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Posted by jon
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May 12, 2012 12:48 PM |
After Maple Grove could not complete their field maintenance on time to start the season, the PIT obtained St. James Optimist for our kickoff weekend. Keep updated we may be moving some more games to Optimist to take advantage of the great field lining job completed. Big thanks to Neil McKernan and Riley who helped make the field as good as it is!
Here are some pics of our endeavor, let us know what you think! http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/468-st-james-optimist-may-11th-2012
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Jun 02, 2012 10:23 PM |
St. James Optimist was relined after the monsoon seasons. Field #3 of 5 to be lined in a weeks time. Here are the pics of the new and improved Optimist field: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/486-st-james-optimist-park-may-31st-2012
The PIT Crew
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Posted by bigern
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Jun 03, 2012 04:03 AM |
Played it yesterday... great field, perfectly lined, very nice even surface. Can't wait for the south fields to come into play though!
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Posted by jon
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Jul 16, 2012 09:38 PM |
With the PIT acquiring the second field at St. James Optimist for the remainder of the season it was quickly put into use. The field was cut, lined, and given the full complement of extras that you will only find in the PIT. The grass at Optimist is some of the best in touch football so we are sure teams are going to enjoy the playing surface.
Here are some pics of the PITs newest field: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/506-st-james-optimist-2-friday-the-13th
Thanks to Neil Mckernan for helping out with the lining. Neil is great at lining, not so good at taking pictures! The production values were a bit low but that could have been something to do with Jason Voorhees making an appearance.
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Jul 28, 2012 11:26 AM |
St. James Optimist #1 (football goal posts) was relined yesterday in preparation for the weekend's games. The full complement of lining (as always) was put down. The PIT Crew also got to relining some of the integral parts of Optimist #2 (red zone, 45s and center) as that field has taken a bit of a beating even though we have only used it a couple of weeks. Everyone do a rain dance! Optimist #2 will be coming out of rotation after Sunday.
Here are some pics of our craftsmanship: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums (if you aren't into fields check out the bikini pic and the Porsche with 4 football pads coming out of it!)
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Sep 12, 2012 08:09 PM |
St. James Optimist was cut and lined in preparation for the 2012 playoffs. The normal accompaniment of lines: 5 yard increments, hash marks, directional arrows,numbering, player boxes etc were laid down. After dozens of field linings this year only 1 more to go! Here are some pictures of our playoff masterpiece: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/522-optimist-park-september-12-2012
Good luck to all teams in the playoffs and enjoy the field!
Your friendly neighborhood PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Sep 14, 2012 07:33 PM |
The second field at St. James Optimist was lined yesterday and given all of the extras that only the PIT can provide. Yesterday also marked the last field lining of the season - dozens of field linings and gallons of paint since our first field lining in early May. As promised the fields were lined every three weeks for the duration of the season, rain or shine.
Hit up the link to see the pictures of what to expect for your playoff games: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/525-st-james-optimist-park-ii-september-14th-2012
The fields look great as we head towards crowing the champions of touch football in Winnipeg. Hopefully the playoff camaraderie will be in full effect with all the playoff games at the same location leading up to the championship games held on the artificial turf (and for some under the lights) at East Side Eagles field.
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Sep 28, 2012 07:33 PM |
Just when we thought we were done with the field lining! With the dry weather wreaking havoc the PIT Crew came out to touch up the lines at Optimist Park. The major increments and red zones were all repainted just in time for the remaining semi-final match ups on Saturday. While the field is quite dry, the city came in a fertilized the fields which will hopefully rejuvenate the fields for the beginning of the 2013 season!
Here are the pictures of the touch ups: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/527-st-james-optimist-september-28th-2012
Good luck to the remaining teams Saturday, winners face off in the championship games on the turf of East Side Eagles field on Sunday.
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Jun 16, 2013 05:04 AM |
St. James Optimist was paid a visit by Optimist Prime. The field received a full new lining in anticipation of the upcoming games. http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/581-st-james-optimist-june-14th-2013
More than meets the eye!
