# Struthers Fieldhouse

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{{short description|Arena in Ohio, United States}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name              = Struthers Memorial Fieldhouse
| nickname          = Struthers Fieldhouse
| image             = Struthers Fieldhouse.JPG
| location          = 111 Euclid Avenue<br>[Struthers, Ohio](/source/Struthers%2C_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](/source/arena) in [Struthers, Ohio](/source/Struthers%2C_Ohio). It was dedicated on December 18, 1951 and primarily serves as the home gymnasium to the connected [Struthers High School](/source/Struthers_High_School) athletic programs. Throughout its history it has been an entertainment and sports venue that serves the larger [Youngstown, Ohio](/source/Youngstown%2C_Ohio) metro area.

==Basketball==
The gym is home to the [Struthers High School](/source/Struthers_High_School) boys and girls basketball programs and also has hosted [Ohio High School Athletic Association](/source/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](/source/Boys'_Life) magazine.<ref>{{cite book|title=Boys' Life Magazine|date = March 1963|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dfpzTLL-8QkC&pg=PA1|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref>

==Boxing==
Professional boxing cards at the gym go back as far as 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boxing Rec record of matches at Struthers Fieldhouse|url=http://boxrec.com/location.php?country_code=US&region_name=OH&towncity_name=&towncity_id=42608&venue_name=&venue_id=231686&yyyy=&submit=Go}}</ref> Former world champions [Harry Arroyo](/source/Harry_Arroyo), [Ray Mancini](/source/Ray_Mancini), [Héctor Camacho](/source/H%C3%A9ctor_Camacho) and [Kelly Pavlik](/source/Kelly_Pavlik) are among the fighters who competed at the venue.

==Professional Wrestling==
The [World Wrestling Federation](/source/World_Wrestling_Federation) used the gym for several matches in the 1980s and 90s. May 23, 1994<ref>{{cite web|title=History of WWE Raw|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw94.htm|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref> and June 5, 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE Raw History|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw95.htm|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref> episodes of the WWF's [Monday Night Raw](/source/Monday_Night_Raw) program were taped in the gym.

==Music==
Before the opening of the [Beeghly Center](/source/Beeghly_Center) on the campus of [Youngstown State University](/source/Youngstown_State_University) in 1972, the Fieldhouse was one of the largest indoor rock concert venues in the [Youngstown, Ohio](/source/Youngstown%2C_Ohio) area. [James Brown](/source/James_Brown),<ref>{{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}}</ref> [The Velvet Underground](/source/The_Velvet_Underground), [The Guess Who](/source/The_Guess_Who) and [Alice Cooper](/source/Alice_Cooper)<ref>{{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}}</ref> are among the acts to perform at the Fieldhouse. More recently, a 2004 concert headlined by [Trapt](/source/Trapt) and also featuring [Smile Empty Soul](/source/Smile_Empty_Soul), [Finger Eleven](/source/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)

==Television==
Parts of the [Route 66](/source/Route_66_(TV_series)) episode "The Opponent" were shot in the Fieldhouse in the fall of 1960. The gym, hallways and locker rooms were used in the production. 

==References==
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==Coordinates==
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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
Category:Tourist attractions in Youngstown, Ohio
Category:Struthers, Ohio

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