Fran Rish Stadium

FRAN RISH STADIUM

Former names	Bomber Bowl Richland Bowl
Location	1350 Lee Blvd., Richland, WA
Owner	Richland School District # 400
Capacity	9,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1954
Renovated	1986
Tenants
Richland Bombers Hanford Falcons

Fran Rish Stadium is a football/track stadium located adjacent to the grounds of Richland High School in Richland, Washington. Currently, it is the home of the football teams of the two high schools in the city, the Richland Bombers and the Hanford Falcons, although the Falcons have a separate track facility at their high school. Neither school uses the stadium for soccer matches (Bomber Field, Richland High's soccer field, is located near Carmichael Middle School, which is located across the street from Fran Rish stadium, on Thayer Drive, but the school's grounds carry down the back of the school all the way to Wellsian Way. Hanford's soccer team plays on their school grounds).

The stadium was renovated in 1986, following a voter-approved bond issue. The original home bleachers, at the stadium's west side, still stand, but are now the visiting bleachers. The original announcer's booth now is used as a spotter's nest, for both home and visiting teams. Currently, the stadium is undergoing another renovation, which the old bleachers and spotter's nest were torn down in favor of new ones. However, one aspect of the renovation caused controversy - the demolition of the 'R' and the 'H' that flanked the old bleachers in 2014.

The stadium was named after Fran Rish, a legendary football and baseball coach of Richland High School. Rish died in early February 2006.