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Oak Glen Baseball & Softball

The McKinley Sports Team, in collaboration with Gateway Engineers, provided full design and construction observation services for the renovation of the Oak Glen High School baseball and softball facilities for Hancock County Schools. The scope of work included upgrades to essential athletic infrastructure and site systems to better serve student-athletes and the school community.

The project featured updates to construction documents for a range of field and support area improvements, including dugout renovations, press boxes, backstop systems, and new perimeter chain-link fencing. Modifications to the existing stormwater management plan and permitting documentation were also included to meet updated project needs and regulatory requirements.

With the site survey and soil review completed prior to design, the McKinley Sports Team focused on efficient implementation and oversight during construction. The team provided weekly construction observation visits and participated in regular on-site meetings to ensure quality, safety, and adherence to design intent throughout the roughly three-month construction period.

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Milan Puskar Stadium

In preparation for the 2016 football season, West Virginia University launched a major renovation initiative at Milan Puskar Stadium—focused in part on upgrading the playing surface to meet evolving performance and safety standards. A central component of this overhaul was the removal of the “Old Crown” at the center of the field and the complete modernization of the field system.

McKinley Sports (formerly JTSA Sports) was selected by WVU to lead the renovation of the stadium field. The objective was not only to comply with NCAA requirements but also to align with emerging NFL field performance standards. This included designing a surface capable of absorbing impact from a 6-foot cylinder drop—one of the key metrics in player safety testing.

The scope of the 2016 renovation included full removal of the existing field base, elimination of the crown, soil stabilization, installation of a dynamic subsurface drainage system, and the addition of a Brock International shock pad. The field was then completed with a high-performance FieldTurf Revolution synthetic turf system, creating a safer, more durable surface for WVU athletes.

In 2025, McKinley Sports returned to Milan Puskar Stadium to complete a full turf system redesign. This update replaced the existing synthetic surface with a new generation of turf technology, ensuring continued compliance with the latest safety and performance standards, and reinforcing WVU’s commitment to providing a top-tier athletic environment.

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Cameron High School Gym

The Cameron Middle/High School was designed to be both economically feasible and environmentally sensitive. The project, developed for Marshall County Schools, includes two gymnasiums.

The main gymnasium spans 10,300 square feet and offers seating for over 1,000 spectators. It features a central 50′ x 94′ collegiate-sized basketball and volleyball court, along with two full cross courts measuring 74′ x 50′, which can be separated by a motorized center divider curtain. An elevated jogging track with a poured sports flooring surface encircles the main court. The track is flanked by multiple weight training and fitness rooms, secured with overhead coiling aluminum grills and accessible via a controlled-access elevator. The gym also includes an adjacent concessions room equipped with commercial-grade appliances.

Both gymnasiums are outfitted with multiple scoreboards featuring message centers, PA and sound systems, motorized retractable glass backstops with integrated light strips, wall-mounted safety pads, volleyball posts and standards, net systems with judge stands, and climate control provided by collapsible, hypoallergenic fabric ductwork branded with custom team names and logos.

Each gymnasium is built with a tournament-grade, “second or better” floating wood athletic floor system. They are also supported by dedicated locker rooms, restrooms, and more than 700 square feet of gym storage space per gym.

Sustainable design features include extensive daylight harvesting with an automated daylight-sensing dimming system (Wattstopper), and over 5,000 square feet of translucent Kalwall window wall panels, offering a U-factor of 0.08 and a light transmittance rate of over 8%. Acoustic performance is optimized with high-NRC roof decking (Epic), high-STC-rated acoustic barriers, and custom acoustic wall panels, among other energy-efficient design attributes.

In support of community engagement, the owner emphasized that selected facilities would also be made available to the public. Among these is an “exergaming” space—an interactive exercise and wellness area combining physical activity with gaming—located adjacent to the physical education spaces.

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Founder of Pittsburgh Architecture Firm Edward Stotz Celebrated in Golf Magazine’s Oakmont Country Club Video — Ahead of the U.S. Open

PITTSBURGH, PA (June 12, 2025) – MCF Architecture – a Division of McKinley Architecture + Engineering is honored to have its storied heritage showcased in a new Golf Magazine video tribute to Oakmont Country Club who is hosting the U.S. Open this June. The feature shines a spotlight on the Clubhouse—opened October 1, 1904—and pays tribute to Edward Stotz, the founding architect whose vision helped define Pittsburgh’s architectural identity.

