In 2010, a baseball field opened in West Dallas, Texas, called the “Field of Dreams.” Founded by the nonprofit Mercy Street, it has served the community as a place for impoverished kids ages five to 14 to learn baseball and develop life skills from volunteer coaches and staff. Now, Mercy Street had Turf Solutions Group (TSG) design and build two softball fields,... read more
A step by step timeline of events of a synthetic football/soccer field installation at Tillamook High School on the coast of Oregon by Pro Turf Solutions. read more
Farragut, Tenn. opened a new Synthetic Turf Field provided by SporTurf. The town of Farragut hired SporTurf’s dealer PLAYRITE, LLC to install a 71,200 sq. ft. synthetic turf athletic field at Mayor Bob Leonard Park for town residents to play soccer, lacrosse and other sports and games year-round. Tired of natural grass athletic fields that require extensive and expensive maintenance... read more
The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) presented annual construction excellence awards at its ASBA Technical Meeting Dec. 6-10 in San Antonio, Texas. Awards are given in the following categories: Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports Fields and Track and Field Facilities. Additional honors are given in the ‘Green’ competition, for award-winning athletic facilities that use the most eco-friendly design, construction and... 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
