By Morgan Taylor – Editor-In-Chief

Jonathan Law’s Athletic Director Mr. Sarullo recently announced the future construction of new turf fields where the previous grass softball and baseball fields are placed now. The Advocate’s Editor-In-Chief, Morgan Taylor, sat down with Mr. Sarullo to talk about the new addition to the sports facilities.

Morgan Taylor: Why did you decide to get new fields?

Mr. Sarullo: The city, the mayor, and the school administration worked together to provide funding for Jonathan Law, Foran, and city fields.

MT: How much will all the renovations cost and what exactly is being done to the fields?

MS: We think the fields here will be about $2.5 million and the plan is to completely turf the baseball and softball fields. Sports such as soccer, lacrosse, or football could all practice and play on it.

MT: How will this affect the different sports teams?

MS: All our baseball and softball teams will have the best facility in the state to practice and play on. This will also allow us the opportunity to have all of our teams practice out there. As an example right now football cannot practice out there because they would do too much damage to the grass field but now they’ll be able to go out there. The JV soccer team will also be able to play on turf.

MT: When will the renovations be taking place?

MS: We’re not sure exactly when but our goal is to get it started as soon as possible. I think in an ideal world it would begin this summer. There are still a lot of steps in the process before we actually start construction.

MT: What are you most excited about for the upcoming spring sports teams?

MS: “I think all of our teams return a lot of excellent players. We’re excited about our new boys lacrosse coach that has come on board and we think that all of our teams have a very good chance to be successful and make their state tournament.