WCSC MILESTONES

1978 Club formed with 10 teams
1979 Club Bylaws adopted
1982 First Major Fundraiser Conducted (Robinwood Soccer Complex)
1982 1st Two Newsletters Published
1982 Coaches Handbook Developed
1982 Participation Trophies given in Under-8 Leagues
1982 Sprinkler System at Robinwood Park Installed
1983 Robinwood Park used for soccer fields
1983 Bartlesville High School Bruin team formed
1984 Classic Program Started in Washington County
1985 BHS Bruin and Lady Bruin soccer teams became Varsity sport
1993 Cleats for Kids Program Started
1993 Robinwood Fields are renamed Larry Benbrook Fields
1993 Lease Signed with Bartlesville Wesleyan College for Silver Lake fields
1993 Soccer fields at Robinwood Park Officially named Benbrook Fields (in memory of Larry Benbrook)
Fall 1994 Adams Lake Soccer Complex Developed
Fall 1994 Starting paying all referees
Jan. 1995 Club Standing Resolutions adopted
Feb. 1995 Club Logo adopted
March 1995 Registration fee raised to $22
May 1995 Started Using Pre-Printed Registration forms mailed to members
Aug. 1995 Bulletin Board Built at Benbrook Fields
Aug. 1995 Silver Lake Soccer Complex Developed
April 1996 Registration fee raised to $25 to cover referee costs
July 1996 Internet Web page started
Sept. 1996 4v4 Under-8 Small sided soccer adopted
Sept. 1996 3v3 Under-6 program adopted
Feb. 1997 City Bond Issue Passed giving Club $80,000 for field development
Dec. 1997 Phillips Petroleum makes donation of $10,000 to Club
Fall 1998 Participation medals given to all Under-10 players
Fall 2000 Made offer to Purchase Land for New Game Fields near Oak Park
Spring 2001 Purchased New Land near Oak Park for fields, to be called the Gerard Field Complex
2002 First layout proposed for the Gerard Field Complex
2005 – 2006 Gerard Fields returned to City of Bartlesville in exchange for future field development
Spring 2007 Received donation for 2 sets of U10 Aluminum Goals
Summer 2007 Bulletin Boards at Robinwood and Adams Lake fields updated to include club information and sponsorships
Summer 2007 Online registration implemented through GotSoccer
2007-2010 Competitive soccer develops its own web site
April 2008 WCSC receives $1500 grant from OSA to help recover from the damage caused from the floods
May 2008 Parks bond passed to extend Silver Lake Road from Frank Phillips Boulevard to Tuxedo Boulevard, including traffic signals, engineering cost, right-of-way acquisition, utility and park facilities relocation, and storm water drainage systems
Summer 2008 the club purchased first gas powered Graco field liner to mark the game fields
June 2008 City of Bartlesville accepted bid from United Golf in the amount of $255,555 to renovate the Robinwood Park Soccer Fields. Money from the sale of the Gerard fields used for renovation
Fall 2008-2009 North side of Benbrook Fields renovated. New irrigation and aluminum goals installed. Two additional U8 fields installed for a total of 6 U8 Fields and 2 U10 Fields. Small sided games played at Adams Lake soccer fields while renovation took place. Adams Lake East changed from one large field to 1 U10 and 4 U8 fields.
Sept. 2008 Received grant from the Lyon Foundation to purchase zero turn mower
Spring 2010 Registration fee raised to $50
April 2010 the club Bylaws and Standing Resolutions amended to add a Director of Coaching position for WCSC
July 2010 Signed new contract with city. Field usage fee of $500 or 10% of profits
January 2011 Director of Public Relations added to the club Bylaws
Fall 2011 New aluminum goals purchased for use on Field 13 and Field 14
Fall 2011 Siemens donates 6 covered player benches to be used on Field 12, Field 13 and Field 14