New Turf Field Awaits Cardinals - St. Charles Preparatory School

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6 Turf Field Project Savko & Sons construction company president Steve Savko, with St. Charles principal Dominic J. Cavello ’64 and Savko project manager, 1979 graduate Ralph Polletta, in the early stages of the project. In early April, after leveling out the ground, a sheet of drain felt and drainage pipes were put down across the entire field. That was then covered in a layer of crushed limestone. In a view from the main building’s northeast roof, workers are seen laying the very first strips of synthetic turf for Walt Plank Field. A lonely bulldozer scrapes off the top layer of grass and dirt off the athletic field in preparation for laying a drainage system and gravel in late March. In early May workers near completion of the tin roof on the baseball field’s visitors dugout. The green roofing will match that of the main school building, Mother of Mercy Chapel and other campus structures. In a view from the stadium press box, the red base path and green infield turfs intersect with the green football field turf. A thin circular strip has been cut out of the center of the field in which a yellow stripe will be inserted for use in soccer and lacrosse games. (photo left) Phase I of the Turf Field Project came to a close with the insertion of the “SC” block letters into the middle of the Sprinturf-installed field and the spreading of infill (crambiant rubber made of recycled tires) between the turf’s synthetic blades to provide special cushioning. Phase II, the construction of a limestone and brick entryway and the Sean Reed Plaza, is set to begin in early summer and finish up before the start of school. (photo right) Just one day after the installation of Walt Plank Field’s turf was completed, the new surface got a stern test. As part of the school’s annual Circus Day activities, the students used the field for games of softball, baseball, lacrosse, and even for lounging around in the warm sun. St. Charles development director Douglas H. Stein ’78 (left) watches as a concrete curb is installed around the entire field complex. Also on hand are Savko company project manager Ralph Polletta ’79 and St. Charles varsity baseball coach, Ray Benjamin ’91. The home dugout and the baseball field’s brick wall fence posts await completion. Meanwhile, pieces of cut limestone await the summer months when they will become part of The Sean Reed Plaza, the athletic stadium complex’s new front entryway. Sprinturf workers unfurl rolls of the field’s synthetic surface the second week in May. St. Charles Preparatory School
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