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April 27, 2009
If You Build It...
Ohio High
Schools Recognized in 'Real Field of Dreams' Contest
Atlanta, Ga. —
In Ohio, high school playing fields such as Canton Fawcett Stadium
and Massillon's Paul Brown Tiger Stadium have long been recognized
as some of the best facilities in prep athletics.
Now,
you can add four more high schools and their stadiums to that list.
Cincinnati Oak Hills, Uniontown Lake, Cincinnati Wyoming and
Zanesville were all honored as finalists in the Search for the Real
Field of Dreams, a contest conducted by the Synthetic Turf Council
that searched the country for the high school with the most
compelling story behind its synthetic turf field.
All
four schools recently completed renovations to their fields, through
both public fundraising and private donations, which has allowed for
greater access to their facilities – more games, more practices, and
more community involvement.
Seven
other high schools from Ohio were also nominated for the honor:
Cincinnati Colerain, Cincinnati Elder, Cincinnati LaSalle, Lockland,
Mason, Cincinnati Turpin and Upper Arlington.
To
read more on each of the four finalist schools, please click on the
photos below.
Cincinnati Oak Hills
Uniontown Lake
Cincinnati Wyoming
Zanesville
About the Synthetic Turf Council:
Based in Atlanta, the Synthetic Turf
Council was founded in 2003 to promote the industry and to assist
buyers and end users with the selection, use and maintenance of
synthetic turf systems in sports field, golf, municipal parks,
airports, landscape and residential applications. The organization
is also a resource for current, credible, and independent research
on the safety and environmental impact of synthetic turf. Membership
includes builders, landscape architects, testing labs, maintenance
providers, manufacturers, suppliers, installation contractors,
infill material suppliers and other specialty service companies. For
more information, visit
www.syntheticturfcouncil.org.
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