Shaw Sports Turf has introduced a new synthetic turf system, Legion Spike Zone. The system features a patented manufacturing process which runs three fiber types through one needle as the field is being tufted. Legion Spike Zone, a hybrid product, features a combination of monofilament fibers, slit film fibers and a Spike Zone thatch layer. Shaw’s HP+ monofilament fiber is made... read more
Anne Footle was appointed to marketing and membership manager for Turfgrass Producers International (TPI). “Anne is a highly self-motivated individual, who has broad experience in marketing and project management, is an effective communicator, a strategic thinker and has partnership development skills,” says TPI Executive Director Melanie Stanton. “She has applied her knowledge and experience in multiple industries, including businesses and associations... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) announced its 2014 Field of the Year Award winners. Since 1992, STMA’s Field of the Year Award is given to members who manage baseball, football, soccer, softball or other sporting grounds at the professional, collegiate or schools (K-12), and parks and recreation level. The 2014 winners are listed below. Professional Maryland SoccerPlex Stadium Field (Boyds, Md.);... read more
The Toro Company announced Zachery S. Avers is this year’s winner of the annual Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training Program. Avers, a student at Ohio State University (OSU), will assist the grounds crew for NFL’s Super Bowl XLIX at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Since 1967, Toro has partnered with the NFL in providing equipment to prepare the game... read more
The Belleville Township High School District in Belleville, Ill., is unveiling a new football and soccer field this year thanks to a creative way of financing — weaving advertising into the fields’ sidelines. Byrne & Jones Sports will complete the $1.4 million synthetic turf fields. More than one-third of cost is funded by field ads and none of the funding is from property taxes.... read more
