Wheeling Island Stadium
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Wheeling Island Stadium is a stadium located on Wheeling Island
in Wheeling, West Virginia
. The stadium seats 12,220 in two stands along either sidelines, the end zones are empty. Wheeling Island Stadium usually hosts High school
football
and soccer events but can host concerts, hosting REO Speedwagon
most recently in 2009.
The stadium is owned and operated by Wheeling Park High School
. However, Central Catholic High School utilizes the facilities as their home field for football games.
The stadium is also the home of the "Super Six." Each year Wheeling Island plays host to the West Virginia State Football Championships for Class A, AA, AAA. 2011 will be the last season the Championships will be held in Wheeling before their move to Charleston in 2012.
The stadium is considered one of the best high school stadiums in WV, mainly due to capacity and layout of the facility. There is plenty of parking adjacent to the stadium, and a private lot adjacent to the south end zone for school personnel, media, and pass holders. The stadium is complete with a 3 level press box with camera deck and private boxes for the coaches. In 2008, a video system was installed at the stadium, donated by Wheeling Hospital. Students from Wheeling Park High School's TV station, WPHP-TV, operate the cameras for all Wheeling Park football and soccer games.
In 2004, the previous grass surface was replaced with a ProGrass Turf surface. Due to the stadiums location in a high risk flood zone, there is an emergency plan to seal the playing surface in the event of flooding.
Wheeling Island
Wheeling Island is the most densely populated island in the Ohio River. It lies within the city of Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia, in the United States. The 2000 census showed a resident population of 3,142 persons on the island, which has a land area of 1.514 km²...
in Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. The stadium seats 12,220 in two stands along either sidelines, the end zones are empty. Wheeling Island Stadium usually hosts High school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and soccer events but can host concerts, hosting REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
most recently in 2009.
The stadium is owned and operated by Wheeling Park High School
Wheeling Park High School
Wheeling Park High School is a high school in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, and is the only public high school serving Ohio County, West Virginia. Park, as it is sometimes called, is home to roughly 2,000 students in grades 9-12....
. However, Central Catholic High School utilizes the facilities as their home field for football games.
The stadium is also the home of the "Super Six." Each year Wheeling Island plays host to the West Virginia State Football Championships for Class A, AA, AAA. 2011 will be the last season the Championships will be held in Wheeling before their move to Charleston in 2012.
The stadium is considered one of the best high school stadiums in WV, mainly due to capacity and layout of the facility. There is plenty of parking adjacent to the stadium, and a private lot adjacent to the south end zone for school personnel, media, and pass holders. The stadium is complete with a 3 level press box with camera deck and private boxes for the coaches. In 2008, a video system was installed at the stadium, donated by Wheeling Hospital. Students from Wheeling Park High School's TV station, WPHP-TV, operate the cameras for all Wheeling Park football and soccer games.
In 2004, the previous grass surface was replaced with a ProGrass Turf surface. Due to the stadiums location in a high risk flood zone, there is an emergency plan to seal the playing surface in the event of flooding.