The grass is greener: Barrington installs new FieldTurf surface in time for fall sports to begin

While the Barrington football and boys soccer teams will get the first chance to use the new artificial turf at the school’s stadium in the fall, girls soccer coach Ryan Stengren said he can’t wait until it is the Fillies’ turn in the spring.

When Stengren arrived 13 years ago, he had the challenge of preparing his team to compete on a grass field that was rock-hard after a long winter and hadn’t been replanted since football season. Barrington soon installed an artificial playing surface, but that turf field had aged over the years.

Now, Barrington has a new playing surface once again.

David Bein, the assistant superintendent for business services for Barrington School District 220, said the final cost of the project is expected to be about $636,000.

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