ACCESSING THE ARCHIVES successful field? Can we take the existing soil, mix it with the proper amount of sand, and produce an improved field?”
M. S. Deal Stadium winning S & P Baseball Field of the Year was the main highlight of the May issue. Said G. C.( George) Trivett, physical education teacher, head football coach and athletic director for Granite Falls Middle School, Granite Falls, N. C.,“ We want the best conditions for everyone using our field. It all goes back to the total program, getting the best equipment we possibly can, working in all the maintenance we possibly can. If you have the dream and the commitment, you’ ll find the necessary knowledge and support out there waiting for you.”
“ A Chapter is Born,” was a headline in the June 2000 issue as Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, opened its doors for the first official seminar of the newly forming MO-KAN Chapter, serving the surrounding Missouri and Kansas areas.
The spotlight was focused on Central Park’ s Great Lawn for the July 2000 issue of SportsTurf.“ Central Park and its Great Lawn are the outdoors for the people of New York City. As part of the City of New York Parks System, they belong to the people. Located in the heart of the city, this green space is the most pristine and best manicured the city has to offer. It attracts users like a magnet, drawing approximately three million of them each year. As a must-see tourist attraction, it ranks near the Statue of Liberty. The Great Lawn ranked at the top in field quality as well, earning STMA’ s Softball Field of the Year honors in the Municipal / Parks and Recreation Category.”
The August issue got to the root of the matter, with a theme issue dedicated to roots. Articles covered tillers, rhizomes and stolons; rootzone materials for athletic fields in the United Kingdom; deep roots; and
rootzone properties for athletic fields.
The cover story for September detailed a multi-chapter workshop at the University of Notre Dame for sports field managers from the Indiana, Midwest, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin chapters. The seeds of the event were planted during the annual STMA Conference, and the regional event quickly took shape with heavy interest from the participating chapters.
The October 2000 issue of SportsTurf was a mix of content, including STMA’ s international outreach, College Football Field of the Year, the best cool-season turfgrasses for your field, and how to survive special events.
A preview of STMA’ s 12th Annual Conference & Exhibition in Tampa was the focus of the November issue. Although the bulk of the preview was the show exhibitor list, coverage highlight featured speakers, including former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Lee Roy Selmon, former Major League Baseball All-Star Bucky Dent, and an impressive list of sport turf industry experts.
November also heralded the formation of the SAFE Foundation,“ To support sports field specific research, educational programs and environmental concerns to promote user safety.”
The December 2000 issue wrapped the year with SportsTurf’ s annual Product Source Book, a buyer’ s guide of products and services.
All content for this section is pulled from the SportsTurf / SportsField Management archives, an ongoing cooperative project of EPG Media, SFMA and the Michigan State University Libraries. Public access to the archive from 1985 to the present( less two months) is available at https:// sturf. lib. msu. edu / index. html. sportsfieldmanagementonline. com April 2025 | SportsField Management
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