Thank you, Tilman Fertitta!
Rain, rain, go away couldn't have happened soon enough for the field at Crenshaw Memorial Stadium. The past two weeks of rain totally swamped the field, leaving it unfit for playing football. In order to get the field ready for the upcoming football season, the field had to be dried, stripped, conditioned and then resodded but the soggy field conditions were hindering the efforts. Director of Athletics and Physical Education Vince Sebo put out a call to area businesses with helicopters hoping that someone would come to the rescue, using their chopper as a huge fan to dry out the field and enable the renovation to be completed by the time of the first home game. The district's plight was highlighted by Channel 11's sports director, Giff Nielsen, and the call was answered when Landry's Restaurants representative Joe Tate called for information. After learning about the problems, Landry's owner Tilman Fertitta sent his chopper Saturday afternoon to dry the field. We can't thank Mr. Fertitta, Mr. Tate and Landry's Restarants enough for their help!
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