Catholic high school in Newport, Kentucky, is building $10 million athletic complex

Newport Central Catholic High School in Newport, Kentucky, has held a ceremony to celebrate plans for a $10 million multipurpose athletic facility designed to accommodate several of the team's boys and girls' sports teams.

Linknky.com reports that the complex will have locker rooms, coach offices, a press box, a blue track, and a plaza.

Football and baseball games were previously held at the school, However, as athletics grew in popularity, the space was not suitable for hosting varsity competitions.

“Our varsity programs became nomads and have played home games—I put that in quotes—at various sites,” Newport Central Principal Kenny Collopy said.

The school’s soccer teams play at Morscher Park in Silver Grove, and its football team has played at other schools, such as Newport High School and Covington Catholic.

The school said the athletic complex is the third project being funded by the school's $14 million fundraising campaign.

Newport Central is finalizing a contract with Hemmer Construction to build the complex; the estimated construction timeline is 13 months.