Point Stadium

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Point Stadium 2006 before turf

Point Stadium is the name of 2 stadiums located on the same site in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The "Point" refers to its location is at the confluence of the Little Conemaugh, Stoneycreek, and Conemaugh Rivers. The original stadium opened in 1926 with a capacity of 17,000. The stadium featured an upper-deck on top of the original grandstand. The Greater Johnstown High School football team regularly sold out the Point for their rivalry games between Windber High School and Altoona Area High School. The upper grandstand was later removed and capcity was reduced to 10,000. It was the home of numerous minor league baseball teams and the AAABA baseball tournament. It was also used for filming in All The Right Moves.

Point Stadium is unique for its field dimensions. Fitted into a rectangular city block, it was just 251 feet down the left field line and 262 feet down the right field line, but bulged out to over 400 feet in center field, depending on the location of a snow fence which cut off the furthest reaches of the stadium in right center field. Huge nets are put in left field to keep balls in play, preventing easy home runs, and also to prevent the nearby street being rained on by so many home run balls.

Point Stadium's dimensions: (1926-2002)

Left Field Foul Line: 251 feet
Center Field: 385 feet
Right Field Foul Line: 262 feet

The original Point Stadium was torn down in 2005 to make room for a new $8 million Point Stadium. The new stadium opened on August 8, 2006, for a game between Johnstown and Chicago in the annual AAABA National Tournament. Bishop McCort High School currently plays their home football games here. Sportexe artificial turf was installed before the 2007 AAABA National Tournament.

Point Stadium is also used by the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown for selected home games. UPJ will host the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball championships at Point Stadium in the 2008, 2009, and 2010 seasons.