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SFMA President's Award

SFMA honors two members with 2025 President’s Award

The Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) proudly recognized two distinguished members, Greg Petry, CPRE, and Michael Goatley, Ph.D., as recipients of the 2025 President’s Award during the SFMA Annual Conference held in Fort Worth, Texas, in January 2026. Petry is...
SFMA

SFMA Founders Awards Honorees

The Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) proudly recognized four distinguished leaders during its January 2026 honors presentation, celebrating exceptional service, leadership, and impact across the sports field management profession. The following individuals were named recipients of SFMA’s highest honors, the...
Soil Scout Happi100

Soil Scout launches Happi100 for the North American market

Soil Scout announced the launch of Happi100 for turf professionals across North America, a wireless sensor capable of measuring soil oxygen alongside moisture and temperature. Designed for the demands of North American golf courses and sports facilities, Happi100 provides real-time...
Downtown Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas: An inside look at the SFMA Conference host city

Fort Worth, host city for the 2026 SFMA Conference and Exhibition, is known for Texas hospitality and a dozen remarkable districts chock full of cultural experiences. The historic Fort Worth Stockyards feature the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive; Billy Bob’s...
FIFA World Cup 26

Top 25 of 2025

As 2025 winds down, we take a look back at the most read posts to SportsFieldManagementOnline.com this year. 1. The Road to FIFA World Cup 26 FIFA World Cup 26 is an unprecedented undertaking that will see the world’s largest...
Rising Star Gage Knudson

Rising Star winner profile: Gage Knudson

By John Kmitta Rising Star Award Winner Gage Knudson oversees one of the busiest multi-use venues in the country as senior manager, turf and grounds, for BMO Stadium – home of Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). “When the club started...
Little League Softball World Series

Little League Softball World Series Grounds Crew

Before the first pitch and long after the last out, a different kind of team sets the stage at Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park (Greenville, N.C.): an all-female grounds crew that has become a signature of the Little League...
Ava Veith internship

Insights from an Internship

By Ava Veith This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern with the Kansas City (KC) Current grounds crew as their playing surface data technician. The KC Current is a professional women’s soccer team competing in the National Women’s...
GMA all-female grounds crew

All-female grounds team at Women’s Rugby World Cup final

This September, a landmark moment for Rugby will take place at the Twickenham Stadium (England) as an all-female team of grounds professionals will prepare the pitch for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 final and bronze final, marking a historic...
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