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Turf Wars

"Build It and They Will ... play! Three Lake County high schools — Carmel, Libertyville and Lake Zurich — have each built a field of dreams for their student body. Read More...

MCSD Unveils New Turf Fields

Following on the heels of Comsewogue and Mount Sinai high schools, both Newfield and Centereach high school football teams will make their debut on new artificial turf fields this season — the result of a $54.9 million bond issue passed by voters on January 25, 2005. Read More...

Turf Field Nears Completion

Thanks to a partnership between the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District and the North Clackamas School District, the North Clackamas community will gain its first artificial turf playing field this fall. Read More...

Naval Academy to Add Women’s Lacrosse in 2008

The United States Naval Academy women's lacrosse club program will be elevated to varsity status for the 2008 season. The exciting news was announced this past Saturday, June 10, by the USNA Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. Read More...

FieldTurf Resurfacing Job at Hartwick Underway

Thanks to an overwhelming response from donors and the generosity of the Fred L. Emerson Foundation, Hartwick College's All Weather Field will soon boast a new, state-of-the-art playing surface for its next generation of student athletes. Read More...

Harvard Stadium to Get Lights, New Turf

Harvard Stadium is getting a makeover. But before the purists panic, this doesn't mean the hallowed structure that's been around since 1903 will change that much -- the Boston Landmarks Commission made sure of that. Read More...

All-Turf Surface is No Muss, No Fuss

Glenn Wilson spent 15 years playing professional baseball, including 10 in the major leagues. He made a nice living, but the daily grind - especially playing on hard synthetic surfaces in the 1980s - took its toll on his body. Read More...

FieldTurf Surface Shines on Rainy Days

Bishop O'Dowd High School lists 18 seniors on its boys lacrosse team. St. Mary's, in contrast, has no seniors, and its injury-depleted team brought 13 freshmen to its Diablo Valley Lacrosse League game at O'Dowd on Tuesday afternoon. Read More...

FieldTurf Era Makes for Big Changes at VA

Let's face it: Last year, the field was bad. Seems like people tend to cringe when it comes to criticism of things surrounding the Chillicothe Paints, but there's no other way to say it. By August, the playing surface at VA Memorial Stadium was bad - bad bad. Worse than bad. Read More...

Plan to Surface Some Fields with Synthetic Material Makes Possibility of Year-Round Sports…

In the past few years, the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks has tried to figure out how to keep some of its fields playable. Department officials crunched numbers and looked at the various costs involved in making overused fields safe for residents to play on. Read More...