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Fields of Means: Wellesley’s summer of new sports turf

August 16, 2019 by Lara Smith

As summer begins to roll to an end, millions of dollars worth of new turf fields are popping up all over town in preparation for the upcoming school year and sports seasons.

Two new Sprague turf fields, part of a $1M makeover, are still being rolled out. The parking lot next to the fields is piled high with bags full of plastic pellets waiting to be spread across the two fields to add buoyancy. The sheer amount of plastic used to make these fields was overwhelming.

Turf being rolled out onto Sprague.
Turf being rolled out onto Sprague.
Bags of pellets in Sprague parking lot

 

Scraps of turf snaked around the edges of the Sprague fields

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New turf fields have also been rolled out at Dana Hall School, getting them closer to completing the Turf Field Project before the school year begins. The fields are part of a $1.8 project undertaken by Dana Hall this summer.

Dana Hall Field looking close to finished (08/14/19)
Dana Hall field looking close to finished (08/14/19)

 

Wellesley College has also invested in a new turf field for its athletics department in the middle of its outdoor track. The field was being painted and is closed until this weekend when Wellesley College teams will begin using the new field for practice.

Wellesley College Turf Field
Wellesley College turf field

 

And finally, the new Boston Sports Institute on Rte. 9 has finished the indoor turf field and is almost ready for Wellesley Youth Soccer, Wellesley Youth Lacrosse and the Boston Bolts club soccer team to begin using the field. There is both an upstairs and downstairs section from which fans can watch.

Indoor turf field at Boston Sports Institute
Indoor turf field at Boston Sports Institute

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