There will be a new look to Bradford High’s Parkway Field when
the Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic kicks off next month.

Thanks to Dallas-Morris Drilling Inc., Pure Tech and the Raabe
Classic Football Game Committee there will be three new clocks
operating for the Aug. 5 Classic and during the upcoming Owls’
season.

Dallas-Morris Drilling Inc. bought the scoreboard, while Pure
Tech (Bill and Greg Huber) and the Big 30 Football Committee
purchased two 25-second clocks.

“Steve Kloss (Owls’ assistant football coach) knew I wanted a
scoreboard and was looking for sponsors to pay for it,” Bradford
High athletic director Tim Walter said. “Steve mentioned it to Dave
Morris and he (Kloss) said the Morris brothers (Tom, Steve along
with Dave) would be interested in buying a new scoreboard.”

Dave Morris played football for Bradford High and in the Raabe
Charities Classic.

Walter pointed out the scoreboard will return to its original
location – on the school.

“The scoreboard is back on the school where it will be very
visible. We are restoring the old tradition,” he said. “It’s a
beautiful clock. Parkway Field looks like a small college stadium.
We want to be leaders not only in the Big 30 but in District
9.”

For the last several years, the scoreboard was on the opposite
end of the school.

“We had some field goal kickers that would bang the heck out of
the scoreboard,” Walter declared. “It will be out of harm’s
way.”

The 25-second clocks will be located in the end zones.

“This will help with game management for coaches and officials,”
Walter added. “The quarterback won’t have to look at the back judge
anymore. And the fans can see what is going on. It adds to the
classiness and atmosphere of the stadium.

“The Big 30 Football Committee always appreciated the use of the
Parkway Field on game night. They have always wanted to give
back.

“I approached Ken Coffman, president of the Raabe Classic
Football Game Committee, about purchasing one of the 25-second
clocks. He took that idea to a meeting and the committee approved
it.”

Walter said the project has been in the works for about a
year.

“It took time,” he noted. “We had to go through Sandra
Romanowski (superintendent), then to the facility committee, to the
athletic committee and to the school board. There was a process in
getting all three clocks.”

Walter said this project demonstrates the importance of local
sports to the Bradford area.

“It shows what kind of people we have in the community,” Walter
concluded. “They support our athletics. I’d like to thank Mrs.
Romanowski and the Board of Education for their support in this
important project.”