Newcastle High School softball and baseball players stood out in the 105-degree heat Wednesday, August 12 to watch and then later turn dirt on a new addition (Related photos on page 8).
Dr. Cathy Walker, superintendent of schools for Newcastle, said when built the new facility will have boys baseball and girls softball locker rooms, a coaches office, ticket booth, an athletic trainers area, a place for referees, and storage. The ticket booth area also provides a more specialized entrance for fans, she said.
The 2022 bond issue plans originally called for an expenditure of $500,000; however, conservative budgeting and expenses on other bond issue projects, provided for the school system to allot $2.5 million for the ball field addition. Walker said the school managed the other bond dollars and was able to add to this project to make it work.
Nabholz Construction is the company who will build the addition, which was designed by MA+ Architects.
Walker said, “I think they are going to be the most amazing locker rooms that most baseball and softball teams have in the state.”
