Struthers Fieldhouse
{{short description|Arena in Ohio, United States}}
{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Struthers Memorial Fieldhouse
| nickname = Struthers Fieldhouse
| image = Struthers Fieldhouse.JPG
| location = 111 Euclid Avenue
Struthers, Ohio 44471
| broke_ground = 1950
| opened = December 18, 1951
| owner = Struthers City School District
| operator = Struthers City School District
| closed =
| demolished =
| construction_cost =
| architect =
| former_names =
| tenants = Struthers High School Wildcats
| seating_capacity = 3,000
}}
The Struthers Memorial Fieldhouse, or simply Struthers Fieldhouse, is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Struthers, Ohio. It was dedicated on December 18, 1951 and primarily serves as the home gymnasium to the connected Struthers High School athletic programs. Throughout its history it has been an entertainment and sports venue that serves the larger Youngstown, Ohio metro area.
Basketball
The gym is home to the Struthers High School boys and girls basketball programs and also has hosted Ohio High School Athletic Association tournaments for many years. A Struthers and Campbell boys basketball game played in the gym was featured on the cover of a March 1963 edition of Boys' Life magazine.{{cite book|title=Boys' Life Magazine|date = March 1963|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dfpzTLL-8QkC&pg=PA1|accessdate=13 February 2014}}
Boxing
Professional boxing cards at the gym go back as far as 1957.{{cite web|title=Boxing Rec record of matches at Struthers Fieldhouse|url=http://boxrec.com/location.php?country_code=US®ion_name=OH&towncity_name=&towncity_id=42608&venue_name=&venue_id=231686&yyyy=&submit=Go}} Former world champions Harry Arroyo, Ray Mancini, Héctor Camacho and Kelly Pavlik are among the fighters who competed at the venue.
Professional Wrestling
The World Wrestling Federation used the gym for several matches in the 1980s and 90s. May 23, 1994{{cite web|title=History of WWE Raw|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw94.htm|accessdate=13 February 2014}} and June 5, 1995{{cite web|title=WWE Raw History|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw95.htm|accessdate=13 February 2014}} episodes of the WWF's Monday Night Raw program were taped in the gym.
Music
Before the opening of the Beeghly Center on the campus of Youngstown State University in 1972, the Fieldhouse was one of the largest indoor rock concert venues in the Youngstown, Ohio area. James Brown,{{cite web|title=James Brown 1968 ad for show at Struthers Fieldhouse|url=http://yosteelstrings.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/james-brown-struthers-68.png|accessdate=13 February 2014}} The Velvet Underground, The Guess Who and Alice Cooper{{cite web|title=1971 ad for Alice Cooper show at Struthers Fieldhouse|url=http://yosteelstrings.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/alice-cooper-struthers.png|accessdate=13 February 2014}} are among the acts to perform at the Fieldhouse. More recently, a 2004 concert headlined by Trapt and also featuring Smile Empty Soul, Finger Eleven, and Strata was a successful venture for Eric Ryan Productions. Additionally Flyleaf with Shinedown, Seether, and Halestorm at Struthers Fieldhouse (February 19, 2006) also Zion Casey and Jaden Mitchell did there infamous all ohio race here.. winner was Zion Casey
Television
Parts of the Route 66 episode "The Opponent" were shot in the Fieldhouse in the fall of 1960. The gym, hallways and locker rooms were used in the production.
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Coordinates
{{coord|41|3|6.94|N|80|35|54.66|W}}
Category:Indoor arenas in Ohio
Category:Convention centers in Ohio
Category:Basketball venues in Ohio
Category:Boxing venues in the United States
Category:Sports venues completed in 1951
Category:1951 establishments in Ohio