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GOWANDA -- Football and lacrosse games at Hillis Field will soon look a little different thanks to grant funding the Gowanda Central School District is set to receive for a new scoreboard.
"I'm super excited. I might be the one most excited," joked Business Administrator Barb Smith.
The new scoreboard at Hillis Field will feature additional capabilities to display lacrosse scoring in addition to football. The district will also continue to evaluate scoreboard upgrades to the baseball and softball fields. Smith plans to seek more grant funding for each of those projects, but "didn't want to ask for three scoreboards" at the risk of losing approval for Hillis Field's upgrades, which Smith noted was the most substantial improvement.
"We do use it for other events. Obviously graduation, and other things the community comes to, so I think that was probably why, in part, it was approved," Smith said. "It is kind of a gathering place and people use it a lot."