A few days ago a yappi poster asked if Minster, a D-VI school in the MAC, has turf. I think the original poster plans to travel a ways to attend the huge Minster-Anna game this Friday and was simply wondering about the field surface. Someone responded that no MAC schools have turf.
Which got me thinking: outside of Spencerville, who's likely still D-VI, I'm not aware of any D-VI or D-VII schools with turf in west-central Ohio (nor anywhere else in the state). And with a significant price tag for the installment of such a surface, how can small towns possibly finance it? How did Spencerville finance theirs?
I'm a Marion Local fan and have never heard anyone from the community talk seriously about getting turf - the topic is treated like a pipe dream. With no soccer program it just doesn't seem to be worth the hefty cost. And yet it would be awesome - as I was reminded again attending a freshmen game at nearby St. Marys recently.
Thoughts?
Which got me thinking: outside of Spencerville, who's likely still D-VI, I'm not aware of any D-VI or D-VII schools with turf in west-central Ohio (nor anywhere else in the state). And with a significant price tag for the installment of such a surface, how can small towns possibly finance it? How did Spencerville finance theirs?
I'm a Marion Local fan and have never heard anyone from the community talk seriously about getting turf - the topic is treated like a pipe dream. With no soccer program it just doesn't seem to be worth the hefty cost. And yet it would be awesome - as I was reminded again attending a freshmen game at nearby St. Marys recently.
Thoughts?