Richfield High School to Celebrate New Field with Community

The  (RHS) football team is set to have its first game of the season Sept. 1, 2011 on its brand new, beautiful turf field.

"We want the whole community [there]," said .

The synthetic turf field is a multi-use facility that will be used for multiple RHS sports and will also serve as a rental facility for other organizations and teams—bringing some extra revenue to the district. , RHS Athletic Director Todd Olson told Patch the field was the same as what the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium has.

and first game of the season, all are invited to a prior to the game hosted by the Richfield Quarterback Club and sponsored by . Admission to the game will be waived and to eat and drink at the tailgate party beforehand is just $7.