Hellas Upgrades Multiple Facilities at Bowling Green High School

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Aug 19, 2025, 11:17 ET

BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Multiple facilities at Bowling Green High School have been upgraded with artificial turf from Hellas, A TenCate Company. Hellas has completed the installation of MajorPlay^® for the baseball and softball teams, who have both won multiple state championships. These fields join "The Pit", the homefield for the men's and women's soccer and lacrosse teams, where Matrix H^® Blend was installed in 2023.

Hellas, A TenCate Company, has completed the installation of MajorPlay for the baseball and softball teams at Bowling Green High School in Kentucky.

The Purples have been loving how the artificial turf performs. "It plays so close to grass," shares Craig Widener, head coach for the boys soccer team at Bowling Green. "It's beautiful and it bounces true."

In addition to playability, both the Major Play and Matrix H Blend products feature ultra-durable, resilient fibers to meet the demands of the highest-level programs. "We're real excited for this to be our homefield and be able to get [a lot] of use out of it," said Lisa Correa, girls head soccer coach at Bowling Green. "We have many teams that are utilizing that field."

"Bringing several of our best products to the elite sports programs at Bowling Green High School is exciting," said Jeff N. Smith, president of Hellas. "We're looking forward to another great season for the Purples."

About Hellas – Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hellas is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the manufacturing, construction, and installation of sports surfaces and amenities. Hellas is a single-source provider of turf, tracks, courts, sports lighting, and sports amenities projects. In addition to hundreds of K-12 and collegiate sports projects across the nation, many NFL teams play or practice on Hellas turf. For more information, visit www.hellas.com.

Hellas is a TenCate company. With more than 300 years of expertise and nearly 5,000 employees worldwide, TenCate is a global company with strong local roots. TenCate provides high-performance turf systems for sports, landscaping, and outdoor living in more than 60 countries.

For more information on TenCate, please visit www.tencategrass.us.

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