Kansas Shrine Bowl
| Kansas Shrine Bowl | |
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| Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game | |
| File:Kansas Shrine Bowl Logo.png | |
| Stadium | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Carnie Smith Stadium Cessna Stadium Lewis Field Stadium Francis G. Welch Stadium |
| Location | Emporia, Hays Manhattan, Pittsburg Topeka, and Wichita, Kansas |
| Previous stadiums | Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas) |
| Previous locations | Lawrence, Kansas |
| Operated | 1974–present |
| Payout | US$50,000 annually |
| Sponsors | |
Spalding Sports (ball Sponsor) Grand Lodge of Kansas Shriner's International Hasty Awards Fox Business Systems Wamego Computer Services Kansas Masonic Foundation Jock's Nitch Sporting Goods | |
The Kansas Shrine Bowl is an all-star high school senior, east vs. west, football game put on each year in Kansas, by the Kansas Shrine. It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit charity that produces annual events and related activities featuring talented high school students and recently graduated high school seniors. Past host cites include Lawrence, Manhattan, Wichita, Topeka, Hays, Emporia, and Pittsburg. The WEST football team practices at St. John's Military School in Salina, KS, and the EAST football team practices at Emporia State University, in Emporia, Kansas.
History
Beginning in 1974, the flagship event has been the East/West All-Star Football Game. As of 2015, the WEST leads the series with 26 wins, the EAST has 15 wins, and there has been one tie. The Kansas Shrine also has a Kansas Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame.[1]
Shrine Bowl week
The East Camp is held at Emporia State University's Francis G. Welch Stadium, in Emporia, Kansas. The camp director is Jack Call, a member of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Shrine Bowl. The West Camp is held at St. John's Military School in Salina, Kansas. The Camp Director is Myron Converse, a past Shrine Bowl All-Star Player in 1982, a Shrine Hall of Famer, and Past President of the Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors. The results are below:
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The 2015 Kansas Shrine Bowl was held on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Fort Hays State University, in Lewis Field Stadium. The East team defeated the West team 21–0.[2]
Events
The game is surrounded by a weekend of festivities featuring:[3]
- Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band
- Kansas Shrine Bowl Banquet
- The Shrine Parade
- Shriner's Hospitals for Children Free Screening Clinic
- 2-Mile Run for Charity/Walk for Love
- Junior All-Star Challenge (ages 5–14)
- Cheer Clinic
- High School Football Combine/Clinic
Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band
The Band has been a continuous and very beneficial element of the Kansas Shrine Bowl since 1984. The idea of a band camp developed to fill a void at the Shrine Bowl because regular high school bands were not available in the summer months, when the Shrine Bowl was held.[4]
The Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band Camp is held at the site of the annual Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game. The camp begins on the Tuesday before the last Saturday in July. Annually, a total of 180 to 250 of Kansas’ best high school musicians are showcased in this event that is capped by the pre-game & halftime performance in the Kansas East-West All-Star Shrine Bowl football game. The Band also performs before the Shrine Bowl Banquet on Friday evening, and on Saturday morning, the Band leads the Shrine Bowl Parade through a downtown area.[4]
Student's camp fees are sponsored by Masonic and Shrine organizations throughout the state. The Band is administered by the Kansas Masonic Foundation and Masons and their wives chaperon. The band camp proceeds are used for educational loans and grants and for the financial support of the Oncology Clinic at University of Kansas Medical Center. Every year, the Kansas Masonic Foundation, along with the band director of that year, award one up-coming senior (or freshman in college), that went to band camp the previous year, the Outstanding Musician Award.[4]
All-Star Cheer Camp
The Kansas Shrine Bowl annually provides one of the best and most popular cheer clinics available in the state. It is professionally conducted with fun and safety as primary goals. The clinic also helps to raise funds for Shriner's Hospitals for Children because they receive all proceeds of the clinic. Cheer participants may be males or females in grades 8 through 12 with at least one year of cheering experience. Participants may attend the clinic as a squad or as individuals.[5]
Media
The Kansas Shrine Bowl is broadcast on Cox Cable in Kansas. It is also broadcast on 12 radio stations, throughout the State of Kansas. Stan Weber and Mark Ewing co-cast the t.v. and Bruce Steinbrock and Mark Elliott, who cover Washburn University football and basketball games, co-cast the radio.
References
- ^ Kansas Shrine Bowl History
- ^ http://ksnt.com/2015/07/25/east-beats-west-in-shrine-bowl-barksdale-jr-named-mvp/
- ^ Shrine Events
- ^ a b c "Band". Kansas Shrine Bowl.
- ^ "Cheer". Kansas Shrine Bowl.