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Bulldogs on the big screen
By John Gunther, Sports Editor
Sunday, August 16, 2009 | No comments posted.
NORTH BEND — Piece by piece, the newest addition to North Bend’s football stadium went up this week, prepared to bring a unique element to the school’s football and soccer games.
A 10-by-14-foot video screen was installed at the south end of Vic Adams Field, along with a new scoreboard. The final touch for the project will be a state-of-the-art sound system that should arrive in town soon.
The goal is to have the entire system operational by Meet the Bulldogs on Sept. 2, North Bend athletic director Boyd Bjorkquist said.
Like many of the new elements in the stadium over the past several years, the scoreboard was paid for through an anonymous donation. The entire project, including the sound system, cost a little over $200,000, Bjorkquist said.
The video scoreboard system is believed to be unique among high schools.
In addition to the capability of providing replay during games, it also can be used for graphics, video clips and individual player photos. Entire football or soccer teams can be introduced one player at a time on the scoreboard, Bjorkquist said.
During track season, the videoboard can work in conjunction with the automatic timing system shared by Marshfield and North Bend to list results almost immediately after races for the runners and fans to see.
The school purchased the video board from Daktronics, a leader in the scoreboard industry. That company hired the contractors who installed the equipment, Bjorkquist said.
North Bend is planning two high school classes to work with the new equipment — one to do the pre-game production and one to work with game production. Two cameras will provide the images for the videoboard during games.
Meanwhile, the sound system should be a big upgrade. Instead of speakers in both the east and west grandstands, all the sound will come from the scoreboard, similar to the system used in some college stadiums.
“It’s a nice quality sound,” Bjorkquist said. “It will be very clear. For music, it will be wonderful.”
Bjorkquist plans to use the videoboard for varsity football and soccer contests.
The school has a while to work out the kinks for football. North Bend doesn’t have any home games until Oct. 2.
A 10-by-14-foot video screen was installed at the south end of Vic Adams Field, along with a new scoreboard. The final touch for the project will be a state-of-the-art sound system that should arrive in town soon.
The goal is to have the entire system operational by Meet the Bulldogs on Sept. 2, North Bend athletic director Boyd Bjorkquist said.
Like many of the new elements in the stadium over the past several years, the scoreboard was paid for through an anonymous donation. The entire project, including the sound system, cost a little over $200,000, Bjorkquist said.
The video scoreboard system is believed to be unique among high schools.
In addition to the capability of providing replay during games, it also can be used for graphics, video clips and individual player photos. Entire football or soccer teams can be introduced one player at a time on the scoreboard, Bjorkquist said.
During track season, the videoboard can work in conjunction with the automatic timing system shared by Marshfield and North Bend to list results almost immediately after races for the runners and fans to see.
The school purchased the video board from Daktronics, a leader in the scoreboard industry. That company hired the contractors who installed the equipment, Bjorkquist said.
North Bend is planning two high school classes to work with the new equipment — one to do the pre-game production and one to work with game production. Two cameras will provide the images for the videoboard during games.
Meanwhile, the sound system should be a big upgrade. Instead of speakers in both the east and west grandstands, all the sound will come from the scoreboard, similar to the system used in some college stadiums.
“It’s a nice quality sound,” Bjorkquist said. “It will be very clear. For music, it will be wonderful.”
Bjorkquist plans to use the videoboard for varsity football and soccer contests.
The school has a while to work out the kinks for football. North Bend doesn’t have any home games until Oct. 2.
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