Wisner Stadium

"Went here for a high school football game. The field was well groomed and it had the usual amnemiets. If the weather would have cooperated it would have been 5 stars. But very cold and windy."

"Watch your step! Stadium is badly in need of a face lift. Crumbling cement was everywhere you walked in the stands."

"Can we play a friendly soccer game at this place? Or is it a private/school ground? Me and my friends play soccer games sometimes on the weekends and we're looking for a good soccer field. I couldn't find any soccer fields near Pontiac so I'm actually interested because this place looks good! Please someone help me. Thanks."

"Enjoyed the event as well the good weather."

"Wisner Memorial Stadium waz built in 1941 n named for Mosez Wisner, the 12th Governor of the State of Michigan. Wisner, a resident of Pontiac, waz a lawyer who became active in da anti-slavery movement. Governor Moses Wisnerz House iz located on property adjacent 2da stadium. stadium seatz 6,600 and haz hosted many different eventz over da yearz. da football field waz home 2 both public high schoolz in da city, Pontiac Northern High School N Pontiac Central High School, N iz now home 2da Pontiac High School Phoenix football team. Pontiac High School, which iz located @da former Pontiac Northern High School, waz created in 2009 by merging of both Pontiac Northern and Pontiac Central high schoolz. Wisner Stadium waz one of the practice locationz 4 da Detroit Lionz and George Plimpton in 1963, az he waz writin hiz book Paper Lion. In 1974, stadium hosted the Wide Track Summer Festival, sponsored by local Detroit radio station WABX. Actz included headlinerz Leon Russell n The Gap Band, along wit special guestz Kansaz, Fresh Start, N Mary McCreary. In 1994, the stadium served az da home for da Detroit Wheelz soccer team of USISL. Durin Super Bowl XL week, Pittsburgh Steelerz used da vacant Pontiac Silverdome az a practice facility. FieldTurf was installed specifically for the practicez, rather than usin da artificial turf dat waz previously used. Followin da game, da new playin surface waz donated 2 Wisner Stadium by FieldTurf. da stadium haz been restored in recent yearz by nearby businezz Lee Industrial Contractin. da company leased the stadium, da 35,000-square-foot Wisner School, N 21-acre property from the Pontiac School District on a 10-year contract in 2013. diz iz Oakland County'z largest high school football stadium in termz of seatin capacity. In 2015, Michigan Starz FC began playing @ da stadium. In 2016, da Our Lady of the Lakez Catholic School varsity football team made Wisner Stadium der home field."