Hops Give $300K To Help With New Turf Field At Glencoe

HILLSBORO, OR — City, county, school district, and Hillsboro Hops leaders last week broke ground on a new youth baseball/softball field at Glencoe High School. The new play space, dubbed the Hillsboro Hops Youth Field, is funded in part by the school district's voter-approved $408 million capital construction bond — $31 million of which is going to Glencoe.

In addition to the Bond funds, $2.3 million of which will go to the new turf field in the southwest corner of the school's property, the Hillsboro Hops single-A baseball organization announced it would contribute another $300,000 to the project.

“We are excited about this collaboration with the Hillsboro School District to develop a high quality year-round youth field,” Hillsboro Hops President and General Manager KL Wombacher said in a statement. “Over the last three years youth baseball has seen an average yearly growth of 14.3 percent, which is exciting. To accommodate this growth and inspire more kids to play in the future locally, we need more fields and high quality fields. We are very motivated to help accomplish that and expect this field to be a great starting point.”

Along with the new turf, the Hillsboro Hops Youth Field will also have new lights installed as part of the Bond outline. The new field is slated for completion around the start of the next school year, in September 2018.

“The Hillsboro Hops and Hillsboro School District share common goals with this collaboration,” Hillsboro School District Superintendent Mike Scott said. “It’s about supporting our youth and helping them develop and grow, not just in sports, but in life. It’s about connecting them with teammates, caring adults, and their community to foster their future success. The Hillsboro Hops Youth Field provides the foundation for those goals.”

Click here more information on the Hillsboro School District Bond.

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