{"id":183824,"date":"2024-09-19T21:19:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T02:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=183824"},"modified":"2024-09-21T01:19:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T06:19:16","slug":"naming-rights-announced-for-eggerss-stadium-press-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2024\/09\/19\/naming-rights-announced-for-eggerss-stadium-press-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming rights revealed for press box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the 2024 football season in full swing, Eggerss Stadium legacy naming rights continue to roll out with more exciting news. With a generous donation to the program, the press box naming rights have been secured by local residents Jan and John White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to be part of such a historic transformation at Eggerss that will have an impact for decades to come,” stated Jan White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John and Jan White have secured naming rights to the Press Box at Cougar Alumni Field at Eggerss Stadium, but the naming process has a twist. Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

While the Whites have been part of the Van Wert community for more than 45 years, neither graduated from Van Wert High School and this led to their thoughts of how to best utilize naming rights for the press box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe came up with the idea of an annual honorary \u2018Press Box Champion,\u2019\u201d  John White said. \u201cEvery year at the start of the football season, we will honor an individual or group that has had a lasting impact on Van Wert athletics, with a slant toward football. That honor will last the entire season and will result in adding their name to a plaque in the Press Box area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, there will be an opportunity for the recipient and\/or their family to watch a game from the press box. Since the 2024 football season is at the halfway point, the recognition program will not begin until 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to call it \u2018Cougar Champions Press Box\u2019 so for next year, it will be something like, ” The 2025 Honoree of the Cougar Champions Press Box is (insert name),\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019m sure we\u2019ll get all sorts of feedback from the community on who should be selected. That will all be part of the fun and excitement leading up to the announcement at the home opener each year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the coming weeks, more legacy donors will be announced and featured in the ongoing Friday series of articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are grateful to everyone who has stepped up to make Eggerss part of their personal legacy\u201d, said Van Wert City Schools Superintendent Mark Bagley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many legacy naming rights have been pledged, there are still many opportunities available to the Cougar fan base. There is the $250\/$500\/$1,000 paver program plus additional remaining naming rights that start at $5,000. For a complete list of the legacy naming rights, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen it\u2019s all said and done, we are proud that Eggerss will be one of the finest high school stadiums in Ohio,\u201d Bagley said. \u201cThe Honorary Press Box Champion adds to the excitement as we see the final phases unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent staff\/submitted information With the 2024 football season in full swing, Eggerss Stadium legacy naming rights continue to roll out with more exciting news. With a generous donation to the program, the press box naming rights have been secured by local residents Jan and John White. \u201cWe are thrilled to be part of such […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 02:06:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183824"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183926,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183824\/revisions\/183926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}