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Eagles do the math: 513 tons of snow removed from field
http://www.omaha.com/article/20131008/SPORTS/131008848/1707#eagles-do-the-math-513-tons-of-snow-removed-from-field
CHADRON, Neb. — Football is a numbers game. For the freshmen on the Chadron State football team who are redshirting this season, 513 tons of snow removal never figured into that comparison.
That's because the freshmen combined forces with the Chadron State football coaching staff, college officials and a handful of community members to clear Elliott Field of snow Saturday morning after Winter Storm Atlas dropped up to at least a foot of snow in the Chadron area.
The crew arrived at the field at 6 a.m. and hoped to clear it before the Eagles' Homecoming game against Adams State at 1:30 p.m. However, even with 60 people at various times removing snow from the natural grass surface, the field wasn't ready for kickoff. College officials decided to postpone the game early Saturday morning and the Eagles and Grizzlies finally met Sunday at noon.
“After about two hours of work, I think we had cleared off 10 yards,” coach Jay Long said. “So, I knew that we weren't going to be able to get it ready for a game that day. There was just too much snow.”
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