Beginning in 2009, NOAH's home varsity football games will move a few miles south to 101st st. (a.k.a. New Orleans Ave), in South Broken Arrow.  We've secured the facilities of Broken Arrow's South Intermediate High School Stadium. Facilities map
 

The facilities are usually open. The B.A. School District wants to make it available to people who want to run on the track or exercise.  

 

 

 

The fence line has special pedestrian gates that inhibit bicycles. Skates and other motorized vehicles are prohibited.

 

The field is encircled by a 400meter track. The goalposts are recessed at both end zones.

 

The lighting towers are at the goal lines. Nienhuis Stadium lighting was not as good as this layout.

 

The Scoreboard is the only feature that is missing a feature we had at Nienhuis. the "delay of game" clock is not a part of the south scoreboard.

 

The field is well sodden. There are a few noticeable areas where the ground isn't perfectly graded. But this is only slightly noticeable.

 

Terrain maps listed the elevation as 8 ft. higher at the NW corner than the SE corner. That is not correct.  Those maps probably listed the elevation prior to developing the stadium.

The field has the correct "hump" between the hash marks. Water seems to drain correctly.

The east stands are for the visiting team. My estimates project that 50 people can occupy each row of the visitor's stands.

There are about 22 rows. That suggests that about 1100 people could squeeze into the visitors stands, alone.

The Visitors stands are made of Aluminum benches and decking.

The girders are steel. They are anchored in concrete.

 

There are ramps at both ends for entering and exiting.

 

 

The field is a standard North-South layout.

This is the stadium as it appears when you walk in the main gate.

 

 

The parking lot is at the North end of the facility. It is well lighted, as well.

 

 

 

The ticket booth has 2 windows at the gates,  one on each side of the gatehouse.

 

 

 

The paved lot has striped parking for 160 cars. 10 spaces are reserved for handicap parking. We encourage our fans with disabilities to use them. Be sure your vehicle has proper certification for this amenity.

 There is an adjacent grass field for overflow parking. Buses and extra large vehicles are encouraged to utilize the overflow lot, where they are able to maneuver with greater ease.

Finally, the home stands at the West side of the stadium is significantly larger than the East (visitor) stands. I would estimate that it seats 40% more fans.

 

 

 

 

Directly under the home stands you'll find a structure that houses some very appreciated amenities.

 

 

One such feature is the concession stand. It has plenty of facing and a handy, full length counter.

 

 

 

A women's' restroom is now much closer to the home fans.

There are also restrooms at the north end of the stadium.

 

 I noticed an equipment storage area in the structure, but that may not be available to our use.

 

 

There is an Athletic Dressing Room for teams to use.

The Building at the North end of the stadium seems to also house a dressing room. I would surmise that each team uses separate buildings to dress before & after games.

The home stands have aluminum benches and treated pine decking.

 

 

 

 

The home stands also have 3 separate "press boxes". These are accessed via a secure gate at the top of the stands.

 I noticed telecommunications wiring to the central press box. 

 

 

 

 

The view from the top of the home stands is very good. 

 

The press boxes are capped by a "crows nest" for optimal taping capabilities.

 

 

 

 

The corner view shows just how many fans can be accommodated at this stadium.

 

 

A major improvement is the spacious track that separates the field from the stands. Cheerleaders have previously not had this kind of space to lead the fans in cheering on the team.

 

The south end steps have special accommodations for people who have difficulty scaling the larger steps in the center of the stands.

 

 

 

People will find it very easy to move about in these stands.

 

The stands are completely "handicap accessible".

 You'll find pavement walkways all the way from your auto, to your seat in the stands.

~David Van Risseghem