The Crookston High School gymnasium has had a couple upgrades over the summer and two of the three will be easy to notice.
The first improvement that most people won’t notice is a new half circle painted by the baskets. Charges won’t be allowed in between the half circle and the basket when the basketball seasons start.
The most visible change will be the new scoreboards on each end of the gym. “Last year we were struggling with our board with replacing light bulbs all the time and being 21 years old already we found a way to get a new board with help from sponsors, people came through along with the school,” said Crookston High School Activities Director Greg Garmen. “We ended up with a nice new board, pretty comparable to what we had, the LED technology is new and should be brighter. It is a nice addition.”
The other visible difference is artwork that was painted on the walls to let people know where to sit when they attend volleyball, basketball, and wrestling. “After a game last year, we had some issues where people didn’t know where to sit so I have been talking with Gary Stegman that we need to put something up,” said Garmen. “He, being the visual artist, spiced it up and what he put up there looks pretty good. He put four different pictures and words up there and it looks pretty good, so we thank him for that and we thank our custodial staff for putting the scoreboard up.”
Fall sports are a couple of days into their season and Garmen said it is going well so far. “The weather has been great for everybody outdoors,” said Garmen. “Everything has gone well and we have pretty good numbers so far and if you’re a parent listening or a kid not doing anything, we offer a lot and they can pick something and go play.”
