WOODLAND HILLS High School
2018 FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION
Athletic Director
Ronald Coursey -  Phone: 412- 244-1100 Ex 5141  -  Email: [email protected]

Head Coach 
Tim Bostard 412-256-3396   Email: [email protected]

       2550 Greensburg Pike, Pittsburgh, PA  15221            Main Office 412-244-1100      Fax 412-242-2344
Athletic Office Phone 412-256-3396            Athletic Office Fax #412-244-1141
School Phone  412-244-1100 ext. 5141

Official Athletic Department Home page  -- Football Boosters Association

Woodland Hills Football Network
Game News and Videos
Produced by Lee Schaeffer III - Team Videographer 

Cable Times & Channels

RADIO
MSA Sports Network  --  Listen to the games live on the Internet.
Pre-game Show with Adam Gusky begins about 1/2 hour before the kickoff.
Highlights and Games are also on YouTube

Press Box Facilities

2018 VARSITY FOOTBALL

DAY	DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	START
SAT.	AUG. 18	PINE RICHLAND (SCRIMMAGE)	H	10:00 am
FRI.	AUG. 24	FOOTBALL SHOWCASE - See below	H
SAT.	AUG. 25	WOODROW WILSON (DC)   - See below	H	8:00
FRI.	AUG. 31	BETHEL PARK  *	A	7:00
FRI.	SEP. 07	PETERS TOWNSHIP	A	7:30
FRI.	SEP.  14	UPPER ST. CLAIR *	H	7:30
FRI.	SEP. 21	BALDWIN    (HOMECOMING) *	H	7:00
FRI..	SEP. 28	WEST ALLEGHENY *	A	7:00
FRI.	OCT. 05	KISKI	H	7:30
FRI.	OCT. 12	SENICA VALLEY	A	7:30
FRI.	OCT. 19	MOON  *	A	7:00
FRI.	OCT. 26	CHARTIERS VALLEY  (SENIOR REC)  *	H	7:00
FRI.	NOV. 02	WPIAL PLAYOFFS	TBA	TBA

* DENOTES SECTION II GAMES

2018 Junior Varsity

sat.	aug. 18	pine richland (scrimmage)	H	10:00
mon.	aug. 27	mckeesport	a	4:00
sat.	sep. 01	bethel park	h	10:00
sat.	sep. 08	peters township	h	10:00
sat.	sep. 15	upper st. clair	a	10:00
sat.	sep. 22	baldwin	a	10:00
sat.	sep. 29	west allegheny	h	10:00
sat.	oct. 06	kiski	a	10:00
sat.	oct. 13	seneca valley	H	10:00
Sat.	oct. 20	moon	h	10:00

ALL HOME GAMES ARE PLAYED AT THE WOLVARENA 
LYNN AVE, TURTLE CREEK, PA 15145 
Google Maps

 

Football Games On Cable and Streamed on the Internet (When everything works!) Friday Game Day Coverage Streaming HD video - See link on WHSD Home Page   YouTube:  Woodland Hills Football Network Verizon FiOS Channel 37  in WHSD, Penn Hills & Monroeville Home games replay shortly after the game    Comcast Cable Channel 13      *Comcast Monroeville System   Churchill - Braddock Hills - East Pittsburgh - Turtle Creek - Wilkins  Comcast Cable  98     **Comcast East Hills System  Braddock - North Braddock - Chalfont - Edgewood - Forest Hills - Rankin - Swissvale    Away games: Late night Friday replays:      (When we get home from the games)     Home & Away Replays:       Channel 13 on Comcast Monroeville System      Saturdays Noon-3pm & 7pm-2am        Sundays    Noon-7pm          Tuesdays   2:30pm-2am       Thursdays 7:00pm-2am       Fridays     2:30pm-2am         Channel 98 on Comcast East Hills System Streaming Video  The games should be available world-wide on streaming video.   (If everything works)    Away games will be available if there is Internet access in their press box.   Links to the streaming site will be posted at:    Woodland Hills Football Network and on the WHSD Home Page   Replays on YouTube:  Woodland Hills Football Network

 

