IH8KATZ:
I am more of a dog person too, but cats can be a good pet for the right person.
Anywho... the SCHSL State Finals were hosted at Stone Stadium from 1995 until a few years ago when renovations had to be done. I believe they redid parts of the field as well as irrigation and drainage. The State Finals moved to Memorial Stadium in 2009 i believe. There must be some sort of contractual obligation with Memorial. The pricing situation you speak of for basketball is similar for soccer.
