Cathedral Prep Events Center
| The Events Center | |
| Location |
501 W 12th Street Erie, Pennsylvania 16501 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°7′4″N 80°5′38″W / 42.11778°N 80.09389°WCoordinates: 42°7′4″N 80°5′38″W / 42.11778°N 80.09389°W |
| Owner | Cathedral Preparatory School |
| Operator | Cathedral Prep |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Surface | Matrix artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2009 |
| Built | 2010 |
| Opened | 2010 - September 10th |
| Construction cost | $8.8 Million |
| Tenants | |
| Cathedral Prep Football | |
The Cathedral Prep Events Center is an outdoor muilti-purpose athletic center in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dollinger Field, the name of the football field, has an official seating capacity is 1,800, but with open areas around the field, the capacity extends to 2,500 making it the second largest stadium in the City of Erie. Prep is currently in the process of adding a gymnasium with seating adequate to house varsity basketball games (1,800 seats), a 400-seat natatorium complete with olympic sized pool, a new wrestling room, a weight room to the Events Center.
History
Until 2010, Prep played all its home football and soccer games at Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Events Center is on the site of the former Gunite/EMI foundry, which closed in June 2001. Prep bought 11 acres for the events center for $450,000 in September 2007. Prep used $8.8 million in financing from three area banks to help build the center. The school was able to establish the first phase debt free and is currently working to build a 2nd phase basketball facility followed by a third phase pool facility with seating.
In its inaugural game on September 10, 2010, the Cathedral Prep Ramblers defeated the Central Tech Falcons 55-9. Prior to the game, the field was named after Msgr. John Dollinger who served as a Headmaster at Cathedral Prep from 1972-1984.