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Athletic Field Complex
August 2001 - Football practice field (lower center of photo); women's practice soccer field (lower right); men's practice soccer field (upper right); competition soccer field (upper center); softball field (upper left) at various stages of completion
90% sand 10% reed sedge peat mix is place on football practice field. Notice the grade stakes being utilized to create an 8-inch sand pad which will become our growing medium for the turf grass
September 2001 - The competition soccer field is seeded. The contractor is placing the native soil up against the 8-inch thick sand pad.
September 2001 - Irrigating the first seeded field and the hydro mulch over the seed on the field surrounds
December 2001 - Showing the blue grass turf establishment and rooting 75 days after seeding. We are very optimistic at this point and are hoping the field turf over winters well.
Spring 2002 - The softball field was constructed of native soil and was intensively drained and irrigated. The skinned area is a local ag lime that is dark in color. This field was sodded in October 2001 and in play March 2002
June 2002 - Plug that was dug out of football practice field to show the bluegrass rooting into the sand profile. Fields are ready for use, although football and soccer practices won't begin for another 2 months
August 2002 - Sand based fields are grown in ready for soccer and football practice to begin.






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