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.

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.

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.

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.

How Sports Turf Saved a Life

Glenn Gray

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.

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.

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