New Building at Ingalls Field gives Red Hawks a Halftime Home
Warren Sherman, left, and Bob Lukoski proudly show off the new Voysey Building, the latest project they have spearheaded at Ingalls Field.
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hanks to the ongoing efforts of some special friends of Ripon College, a new building at Ingalls Field was introduced during the fall sports season. Bob Lukoski and Warren Sherman of Ripon have been the backbone of the Ingalls Field Group since its inception in 1981. Step by step, they and other dedicated members of the group have improved and added on to all aspects of the field. Starting with the building of the field house in 1981, other projects have included new sod, goal posts, press
boxes, bleachers, landscaping, new wiring, a new concession stand, a lighting system, shot put and hammer throw cages, and signs. The field and facilities are owned by the Ripon School District and shared with Ripon College. When remodeling at Ripon Middle School caused the Red Hawks to lose their borrowed space in the school for players to use before the game and during halftime, the Ingalls Field Group knew it was time to get into action again. “The College didn’t have any place to go,” Lukoski says.
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The old Voysey Tin Shop before it was torn down last year.
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cross the street from Ingalls Field was a garage and a barn-like building once owned by Lukoski’s parents-in-law which housed the family business, Voysey Tin Shop. Last year, the volunteer committee got permission to tear the buildings down and plan for the new facility. The building went up last summer and is called The Voysey Building in deference to the site’s historical usage. “Its primary function is to house the Ripon College Red Hawks and Ripon Tigers (high school team) in football season,” Lukoski says. “We have a huge meeting room and increased bathroom space to accommodate the increasing crowds coming to games.”