Pendleton Round-Up Arena ranked seventh-best high school football stadium
Published 2:33 pm Wednesday, October 30, 2019
- A serpentine of riders carrying U.S. flags makes its way across the Pendleton Round-Up Arena at the end of the Westward Ho! Parade during the 100th Anniversary of the Round-Up on Sept., 17, 2010.
PENDLETON — The Pendleton Round-Up Arena is more than just a landmark for Pendleton football fans.
On Wednesday, USA Today High School Sports ranked the home of the Pendleton Buckaroos football team at No. 7 in their list of “America’s Best High School Football Stadiums.”
The comprehensive ranking gathered the country’s 16 best high school football arenas and let fans vote for what will be crowned the “Champion” pick of the group.
Cathy Parker Field, located in Barrow, Ark. entered the bracket as the No. 1 seed. Allen, Texas’ Eagle Stadium took No. 2, and Oahu, Hawaii’s Raymond Torii Field was the No. 3 selection. Paul Brown Tiger Stadium (Massillon, Ohio) entered at No. 4, Round Valley Ensphere (Eagar, Ariz.) was No. 5, and Jelsma Stadium (Guthrie, Okla.) took No. 6.
The Pendleton Round-Up Arena was eliminated in the first round of fan voting, falling to the No. 10-seeded R.R. Jones Stadium from El Paso, Texas.
“No matter the stadium, the size of the crowd or the level of competition, there’s something universal about high school football and what it represents,” the publication wrote. “In that way, consider this a collection of America’s most authentic sporting cathedrals, a selection of 16 unique and spectacular high school football stadiums, each notable in its own way.”
Fan voting for the third round is currently ongoing at usatodayhss.com.
