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Crew members with Ballard Sports were out early Tuesday to work on laying down the artificial turf on the Naples High School football field. The Naples High School field is composed sections of artificial turf sewn together over a base of sand and gravel.

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Crew members from Ballard Sports lay down artificial turf on the Naples High School football field on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ed Matthews/staff
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Al Rix of Gladstone, V.A. pulls on a sheet of artificial turf on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ed Matthews/staff
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Ballard Sports crew members roll out a strip of artificial turf for the new Naples High School football field on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.. Ed Matthews/staff Ed Matthews/ Staff
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Mike Watts of Lynchburg, V.A. stretches out articial turf in the end zone of the new field at Naples High School on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 while Joe Dunn flattens the turf with a roller. Ballard Sports, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based company with offices in Florida, and North and South Carolina, specializes in constructing both natural and artificial turf fields. The Naples High School field is composed sections of artificial turf sewn together over a base of sand a gravel. A layer of rubber and sand is then added on top of the turf. Ed Matthews/staff
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Joe Dunn of Belmont, N.Y. uses a roller to flatten out the artificial turf at Naples High School on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ed Matthews/staff
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William Garcia smiles at his coworkers while installing artificial turf on the Naples High School football field on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ed Matthews/staff
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Crew members from Ballard Sports stretch out sheets of artificial turf on the Naples High School football field on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ed Matthews/ Staff
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Paige McRae of Durham, N.C. carries extention cord and air hose while her coworkers from Ballard Sports stitch together pieces of artificial turf on the Naples High School football field on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ballard Sports, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based company with offices in Florida, and North and South Carolina, specializes in constructing both natural and artificial turf fields. The Naples High School field is composed sections of artificial turf sewn together over a base of sand a gravel. A layer of rubber and sand is then added on top of the turf. Ed Matthews/staff
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Al Rix uses a clamp to hold up two sections of artificial turf on the Naples High School football field while his coworker sewed it together on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ed Matthews/staff
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Omar Salomon of Ballard Sports stretches the artificial turf field at Naples High School with his coworkers while William Garcia, second from right, uses a sewing machine to stitch the sections together on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ballard Sports, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based company with offices in Florida, and North and South Carolina, specializes in constructing both natural and artificial turf fields. The Naples High School field is composed sections of artificial turf sewn together over a base of sand a gravel. A layer of rubber and sand is then added on top of the turf. Ed Matthews/ Staff
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William Garcia, center, of Charlotte, N.C., uses a sewing machine to stitch together pieces of artificial turf on the new Naples High School football field on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Ed Matthews/ Staff
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Workers with Ballard Sports measure out the edges of the new artificial turf field at Naples High School on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Ballard Sports, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based company with offices in Florida, and North and South Carolina, specializes in constructing both natural and artificial turf fields. The Naples High School field is composed sections of artificial turf sewn together over a base of sand a gravel. A layer of rubber and sand is then added on top of the turf. Ed Matthews/ Staff
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