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Check Out Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School’s New Sporturf Field!

January 27, 2017

In 2016, the Pulaski County Special Schools District hired the team of Byrne and Jones Construction and Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals via a purchasing co-op program to construct multiple synthetic turf fields for the district. One of these fields was for Wilbur D. Mills University High School, which was a natural grass to synthetic turf conversion using PowerHouse 46 as well as a brand new synthetic running track. Craig Shonk started Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC as a way to...
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Esther Shiner gets a FIFA Certifiable Field by Worldwide Turf Canada

January 16, 2017

Sporturf™ Business Director, Matt Riggs, is pleased to announce another installation of a FIFA certifiable field installed by a Sporturf™ dealer. Esther Shiner and the City of Ontario hired Steve Halbert and his company, Worldwide Turf Canada, to complete the high profile project. Halbert worked with the city starting in May and completed the installation in August of 2016. Esther Shiner Stadium is a multi-purpose outdoor sports facility located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The North York facility has a capacity of 3,000 and is...
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Belhaven Bowl Stadium Chooses Sporturf™

December 18, 2016

The Belhaven Bowl Stadium, a $4 million project at the center of campus, opened with a football game against East Texas Baptist in October. The highly ranked Belhaven University stands among select Christian colleges and universities with national influence, and has been repeatedly named one of “America’s 100 Best College Buys." Belhaven University offers 70 areas of study including academic majors and concentrations across a full range of disciplines, as well as a variety of Master Degree programs. The University...
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Robinson High School chooses Sporturf™ for it’s New Field

December 7, 2016

Joe T. Robinson High School of Little Rock, AR recently hired Sporturf™ dealer Craig Shonk of Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC to construct their new field. The new turf field proudly displays a "12" in the center for players and fans to remember that they are not immune to tragedy; the “12” is in memory of Matthew "Birde" Burdick who was the starting quarterback his senior in 2003. Unfortunately, Matthew was in a deadly car accident on September 12, 2003. “It...
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Sporturf™ Hosts its First Ever Dealer Conference

November 21, 2016

Sporturf™ recently hosted its first ever dealer conference in Atlanta, GA. The event began on Wednesday November 9, 2016 with an evening reception and continued Tuesday morning with presentations discussing the Sporturf™ story, strategic plan and 2016 year in review. Following the morning session, the dealers were shuttled to our facility in Dalton, GA where they were given a plant tour followed by multiple presentations by guest vendors including Gold Sponsor, Brad Church of Turf Claw. The day wrapped up...
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Sporturf™ Introduces Chelsey Keeton: Lead Generation Coordinator

October 17, 2016

Sporturf™ Business Director Matt Riggs is pleased to announce that Chelsey Keeton has joined the Sporturf™ team in the position of Lead Generation Coordinator. “I am excited to have Chelsey join the Sporturf™ team. She brings exceptional customer service, experience and sports knowledge to our team,” said Riggs. Riggs went on to say, “Chelsey will be an exceptional asset to the Sporturf dealer network. The business and sales experience Chelsey gained while working and attending The University of Alabama will...
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The Next Tailgate Party Turf Winner Could Be You!

September 8, 2016

Amanda Miller was the last winner of the College Football Hall of Fame and Sporturf™ tailgate party turf and she thinks it is fantastic! Like any true football fan Miller said, “Can't wait to add it to our tailgates at FSU!" If you would like to own your own piece of turf with the College Football Hall of Fame logo all you have to do is register to win at the College Football Hall of Fame. Winners are drawn every quarter...
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Platte County High School Pirates

September 6, 2016

Platte County High School recently hired Sporturf dealer, Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals, to construct an incredible football field for Platte County High School located in Platte City, MO. Craig Shonk started Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC as a way to pair together ISO 9001 synthetic turf manufacturing with an ASBA Certified Field Builder for synthetic turf fields to better serve clients throughout the Midwest. Craig and his team installed 80,000 SF of Sporturf™ PowerHouse. Shonk worked with school officials to create...
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PLAYRITE Installs Sporturf™ at Bob Leonard Park

August 5, 2016

The project began on May 2nd and completed on July 1st and it was a really smooth installation from the base preparation to the installation of the turf. The Bob Leonard Park project was a public bid. PLAYRITE had previously built another soccer field in the same park for the Town of Farragut in 2013 so the staff knew about the company and their quality of work really well. They appreciated PLAYRITE’s quality of work and product so much that...
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Athletic Republic Gets Turf

July 4, 2016

Craig Shonk started Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC as a way to pair together ISO 9001 synthetic turf manufacturing with an ASBA Certified Field Builder for synthetic turf fields to better serve clients throughout the Midwest. Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC recently installed Sporturf Fast Grass at Athletic Republic Indoor in St. Louis, Missouri. In St. Louis, Athletic Republic is partnered with NutriFormance to provide the most comprehensive training program in the area. The Fast Grass product line is a high performance, non-infilled turf that...
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