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Guests and donors at the
gym dedication ceremony.
Archbishop Beltran blessing the gym
Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School officially dedicated it’s new athletic facilities August 24th during a ceremony held at the McCarthy Gymnasium. The $4.5 million dollar project was part of McGuinness’ rebuilding campaign known as Phase II. Campaign Co-Chairmen were Tom Casso and Greg Love. Construction began in early 2007 and was completed by late spring of this year.
Over 150 guests watched as Archbishop Eusebius Beltran blessed the renovated McCarthy Gymnasium, the St. Therese of Lisieux Auxiliary Gymnasium and finally the Casso/Love Field House.
The new gymnasium is named for Edmund McCarthy, father of McGuinness alum Judy McCarthy Love ’55. The interior of the gym received a complete makeover including a new training room, new lighting, speakers, and bleachers. The gym floor was refinished and named in honor of Father David Monahan. Father Monahan started the Bishop McGuinness Boys’ Basketball Tournament in 1961 and later became school principal. On the south side of the gym, the entrance was completely renovated with new ticket booths and an expanded lobby named in memory of McGuinness alum Shaun David Walters, ’89. The lobby boasts of a new concession stand, new restroom areas and a new Hall of Fame room.
Added to the west side of the existing gym is the St. Therese of Lisieux Auxiliary gym named in honor of the Carmelite Sisters. The new auxiliary gym provides additional practice space for volleyball and basketball. Also added was a wrestling room, locker rooms and coaches’ offices.
The Casso/Love Field House is named in honor of campaign chairmen Tom Casso and Greg Love. It is home to The David Rice Weight Training Center, named in memory of McGuinness alumni David Harlow Rice ’88. Locker rooms and coaches’ offices are also located in the field house.
Visitors returned to the McCarthy Gymnasium for a brief reception. Each guest received a container of shard glass from the inaugural game on January 4th, 2008 when Daniel Orton shattered the backboard.
Archbishop Beltran and Principal David Morton at the gym dedication ceremony.
