Hillsboro Stadium is a multi-sport

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in the

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, located in Hillsboro,

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, a suburb west of

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. Opened in 1999 and owned by the city of Hillsboro, the award-winning stadium is part of the Gordon Faber Recreation Complex located in the northeast part of the city, adjacent to the Sunset Highway. The facility hosts home football games for

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, plus state playoff games for the

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's smaller school divisions. Hillsboro Stadium is also used for baseball, softball, soccer, and lacrosse and has hosted college and professional teams. Hillsboro Stadium is used for the NWAPA's annual Century Showcase. The adjacent

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(now Ron Tonkin Field) opened in 2013. The primary playing field runs northwest to southeast, at an approximate

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of above

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. The covered main grandstand and press box are along the southwest sideline.

History

The stadium cost $7.5 million to build, and opened in August 1999;Athletic Construction Projects: Hillsboro Stadium.
Hoffman Construction. Retrieved on October 3, 2007. the entire sports complex cost $10 million to build, with funding from the city and the Ronler Acres urban renewal district.Fentress, Aaron. "Century High’s new home field will make its football debut tonight: The Hillsboro Municipal Stadium is the centerpiece of a new athletic complex that cost $10 million", ''

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'', September 17, 1999. The first

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game at Hillsboro Stadium was on September 17, 1999, when

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played Oregon City. Previously, Century had used

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after the school opened in 1997, sharing that stadium with Hillsboro and Glencoe high schools. In 2000, the facility was expanded to increase the

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from 4,000 to the current 7,000 plus.Rollins, Ian. "New stadium attracts wide interest", ''

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'', August 29, 2000. An additional 3,000 temporary seats were added at that time as well to accommodate the

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team. The team used Hillsboro Stadium in 2000 when Civic Stadium (now

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) was being renovated. Portland's Central Catholic High School also played their home games at the stadium that season as well. In May

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, the

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held their annual spring football game at the stadium, which included future NFL quarterbacks

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and Jason Fife. In October 2005, Hillsboro Stadium hosted a college football game between

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(SOU) and

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(PLU) in a neutral site contest between the

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PLU and NAIA SOU. During the 2007 season,

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’s baseball and softball teams used the stadium while their new facility was being built in Forest Grove. In June 2008, the opening ceremonies of the

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Oregon Summer Games were held at the facility. In 2008, the stadium hosted a regular season game between the

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and the

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(MLL) on August 9. New Jersey won the game with attendance totaling 3,687 people.Hellman, Nathan. New Jersey 17, Philadelphia 16 Major League Lacrosse attracts 3,687. ''

'', August 10, 2008, Sports, p. C5. Hillsboro Stadium is mentioned as the likely home of any MLL team that may be awarded to or relocate to Portland. The annual Les Schwab Bowl for high school football all stars was played at the stadium since 2009. Hillsboro Stadium field

In February 2010, the original

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of 1999 was replaced with FieldTurf. The renovation cost $988,000, of which the school district covered $250,000 of those costs. Portland State again used Hillsboro Stadium in May 2010 for its spring football game, and held its four home games there during the

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season, while PGE Park (now Providence Park) underwent a remodel to prepare for

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. Also due to those renovations, Central Catholic High School played its home football games at Hillsboro Stadium. In March 2012, the city announced it was exploring the addition of a

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at the complex in hopes of adding a minor league baseball team. Portland State played one game at Hillsboro in

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, when Providence Park was unavailable due to its use as a

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venue. The Vikings returned for four games in

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, with only one at Providence Park. In that season, the Vikings not only faced conflicts with the Timbers, but also with the Timbers' NWSL sister team, the Portland Thorns; the NWSL championship game; and stadium expansion. All six PSU home games in

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were scheduled for Hillsboro.

Facility

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, the stadium was named one of 1999's Best Public Project Award recipients by AIA Western International. The facility also won the 2000 Design Award of Merit from International Illumination Design Award. Hillsboro Stadium has a FieldTurf field.Sports Complexes: Gordon Faber Recreation Complex.
Hillsboro Parks & Recreation. Retrieved on October 3, 2007. This field is large enough to accommodate two games at the same time. The main grandstand is on the southwest side of the field and contains locker rooms, concession stands, and team training facilities. Seating capacity is approximately 7,600,Baseball, Softball To Play Season At Hillsboro Stadium.
Pacific University. Retrieved on October 3, 2007. and the main covered grandstand seats 4,000. The FieldTurf field is used for a variety of sports. These include

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, and

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. The main use is for high school athletics for Hillsboro’s four high schools, primarily

. The stadium also hosts other events such as foot races,

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state football playoffs, Cyclocross ( Cross Crusade), expositions for rally cars, and high school band competitions.

References

External links

Gordon Faber Recreation Complex
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History

Facility

See also

References

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