To go home with the championship trophy, teams in the Little League Softball World Series have to win seven games over an eight-day period against the world’s toughest competitors from Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe, and all 50 U.S. states. Mike Hebrard, owner of Oregon-based Athletic Field Design (AFD), knows that nothing about the field preparation for this annual... read more
Tennessee and Virginia Tech met Sept. 10 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, located approximately halfway between the two campuses, for a football match-up unlike any other that weekend. The showdown dubbed the “Battle at Bristol” drew a record-breaking crowd of more than 150,000 fans, effectively shattering the current NCAA single-game record of 115,109 at Michigan Stadium when the Wolverines beat... read more
The athletic grounds staff at Clemson (S.C.) University maintains some of the most recognizable 80 acres of turf in collegiate sports, but only has a full-time staff of five. Luckily there’s a quality turfgrass program at the school with students ready to work that fills out the staff. Kevin Bell, known as K.C., Clemson’s assistant supervisor of athletic grounds, transferred... read more
GreenFields installed its MX woven turf and woven Sine pad, along with a TPE holo infill at US Lacrosse‘s new headquarters and training center in Sparks, Md. The field is one of the highlights of the new US Lacrosse’s headquarters and will serve as home for Team USA and a site for international, college and high school games, as well... read more
The Baltimore Ravens have become the latest in the long line of NFL teams to switch to natural grass. For 13 years the Ravens have been playing on artificial turf. But after years of a few key people pushing for grass and the players favoring the switch, a natural grass field was installed at M&T Bank Stadium. One of the... read more
