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
Construction is underway at Alcoa High School to install a Shaw Sports Turf field. The project on the Knoxville, Tenn. school also includes several renovations to the existing stadium complex. “Football is an important part of this community,” said Alcoa’s football coach, Gary Rankin. “Our biggest challenge is being landlocked and not having room for additional field facilities. Adding the Shaw... read more
Noble and Greenough School’s (Noble) Shaw Sports Turf field in Dedham, Mass. received a Distinguished Field Facility award from the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for builders and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities. The award is given to its members who model construction excellence. It was presented to Stantec Sport in Boston for the upgrade of... read more
A new Shaw Sports Turf field is being installed at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. The school has about 1,600 students, with 21 men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports teams at the Division III level, 15 club sports and intramural programs. “Being in the Northeast, having a synthetic turf field has been a major need for a long time,” said John Sutyak, Wheaton College’s athletic... read more
