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Humphrey Elementary School Chose Fresh Grass

August 23, 2017

The Humphrey Elementary School playground is the 2nd project the district has contracted Craig Shonk and Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals to build. For Humphrey, MWSTP converted an old mulch chip playground to a stone base with a drain tile. The turf the school chose was a combination of Fresh Grass PL929 for the body of the playground and inserts of Sporturf 36 in the high wear areas such as underneath slides and swings. Shonk started Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC...
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Mt.Vernon Becomes a PowerHouse with Sporturf

July 26, 2017

The install at Mt Vernon High School features Sporturf’s premier product; PowerHouse. Sporturf dealer Craig Shonk of Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals completed the install. 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. PowerHouse is one of our most advanced system designs that provides high resilience and increased comfort and safety. The series is made...
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Robinson High School Improves with Sporturf™

July 10, 2017

Joe T. Robinson High School in Little Rock, AR hired Sporturf™ dealer Craig Shonk of Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC to construct their new football and baseball fields. You might remember we featured their football install a while back. Now it is time to show you baseball. When it comes to baseball, Sporturf™ understands the demands athletes, owners and fans. Our sports fields provide a consistent surface that you can count on to deliver the best experience available. We have...
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Grants Pass Hits it Out of the Park with Synthetic Turf Consulting and Sporturf™

May 24, 2017

When it comes to baseball, Sporturf™ understands the demands athletes, owners and fans expect. Our fields provide a consistent surface that you can count on to deliver the best playability available. We have a product line that spans all levels of play from Pro to the local little league field. The quality of turf we manufacture utilizes the latest technology. Features like ball bounce, speed of the ball roll and even light reflection are all advancements that are addressed in...
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Webb City Chooses Midwest Synthetic Turf and Sporturf

April 3, 2017

Recently Midwest Synthetic Turf was contracted to install a new football field for Webb City high school after the existing turf reached the end of its useful life. The existing drainage base was not draining correctly so the necessary repairs were added as part of the project. School officials were very interested in pad underlayment as a way to improve GMax performance so Craig Shonk and his team installed a Brock pad under the field. Midwest Synthetic Turf was selected...
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Concordia University Installs Sporturf™ Field

February 16, 2017

In 2016 Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals was contracted to replace the existing worn out synthetic turf surface for Concordia University and replace it with Sporturf™ PowerHouse. PowerHouse 2 1/2” pile height was chosen by the school to add additional sand for weight to stabilize the turf surface during heavy rain events. Due to the natural terrain, the existing turf experienced some movement due to rainwater rushing onto the field so MWSTP considered those issues when planning the new field. The...
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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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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™ 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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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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