicans busing them to large democrat cities where a republicans never win a vote anyway. Are there enough border crashers to even matter?

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“In the off-season I have been lifting and working on my speed.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Reading pass versus run.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Win the state championship.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Southeast Polk.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Southeast Polk QB.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, and I want to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Upper Iowa, Grandview, North Dakota.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Grandview.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I went up to Upper Iowa and Grandview.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I plan on going to a lot of football camps like UNI and North Dakota.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“North Dakota, UNI, Iowa State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Iowa State.”