He wonāt call it āHell weekā because heās done it so many times now that heās gotten used to it. But Tony Leonard, director of grounds for the Philadelphia Eagles, will at least admit itās going to be a busy weekend: the Temple Owls host Army on Saturday, then the Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. āObviously, if... read more
The University of Michigan has chosen AstroTurf to install new synthetic turf fields in both the baseball and softball stadiums as part of the facility upgrades to its Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex. Site excavation is currently underway and each of the new artificial playing surfaces will be rolled out in the following weeks. The Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex,... read more
Byrne & Jones Sports is finishing its busiest summer ever for track and field installations with more than $14 million in projects nationally. The company–which installs artificial and natural turf fields, track and field surfaces, and tennis courtsā anticipates completing more than 30 projects nationally for colleges, high schools and other institutions including 22 athletic surfaces in St. Louis totaling... read more
A high school in Ravenna, Ohio, has set itself apart from the rest now that Field Turf has installed blue turf at its newly refurbished football stadium. The color was chosen for Gilchrist Field, which is located inside Portage Community Bank Stadium, because blue is the football teamās primary color. Ravenna school officials had to contact Boise State to secure... read more
Ohio University recently finalized a contract for its third artificial surface this year, all from AstroTurf. The company will provide a field for the new Multipurpose Center to be completed in December, which follows the re-surfacing of Pruitt Field, which is currently underway. Those two projects come on the heels of the new AstroTurf playing surface that was installed at... read more
