Hays Hawks, Lehman Lobos
Grass to be installed at district’s new ball fields instead of turf
Ideas of artificial turf playing surfaces at the Hays and Johnson schools’ baseball and softball fields struck out Monday.
By virtue of a change order on construction at Johnson High, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright chose to install natural grass on the soon-to-be constructed fields, bringing an abrupt end to a month’s long debate on the matter.
Wright’s decision came after he investigated the reasons behind placing artificial turf at Johnson High.
The Johnson High basebal...