20 years ago, none of New York’s Section II high school football teams played on artificial turf. Fast forward to 2024 and more than 50% of New York’s Section II high schools have installed artificial turf football fields. While the adoption of artificial turf by high schools varies by region, climate, and budget consideration, turf offers several benefits unique to the Northeast region of the US. Weather Resilience The Northeast experiences a range of weather conditions, including cold winters and wet springs. Artificial turf can withstand these conditions better than natural grass, which may ..read more

Our turf has several different backing options, but do you know the ins and outs of all of them? One of these backings is SilverBack™. SilverBack™ is a pure urethane secondary coating that is strength under your turf. SilverBack™ helps to provide the strongest tuft bind obtainable. It penetrates the yarn system instead of only sitting on the back stitch. This ensures each yarn fiber is secured. This means it will take more pounds of pressure to rip the grass out of the backing. This means SilverBack™ is like a barrier that protects the yarn. So now you know what SilverBack™ is, why is it impor ..read more

Waynesville High School in Waynesville, Missouri recently had their football field updated. One of our Sporturf account mangers is an alumnus of Waynesville High School. The school reached out to him and Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals about doing the update. This is because of the reputation of Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals and that they were also a local business. Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals installed 105,825 sq. ft. of PowerHouse for their field with a custom logo and design. PowerHouse is a popular infill field product because of its ability to withstand high wear. Th ..read more

Sporturf dealer AFE Sports was contacted by LA City Parks in Los Angeles, California. They wanted to have a soccer field that also had two smaller flag football fields inside of it. This field would be installed at the Westwood Recreational Center which is located by the Wilshire and Sepulveda intersection. This park Rec Center is one of the many that the LA City Parks offers to their community. LA City Parks The LA City Parks is a system of different parks and rec centers that total to 16,000 acres of land. These are located across the city of Los Angeles, and they have a location in nearly ..read more

It’s that time where we start to look back and see the kind of year we have had. As we look back, we also look to see who has been there with us. This year we were able to accomplish so much! This would not have been possible without the people who were there with us. To our sales team, dealers, and customers, thank you for sticking with us this year. We are so appreciative of everything you have done. We hope you have an amazing time with your loved ones this holiday. Happy Holidays from the Sporturf family to yours! The post Happy Holidays and New Year! appeared first on SporTurf ..read more

As we approach the Holiday season and thanksgiving, we would like to thank some important people to the Sporturf family. A big thank you to our sales team and dealers. All that you have done for the company this year is greatly appreciated. Most importantly, thank you to our customers. We appreciate all of the clients that we work with and get to make a difference for! We appreciate y’all giving us the chance to be your artificial turf provider. We would love to continue to provide you with quality products and service for years to come! Happy Thanksgiving and thank you again for choosing Spo ..read more

Sporturf dealer Northwest Turf Solutions installed infields in La Grande, Oregon. They installed both a baseball and softball infield. These fields are fields that will be utilized by both La Grande High School and Eastern Oregon University. These fields have been used for many years before they were turfed, but they knew they needed to upgrade. This install replaced natural turf that was already there and is one of the first artificial infields in eastern Oregon. The use of the fields will be greatly utilized by the community for years to come. The reason the schools reached out to Northwest ..read more

For the Lake Havasu Unified School District, it has been a long time since any of their facilities have received an update. As the years have passed, the faculty and students have watched their campuses deteriorate, unable to do anything about it. With the lack of funding on a state and local level, schools have had to make the best of what they had. All that changed, however, in 2016 when the bond and override initiative passed. This allowed a secondary tax levy to go into effect. That gave the district the funds they needed to start making the much-needed improvements to their campuses. One ..read more

Sporturf Dealer Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals installed a football field at Raytown South High School. The installed around 98,000 sq. ft. of PowerHouse with a custom end zone and mascot on the 50-yard line. They also installed a field for their rivals Raytown High. Their fields are used for both practice and games! Both of these schools have an interesting history with their fields and getting these was a game changer for them! Rivals on the Same Turf Since the schools were built in 1961, Raytown South and Raytown had to share a field. This means that for 50 years these schools have h ..read more

When a school decides to have a football field installed most of the time, they do not wonder what is going under the turf. Have you ever wondered what is underneath your school’s synthetic turf field? Is it just dirt? Or did they possible just lay it over the grass that was already there? Well, we are here to tell you today that it is probably not what you think. Prepping the ground for synthetic turf to be laid is not a step that can be completed quickly. After removing the natural grass, they have to compact ground before they can begin to layer the products. Once the ground has been compa ..read more