<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3agYHV_1GzTodSp00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3agYHV_1GzTodSp00" width="768" height="512" ><figcaption>Fannon Field has hosted football, soccer, lacrosse and field hockey games since its opening in the fall of 1978. (PHOTO/BISHOP IRETON HIGH SCHOOL)</figcaption></figure>Bishop Ireton High School received approval from the Alexandria City Planning Commission Nov. 5 to embark on a project that will represent the most significant upgrade to the school’s athletic facilities in almost a decade.The project, estimated to cost $6.5 million, will enhance the fields, track and infrastructure of the area to the west of the school building on Cambridge Road, known as Fannon Field. The field has hosted football, soccer, lacrosse and field hockey games since its opening in the fall of 1978.From the 1970s through the first several years of the 21st century, the field was used for practices and games by multiple teams, while the track was an about 360 or 370-yard black dirt oval with no lanes. In addition, there were no outdoor restroom facilities. When Ireton upgraded to a turf field in the mid-2000’s, the track was resurfaced with rubber, and storage space was built under an improved set of bleachers which included a press box.According to an email sent from Ireton to its current stakeholders and alumni, the proposed improvements will include the replacement and expansion of the Robert Sagar track to six lanes, an upgraded and expanded athletic turf field, extended bleachers, new baseball batting cages and field event spaces.Plans also include new concession areas, exterior-facing restrooms, additional storage space and a Cardinal spirit store within the enclosed bleacher areas. Brick-paved entrances and gathering plazas, new retaining walls and an improved stormwater drainage system are also in the planning stages.Ireton has already raised $5.3 million of the total cost, including a $1 million donation from an anonymous source. The school now looks to be granted diocesan permissions to proceed with contractor bidding. The project is slated to begin development next spring with the goal of a fall 2027 completion.</div></body>

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Bishop Ireton High School received approval from the Alexandria City Planning Commission Nov. 5 to embark on a project that will represent the most significant upgrade to the school’s athletic facilities in almost a decade. The project, estimated to cost $6.5 million, will enhance the fields, track and infrastructure...

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Bishop Ireton High School received approval from the Alexandria City Planning Commission Nov. 5 to embark on a project that will represent the most signifi

Bishop Ireton readies for athletic expansion

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