West High School Stadium is Inagurated

Merrill F. West High School's football stadium in Tracy was finally inaugurated Friday night after a long anticipated wait.

The West High wolf pack got the opportunity Friday night to show off to their hometown crowd their brand new stadium which will be used to host their home football games as well as soccer games.

The inaugurating game was a preseason match between the West High wolf pack and Oakdale High School. Although the game was not scheduled to start until 7:30 pm, the anxiously waiting home crowd were already filling up the grandstands by 5:00 pm.

Hundreds of fans dressed in navy blue colors to show their support for the home team continued entering the stadium awaiting for that first kick-off which would put into use this long awaited project. There was no doubt that the bleachers would fill up and tickets would sell out, as they did.

West High came out victorious in their home opener beating their rival with a score of 24-17 and it was an overall success in which a new stadium was inaugurated and the school finally had the chance to give the crowd an exciting home game.

West High school has been labeled a"California distinguished high school" for several years now but until this past weekend, they had not had a single football game at home; always having to play at their rival's football stadium, Tracy High School. But now that has changed and West High School now has the pride of saying that they have their own stadium.