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Glen Rock High School Baseball Field

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

GRHS Baseball Field on Target for May 1

Date still "highly dependent" on good weather in next few weeks, school official says.

A spell of inclement weather has pushed back the expected opening date of the remodeled Glen Rock High School baseball field, but school officials believe May 1 is a realistic target date. "I must stress that the May 1st completion date is highly dependent on satisfactory weather condition in the weeks ahead," Business Administrator Michael Rinderknecht told Patch. Upgrades to the baseball field – budgeted separately from the other athletic field projects at the high school – include new sod, protective fences, field re-grading, dugouts, a sprinkler system. According to Rinderknecht, the scoreboard is already up and running. Fencing work will begin Wednesday and should be complete by the end of the week. The warning track has mostly been …

Phil Brooks

2:40 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013

May 1 of what year? :-) And, now, may someone be blessed with half the sense God gave a chicken and keep sports other than baseball off the field in the fall, please. Because, if you want that field to be wrecked in short order, make sure that soccer and lacrosse play on it. The outfield of the old field was horrid and no one ever rolled it, which left it with cleat marks and divots all over the …   more ›

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Construction Work Progressing at GRHS Baseball Field

The field should be open in time for spring, Michael Rinderknecht maintains.

Despite concerns over potentially incelement weather, Glen Rock school administrators still expect to open the new high school baseball field for play on April 1. Questioned by parent Denise Blind as to the field's status, Business Administrator Michael Rinderknecht on Monday said workers from Turco Golf Construction are making steady progress. Though a day or two may be lost to snow or other adverse conditions, Rinderknecht said, "we think we may be able to adhere to that schedule." Upgrades to the baseball field – budgeted separately from the other athletic field projects at the high school – include new sod, protective fences, field re-grading, dugouts, a sprinkler system. The board voted to approve the $365,000 contract in December, …

John Hahn

11:38 am on Friday, January 25, 2013

This is the same man who promised a full 2012 football and soccer home season. This is a man who did not know about the 'bad' dirt problem. GRHS Baseball fans, we do have the field of dreams on Doremus. It may be better than nothing.   more ›

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