2007 National Lacrosse League Championship Features Sportexe

May 1st, 2007

ROUND ROCK, Texas—Just weeks after serving as the official playing surface of the 2007 Major Indoor Soccer League’s Championship Game, Sportexe, a global leader in the synthetic turf industry, will once again receive black-tie honors as the official turf system of the 2007 National Lacrosse League Championship presented by Edge Active Care on May 12.

Sportexe, the exclusive turf provider for both the MISL and NLL, is the home surface for the Arizona Sting at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz., the site of the NLL championship game, to be nationally televised live on the Versus Network on Saturday, May 12 at 4PM Eastern/1PM Pacific.

"We’re pleased to able to play NLL games on Sportexe surfaces, including the 2007 championship game," said NLL Commissioner Jim Jennings. "Most importantly Sportexe designs high quality surfaces with player safety as a top priority, and additionally, Sportexe turf looks great at the arena and on television."

The Arizona Sting defeated the San Jose Stealth, 9-7 in the Western Divisional Final to earn their second trip to the NLL championship game in three years. Arizona will face the Rochester Knighthawks, which defeated the Buffalo Bandits14-13 in overtime in the Eastern Divisional Final to earn their trip to the championship game.

"Sportexe is extremely proud of its relationships within the sporting industry and our relationship with the NLL is no exception," said Sportexe Director of Lacrosse John Burke. "Sportexe makes a commitment to quality and performance in every synthetic turf system it manufactures and installs, and lacrosse fans can expect the very best from both the NLL and Sportexe at this year’s NLL Championship."

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