It was, by many accounts, one of the roughest fields to play on in the Big Country.

The playing surface at Coahoma’s Bill Easterling Memorial Stadium wasn’t for the faint of heart. In fact, it could have been viewed as a throwback of sorts — back to the days old-timers fondly recall of rough fields that would “make a man out of you.”

Coahoma, however, has officially caught up with the Joneses, with the offseason installation of an artificial turf field that not only provides a more comfortable playing surface, but a far more attractive one as well.