Boonville High School Football History
Boonville's football field, called Bennett Field, opened in 1961.
In 1938, Boonville helped to form the Pocket Athletic Conference. They played an 11-man and a 6-man schedule, and finished 5-2 and 1-1, respectively.
Boonville High School was admitted as the 12th member of the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference on September 24, 1940.
Hemenway Field
Hemenway Field, the Pioneer's original stadium, opened around 1921 and is still in use. Though the light poles are now gone, Boonville High's soccer team uses the field for practice.
Part of the condition that the Hemenway family made when donating the land is that the school corporation can never rename the field, which is named after Senator James A. Hemenway. And, if the land is ever sold, the proceeds must be used to purchase another plot of ground on which a new Hemenway Field must be built.
- Thanks to Nathan Blackford, Warrick Publishing Editor
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