“Edward Stotz wrote his specifications by gaslight at age 21, traveling by horse-drawn streetcar in a city still without steel-framed buildings,” says Robert R. Russ, RA, AIA, NCARB, Director & Senior Architect at MCF Architecture. “His commitment to human-scale design and integrity laid the groundwork for a firm that, for over 135 years, has balanced deep local roots with national impact. Oakmont’s Clubhouse, inspired by a quaint Scottish farmhouse, remains a testament to his extraordinary talent and lasting influence.”

In the Golf Magazine video, viewers learn that a design was specifically requested of “more of a quaint Scottish farmhouse that would blend into the surroundings” It also underscores Stotz’s regional footprint—“a local architect named Edward Stotz who designed numerous buildings around the city of Pittsburgh” – and ties Oakmont to Pittsburgh’s “City of Champions” legacy: “You think of Pittsburgh as this great sports city with the Steelers, the Penguins, and the Pirates… Oakmont’s no different. We are a major part of this… the city of champions”. As of June 2025, Oakmont has hosted ten U.S. Opens and 21 national championships, cementing its place in sporting and architectural history.

For over 135 years, MCF Architecture has specialized in healthcare, higher education, performing arts, civic, liturgical, and commercial architecture—always focusing on people-oriented spaces of substance and beauty. Landmark projects include the Point State Park fountain and numerous historic preservation efforts throughout Western Pennsylvania.

In January 2025, MCF Architecture—Western Pennsylvania’s longest-running firm and 17th longest in the U.S.—merged with McKinley Architecture + Engineering, a nationally respected practice based in West Virginia. The combined entity, now over 100 employees strong, broadens its expertise in PK-12 education, sports and recreation, historic rehabilitation, healthcare, and civic design, while offering comprehensive in-house engineering resources.

“By joining forces, we amplify our heritage of quality and innovation,” adds Russ. “We honor Edward Stotz’s legacy by continuing to design buildings that stand the test of time—wherever our clients’ visions take us.”

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JTSA Sports and McKinley Architecture + Engineering Announce Merger

Wheeling, W.Va. – In an exciting move for both firms, JTSA Sports merged with McKinley Architecture and Engineering to amplify their collective impact. JTSA Sports, a Pennsylvania based company, provides a total sports architecture and recreation specialist team. They have designed projects from NCAA football stadiums to regional community parks. McKinley Architecture and Engineering has a network of 6 offices and 50 team members serving the states of WV, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

“We started to discuss the idea of a merger almost a year ago,” stated Ernest Dellatorre, McKinley Architecture and Engineering. “Together, we have successfully completed numerous sports complexes. It became clear we could have more impact by merging.”

“As a leader in the Sports Architecture field, we felt the time was right to merge. We will be able to ensure that our client base is served, and we can increase our capability and capacity on larger projects,” commented James Sauer, President, JTSA Sports. “The Sports Architecture part of the business is a fast-growing specialty in the industry, and we look forward to staying on the leading edge.”

About JTSA Sports:
We believe performance is everything. Our sports facilities are designed to bring out the highest performance level of your team. Our fields, grandstands, scoreboards, lighting, courts, tracks, and training centers are the pinnacle combination of material and design performance.

About McKinley Architecture and Engineering:
In its fourth decade of service, McKinley Architecture and Engineering has shown continued growth in both revenue and number of design personnel. Our corporation is conveniently located in Wheeling, Charleston, and Martinsburg, West Virginia; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which are within 500 miles of one-half the population of the United States. To highlight this growth, McKinley Architecture and Engineering is a 2nd year consecutive winner of PSMJ’s Circle of Excellence as one of the top-performing Architecture and Engineering firms in the nation. We are also a winner of PSMJ’s 2023 A/E/C Employer of Choice Award, the industry’s premier recognition of firms that have mastered workforce retention and productivity by achieving the highest level of employee engagement. In addition, for the 4th consecutive year, McKinley nationally ranks and appears on the Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.