The Umatilla High School Bulldogs are riding a wave of momentum both on the field and off it.

The football team is off to a 4-0 start this season, part of a revitalization effort that has energized the program and its community. Recent upgrades have already been made, including a refurbished locker room, a freshly painted stadium and new field goal posts. But bigger changes could soon be on the horizon.

(The Umatilla High football field is an old school Florida football stadium. The school is pushing to win the T-Mobile Nationwide field makeover contest.)

Umatilla High has been named a Week 7 winner in T-Mobile’s nationwide #FN5GL contest, earning $5,000 for its athletic program. The victory puts the Bulldogs in the running for the contest’s grand prize: a $1 million home-field makeover

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