El Capitan High School in Merced opens new football stadium

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- The grass is greener at El Capitan High School in Merced.

The campus officially opened its new 3,000-seat football stadium.

Construction began in June of last year for the project that cost more than $10 million.

ABC30 Photojournalist Alex Ruiz shows us how this home turf ushers in a new era for El Capitan.