Turface Athletics debuted its Pro League Champion Brown, the fourth color to join its lineup of infield conditioners, at the company’s distributor meeting Nov. 5-7 in Orlando, Fla. “Pro League has long been the infield conditioner of choice for professional groundskeepers to keep their fields safe and playable,” said Jeff Langner, brand manager for Turface Athletics. “Champion Brown provides excellent... read more
Bristol Motor Speedway plans to transform the legendary Speedway into the world’s largest football stadium for the inaugural “Battle at Bristol, College Football’s Biggest EVER” game to be held on Sept. 10, 2016. The event will feature a border battle between the Virginia Tech Hokies and Tennessee Volunteers and is projected to set the NCAA record for highest single-game attendance. With an estimated seating capacity of... read more
Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) released its 2013 “Field of the Year Award” list of winners to be presented at the 25th STMA Conference & Exhibition Jan. 21-24, 2014, in San Antonio, Tex. Since 1992, STMA’s Field of the Year Award is given to members who manage baseball, football, softball, soccer and other sporting grounds at the professional, collegiate or schools (K-12)... read more
Bayless High School hasn’t fielded a track team since the early 1980s. In the fall of 2012, its boys soccer team placed third in the Missouri State championship despite not having a suitable field at the school on which to practice or play games. That will all change next year when the school completes a $1.1 million upgrade to its... read more
Determined to offer student-athletes a state-of-the-art playing surface for multi-sport practices, Dodge City High School recently installed a new Sporturf synthetic turf field on school grounds. While most schools in the area only use synthetic turf for competition, Dodge City officials recognized that players spent more time on the practice field and would benefit greatly from a high quality, durable... read more
