Alex Talton, CEO of Intelligent Play (one of the 2020 STMA Innovative Award winners), speaks with Athletic Turf‘s Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones about how his company has created the “world’s smartest sports field.” Watch the video above to see how the system operates. Video shot and filmed in West Palm Beach, Fla., at the 2020 STMA Conference and Exhibition. RELATED FieldTurf,... read more
Project EverGreen, the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA), the City of West Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Department and local volunteers teamed up on Sunday, Jan. 12 at Howard Park in West Palm Beach, Fla., to give the 13-acre park’s softball field a makeover. The field needed a renovation to keep it a vibrant part of the community. The field... read more
Brock Phipps, Springfield Cardinals director of field operations, was named the Double-A Sports Turf Manager of the Year by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB), sponsored by STMA and Echo Tools. Phipps manages Hammons Field is located in Springfield, Mo., which is the home of the Springfield Cardinals. Hammons Field has been recognized seven times as the Double-A field of the... read more
Mitch Hooten, the head groundskeeper of the West Michigan Whitecaps, was recently recognized as one of the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball Sports Field Managers of the Year. The West Michigan Whitecaps are the Class A Minor League Baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers in the Midwest League. Hooten manages the grounds of Fifth Third Ballpark,... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) recently awarded the Sports Field Managers of the Year awards, which were presented at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings and are sponsored by STMA and Echo Tools. Vancouver Canadians’ Head Groundskeeper Ross Baron was selected as the winner in the short-season (or rookie) category. Baron and his grounds crew work at Scotiabank Field at Nat... read more
