Pop Keeney Stadium is an outdoor stadium in
Bothell, Washington
Bothell () is a city in King and Snohomish counties in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area, situated near the northeast end of Lake Washington. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 48,161 resident ...
, a suburb northeast of
Seattle. It hosts
high school football games and graduation ceremonies for the four traditional high schools of the
Northshore School District:
Bothell,
Inglemoor,
North Creek, and
Woodinville. Pop Keeney has also hosted both mens lacrosse games as well as state soccer playoffs for both boys and girls.
The stadium is named after Harold 'Pop' Keeney, Bothell's first football coach, and a member of one of Bothell's pioneer families.
In 2008, several Bothell high school alumni began raising money for a new replay-capable scoreboard. Donations arrived from all around the country, raising $160,000 altogether. The scoreboard was installed in 2009 as only the second of its kind in the state.
The Northshore 2010 Capital Projects Bond included a project to renovate the stadium, including updates to lighting, stands, and other facilities.
In 2016, the
McMenamins restaurant/hotel/brewery complex opened in the buildings of the
W. A. Anderson School next to Pop Keeney Stadium.
It is now a common pre-game tailgate location for many fans attending games at the stadium.
In
2019
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, the
Seattle Seahawks
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announced they would hold one special practice at Pop Keeney on August 3. The practice included performances by the Seahawks Dancers and Blue Thunder drum line as well as photo opportunities with team mascots Blitz and Boom.
References
Sports venues in Washington (state)
Buildings and structures in Bothell, Washington
1920 establishments in Washington (state)
Sports venues completed in 1920
Soccer venues in Washington (state)
American football venues in Washington (state)
High school football venues in the United States
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