Thom Field — Attraction in Wausau

The back fields are nice to walk around and such for the general public, and maintained well even though it is mostly weeds than grass. The ice rink during winters are nice, but I prefer the one downtown.

The issue is the stadium. It's a waste of money now. Before the new Wausau East High School was built, the stadium was used constantly by Wausau East for athletic practices, and then for both Wausau East and Wausau West for games. Now, it's just used for games, which end up being only once or twice a week at the most during the fall months, since both schools have practice fields setup at their locations. The rest of the time it just sits there not being utilized at all.

The parking is practically non-existent, and I feel bad for the neighborhoods around the stadium during games. Visitors to the stadium have to park on the roads, which cause traffic issues, many cases of illegal parking, and narrowing of driving down roads due to people parking on both sides which is dangerous.

With the upcoming referendum where they want to install artificial turf at both high schools schools (while Thom Field just sits as is), and the above issues, I think this stadium is antiquated and no longer really needed. Wausau School District should look at expanding seating at each of the high schools for games if they want artificial turf fields, close down Thom Field stadium, and sell the land to be developed into a nice...

Had the pleasure of watching East take on Newman in a high school football game. The lights were on and the field was well lit. There is a lot of room for the home team and visitors. Plenty of seating for everyone with bathrooms on both ends of the bleachers. Parking was easy enough on the way in but a bit hectic on the way out. ...

What other high school stadium has better concession stand? Answer: none. Homemade pizza, Mac and cheese, sloppy joes.... Got dogs, brats... Very nice score...