The Wolvarena Turtle Creek, PA Google Earth View There is no track - The synthetic playing surface runs to the bottom of the stands. First row of seats are 6' above the field. Concession Stand and Parking are at right side. Parking for only 95 cars + 5 handicapped - come early for a spot! USA Today List of Top 10 Stadiums in US  #8 ESPN's Top Stadiums  The stadium's name was derived by our first TV announcers from the school's nickname, the Wolverines.  Fans start arriving approximately 2 hours before the 7 p.m. kickoff on Fridays. Most fans enter the stadium at ground level, then climb 80 steps to the top.  MaxPreps 10  football stadiums to see before you die Wolvarena rated #10 Home of Woodland Hills High School (Pittsburgh), the Wolvarena also known as The Turtle Creek Stadium. It was built in 1942 and seats 12,500. In recent years it has received an $8 million facelift, which included artificial turf, a paved parking lot, new bleachers, vesting locker rooms and restrooms. Due to a rabid fan base, the stadium was voted "most intimidating stadium in Pennsylvania," in large part because the seats are less than 10 yards from the sidelines. Among famous alumni who have played at the stadium is Leon Hart, who won the 1949 Heisman Trophy at the University of Notre Dame. He played for Turtle Creek, which now is part of the Woodland Hills consolidation. Available at the concession stand are such items as stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and sauerkraut

High Side Bleachers WHHS Fans and Band 250' Wide - Top row 50' above field level 40 rows of seats - 90 steps to top  12.5" Rise / 23" Run Concrete on hillside Two story press box for WHHS home team spotters. 60' Light polls beside bleachers - 50 yard line is dark. Concession Stand at top of stands. Gate from the road at the top of stands with 70 steps down to top of the stands. 81 Steps up from field level.    View of score board end from top of high side stands. Concession Stand Snack Bar and Restrooms - 2015 Visiting Team's Locker Rooms at left Turf installed in 2008 but with poor drainage system. New Turf and improved drainage installed for 2017 Season.

Low Side Bleachers Home team locker rooms and offices under low stands Visitor Seating on low stands 200' Wide / 50' Deep  Top row 25' above field level 20 rows of seats 12.5" Rise / 23" Run Light pools behind stands. Two story wood press box  Press Box                          Two level Press Box  Bottom level:       PA Announcer       Scoreboard Operators       Home and Visitor Radio and TV Announcers       Visiting Spotters have their own room.       Back row of seating with electrical outlets for print media  Wireless/Wired Internet Access available for the media. Top Level:         Accessible by steep ladder         Home and visitors TV cameras and production equipment.         TV Production Window Allocations:  Left to Right:            WHHS  Coach's Camera            WHHS  Second Camera if raining            Visiting Teams Coach's Camera            Visiting TV Production Camera            Left and Right locations on roof for larger cameras Our field is so close to the field that the cameras must pan almost 180 deg.   Most tripods will not straddle the window ledge so we have posts with  professional fluid pan heads installed for the two visitor cameras. There is no need for you to bring a tripod. Visiting schools are welcome to "borrow" our video or audio feed. Please let us know in advance to we can have the cables ready. Professional production companies can park their truck and generator behind the low stands and run their cables up to the press box.  Field cables should be run around the left side of the stands.   A 220V power tap can be arranged for by contacting the Buildings and Grounds Department - 412-731-1300 ext. 0191 Space is reserved to park satellite uplink trucks on the right side of the stands. We assume there will be a videographer from the visiting team.   All others should call  412-256-3396  in advance to let us know you are coming.    Ask the Athletic Department to reserve a parking place(s) for you.

Field Topography

The stadium sits in a narrow valley which tends to flood periodically. There is a road behind the high side bleachers with a gate and 75 steps down to the top of the high stands. The prevailing winds are normally from the left to right in the direction of the scoreboard. The new field has been offset to the right of the press box by 5 yards.

 #8 ESPN's Top Stadiums

Ceramic Plaque made by WHHS art students inside the Great Hall at Heinz Field

1944s DuMont Image Orthacon Camera
This page maintained by Lee Schaeffer

1966  Churchill HS:  I began recording games on 16mm film using a KODAK Cine 100 16mm camera and an Angenieux  zoom lens.
1968:  TV recording began using B&W camera and a second hand Panasonic NV-8000 tape recorder. 
1978:  Wired stadium to TV studio control room

 1986: WHHS was created and was the first team in WPIAL to replace film with VHS video tape using a Panasonic WV-3180 Color Camera (above).
Voted best game DVDs in the league by the WPIAL Officials
2012: We began recording games in High Definition with Canon XA-10 camera.

See:   http://www.schaeffersite.com/radiotv/tvt.html for complete history