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An Oregon high school goes for basic black as it replaces artificial turf

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West Salem High School football players practice on their new black colored artificial grass football field in Salem, Ore., on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. The school\'s old green turf was replaced with a new hue: black. The field is so striking that it has quickly been nicknamed "The Black Hole." (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

SALEM, Ore. – Boise State is known for its blue football field, and at Eastern Washington University it’s red.

Now, at West Salem High School in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, the old green turf has been replaced with a new hue: black.

The field is so striking that it has quickly been nicknamed “The Black Hole.”

The Salem Statesman Journal (http://is.gd/TiauKZ ) reports that workers finished installing the turf Thursday. West Salem hosts South Medford on Friday night.

An executive for FieldTurf says it’s the only black field the company has sold. Marketing Vice-President Darren Gill says the company is promoting colour fields, and other schools are considering the likes of maroon and burgundy — even white.

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Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com

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