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Photo courtesy of Wesley Sykes,
Great American Media Services
Hull's Home-Field Advantage
With A View
By Wesley Sykes, Managing Editor
At the tip of the peninsula in the town of Hull,
Massachusetts, where three bodies of water converge
upon a narrow piece of land, you can find the studentathletes
of the Hull High School Pirates.
With a sprawling view of the Boston Harbor off in the
distance, recreational boaters passing by and the high
school tucked just behind the athletic complex, the newly
minted field turf at Hull High School is a sight to behold
- offering some of the best views for an athletic facility in
the country.
" When you're sitting at the top row of the bleachers and
a game's going on and it's 5 PM and a clear day, you'd be
hard-pressed to find a facility that has a better view, " Scott
Paine, Hull's athletic director said. " You get a sailboat or
the view of Boston in the background. It's spectacular. "
The $2.1 million multi-use field turf and walking
track officially opened on September 27, 2019, and not a
moment sooner. With only 2.8 square miles of land within
the town, Hull High School was already working with a
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small footprint. In fact, the Pirates' former grass field -
worn over time from the usage by their soccer, football,
lacrosse, and field hockey teams - wasn't regulation size,
and the soccer team had to play on the road during state
tournament games because the field didn't have the proper
dimensions. So when the time came to add in the field turf,
the options for placement were between slim and none.
" There was very little space where it could've gone.
This is where the high school teams play, and this
is where it should be, " Paine, in his fourth year as
the Pirates AD, said. " The footprint couldn't have
been expanded by a centimeter in any direction. The
engineering firm took full advantage of every piece of
space they had. "
Now, not only can Hull host a game while conducting
a practice on the other side of its field, but the possibility
of hosting neutral site state tournament games and other
youth and travel sporting events is real.
" It's like we've done a complete 180 from having to

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