One breath-taking sports venue still offers fans a blast from the past. In this edition of Tri-State Treasures, we highlight one of the oldest and biggest venues in Evansville, and a treasure of the west side.
Men, with help from mules, began construction on the famed Reitz High School football field in the early 1920s on a flat spot of land, just behind the newly constructed school.
History Teacher Jon Carl said the land they chose eventually became the crown jewel of southern Indiana high school football history. Today it’s called ‘The Reitz Bowl’.
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