Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) award the 2019 ‘Sports Field Managers of the Year’ sponsored by STMA and Echo Tools. Continue reading
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Sports Turf Managers Association, Minor League Baseball Announce 2019 ‘Sports Field Managers of the Year’
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Sports Turf Managers Association Names Sixth Annual ‘Mowing Patterns Contest’ Winner
PRESS RELEASE – – Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) – the organization for 2,700 men and women professionals overseeing sports fields worldwide and critical to athlete safety – names Kyle Calhoon, Sports Turf Manager at the Hartford Yard Goats (Hartford, Conn.), its sixth annual “Mowing Patterns Contest” winner.
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Loons Groundskeeper Wins Mowing Patterns Award
PRESS RELEASE – Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) – the organization for 2,700 men and women professionals overseeing sports fields worldwide and critical to athlete safety – names Kelly Rensel, Head Groundskeeper at the Great Lakes Loons (Midland, Mich.), its fifth annual “Mowing Patterns Contest” winner. Continue reading
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STMA, MiLB Announce 2017 ‘Sports Turf Managers of the Year’
PRESS RELEASE – – Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) award the 2017 ‘Sports Turf Managers of the Year’ sponsored by STMA and John Deere. Continue reading
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Chukchansi Park: Fresno’s Best Kept Secret
One of the most versatile stadiums in sports, Chukchansi Park in Fresno (CA), is one of only a few facilities that regularly host an array of professional baseball, football and soccer events. Most impressive is that all events are held on the same professional-grade playing field. Continue reading
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STMA, MiLB Announce 2014 ‘Sports Turf Manager of the Year’ Awards
PRESS RELEASE – he professional association for 2,600 men and women who manage sports fields worldwide – and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) today announced the 2014 “Sports Turf Manager of the Year” awards. Continue reading
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How Sports Turf Saved a Life
For 28-year old Craig Sampsell, working in the sports turf industry has been his passion as long as he can remember. From youth sports to the professional ranks, he has manicured athletic fields of all shapes and sizes. But the path has been anything but straight-and-narrow. Continue reading
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Isotopes Park Named 2013 Field of the Year
PRESS RELEASE – The Sports Turf Managers Association announced today that Isotopes Park has been named the winner for the 2013 Field of the Year in all of professional baseball. The organization’s Field of the Year Award has been given since 1992 to members who manage baseball fields at the professional level. Continue reading
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Sports Turf Manager of the Year Awards Announced
PRESS RELEASE – Chris Ball, Brock Phipps, Keith Winter and Bryan Barkley have been selected as their respective classification winners in the 13th annual Sports Turf Manager of the Year Awards, sponsored by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA). The quartet will receive their awards at the Baseball Winter Meetings Awards Luncheon at the Walt Disney Continue reading
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CWS Ballpark Chosen as Best Field by Turf Managers Group
The Sports Turf Managers Association has chosen TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha (NE) as 2012 College Baseball Field of the Year. The stadium serves as the home of the College World Series. Read more here.
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Minor League Baseball Announces Turf Awards
PRESS RELEASE – Joey Stevenson of the Indianapolis Indians has been selected for the second year in a row as the Sports Turf Manager of the Year in Triple-A® in the annual Sports Turf Manager of the Year Awards, sponsored by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA). Stevenson has worked on Indianapolis’ Victory Field since 2007. After a year as an assistant, Stevenson Continue reading
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Simmons Field at Taylor Stadium Named Field of the Year
PRESS RELEASE – Simmons Field at Taylor Stadium, the home of the Mizzou baseball team, has been named 2011 College and University Baseball Field of the Year by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA), as announced by the STMA on Tuesday (Nov. 22). The field is maintained and cared for by Mizzou Turf Specialist Josh McPherson and his staff. Continue reading
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