Peters Township football stadium turf gets replaced
Work is underway at Peters Township’s high school stadium to replace the turf as a new school year approaches.
The Peters Township board of school directors approved the project in February. The field is being outfitted with the “Game On Turf System” from Shaw Sports Turf. The work is costing the district $507,200.
School directors also approved spending $525,460 to replace the turf at Pleasant Valley Athletic Complex at Pleasant Valley Elementary, which was completed last month.
At the school board meeting where the projects were approved, Athletic Director Brian Geyer told board members there was a $50,000 savings for having both fields replaced at the same time.
Geyer said in a phone interview Tuesday that turf typically needs to be replaced every eight to 10 years.
“We got 11 years out of the last turf,” Geyer said, adding the previous turf at Pleasant Valley Field was installed 13 years ago.
The turf itself arrived at the high school stadium Thursday. According to Geyer, it will take about 10 days to complete the installation.
Geyer said the “Game On” system will wear better over time. It also simplifies using the field for multiple sports with different lines cut into the turf itself.
“A lot of the lines are inserted in. They are going to be part of the turf,” Geyer said.
Geyer noted that the field at Peters’ Confluence Financial Partners Stadium is used for more than football games.
“Our stadium competition-wise – field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, track and field – that gets a lot of use,” Geyer said.
Varsity softball games are played at Pleasant Valley Field, and also serves as a practice field for football.
“The Pleasant Valley Elementary physical education teacher uses that field as well. Those fields get big use academically,” Geyer said.