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Minnie & Lovie's athletic field prior to renovation

For many years, Minnie's grass struggled due to busy gophers, too few staff and a giant sink hole in the center of the field.

In October 2013, City Fields, Rec/Park, D11 Supervisor John Avalos joined park neighbors and community advocates in breaking ground on Minnie's sports field renovation.

The Minnie & Lovie Athletic Fields re-opened with a community celebration in September 2014

This 2014 renovation retained two existing baseball/softball diamonds and soccer field, but added a new full-size soccer field and a U8 soccer pitch. To allow for a greater variety of youth sports opportunities, the soccer fields were also lined for football practice, lacrosse and rugby. To accommodate the park’s regular volleyball matches, two volleyball courts were lined in the youth baseball outfield with sleeves to hold volleyball poles and nets – a first in San Francisco. The renovation added 5,365 hours of new ground sports play.