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Posted by jon
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Jun 20, 2013 12:27 AM |
More Optimist pics that fell through the cracks earlier in the season. For those keeping score this is officially our 1 millionth field lining of the season (give or take). For those of you who always check out the pics we through in a few "summer" pictures to brighten your day.
http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/583-st-james-optimist-again
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Jul 11, 2013 12:23 AM |
St. James Optimist was lined today. Teams should keep in mind that the field that was lined was the football goal posts not the soccer posts. We will be updating the schedule shorty.
Second (out of about 20) field linings in which the field had actually been cut on time. Here are some pictures of the park...along with some of my favorite things about summer: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/593-st-james-optimist-july-10th-2013
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Sep 13, 2013 10:42 AM |
The last field linings of the year were completed on Wednesday as both fields at St. James Optimist were lined. Both fields are in great shape for the playoff run. All championship games will culminate at East Side Eagles field (which thankfully is prelined!).
Here are some pics of what to expect from the fields come playoffs: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/613-optimist-park-soccer-september-12th-2013
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Sep 14, 2013 02:57 AM |
After literally dozens of field linings and countless hours with the lazer liner the PIT can hang up the paint sprayer for another season. Optimist Park was lined...in the rain on Wednesday. The field is looking great and here are some pictures to attest to that: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/612-optimist-park-football-september-12th-2013
Good luck to all teams in their playoff games. Field conditions should be optimal at Optimist!
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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May 12, 2014 01:06 AM |
Drinking till nearly 4:00am then up in the morning a few hours later to put down the first lines at Optimist in the morning. While I wasn't in the best shape the field is surprisingly good considering the poor Spring weather we have had. For those of you playing at Optimist this week here is your first look at the field: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/662-optimist-park-may-2014
As an ode to Mother's day the PIT Crew also put in a sampling of pictures of our favorite MILFs. More updates will be forthcoming over the next few days as we ready our fields for the outdoor season.
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Jun 07, 2014 01:28 PM |
Optimist Park got is second lining of the season yesterday in preparation for today's games. The lines that we put down just three weeks ago were pretty much nonexistent so it set the scene for a grand transformation which can be viewed here: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/675-st-james-optimist-june-2014
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Sep 17, 2014 12:39 AM |
Both St. James Optimist Football and St. James Soccer fields were lined last Friday in anticipation of the playoff run. Both fields are in great shape. With all of the rain and sun in August this is perhaps the best I have seen the fields be in this time of year. Here are some pics to back that optimism up: http://www.pitfootball.com/albums/694-st-james-optimist-playoff-stylin
Fields won't be an excuse for getting knocked out the playoffs...although Lebron would probably try to find a way to do it.
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Jun 02, 2015 01:44 AM |
St. James Optimist has been lined twice already this season, the grass grows so quickly this time of year that it does look like it needs a third field lining already. The first time we went out to Optimist there was snow on the ground...then lining it a week later is was desert hot. Can't beat Manitoba summers!
Here are some pics of our first and second cracks at Optimist:
Day 1: http://pitfootball.com/albums/733-st-james-optimist-once
Day 2: http://pitfootball.com/albums/732-st-james-optimist-twice
Optimist looks great, while the paint lasts!
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Sep 23, 2015 12:42 AM |
St. James Optimist and John Forsyth were lined for the first two weeks of playoffs and will get a relining this coming weekend. Here are some pics of the original handiwork courtesy of our PIT Field Crew: http://pitfootball.com/albums/766-playoff-fields
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Posted by jon
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Oct 01, 2015 08:23 PM |
St. James Optimist was relined for both the all-star game taking place this Saturday and the Championship finals on Sunday. Here are the pics of the finished product: http://pitfootball.com/albums/769-final-championship-field-linings
I have to send out a huge thank you to Brent Sliwiany and Dion Knol who took over the field lining duties about 2/3rds of the way through the season. They are both quick learners and hard workers and have kept our fields in mint condition for most of the summer. Next time you see those two be sure to thank them for all their hard work field lining this year!
The PIT Crew
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Posted by jon
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Jun 10, 2016 04:43 PM |
St. James Optimist was lined for the second time this season. Along with the lining the fields were cut and five yard increments, player boxes, hash marks, numbers, etc were put on the field...the hardest working crew in rec sports did a great job. Check out their work here: http://pitfootball.com/albums/814-st-james-optimist-the-second-lining
Only in the PIT!
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