Groundbreaking on Boardman's new stadium at 1 Saturday

BOARDMAN

An architect’s rendering of Boardman High School before it was built at its current site in 1969 depicts a few other features on the campus, such as a performing arts center and a football stadium.

In 2000, the Boardman Performing Arts Center was added to the school’s campus.

Saturday, the last missing piece of the puzzle will be one step closer to being added, as Boardman schools break ground on the next phase of the Spartan Stadium project. The school district will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 1 p.m.

“Realistically, it’s been in the works for 46 years,” said Tim Saxton, the district’s director of operations.

This phase of the project, which is being funded by private donations, will add 4,100 home seats, 3,000 visitor seats, a scoreboard and a press box to the site off Nisonger Road.

“There was a need to upgrade our facilities, and I think with having a first-class facility for them to compete in, to have a 35-foot-wide scoreboard, ... I think it brings a renewed excitement for an athlete, cheerleader, or band member to walk into that stadium,” said Athletic Director Denise Gorski. “It’s the ‘wow’ factor.”

Read more about the project in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.