Kansas Shrine Bowl
| Kansas Shrine Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game | |
| File:Kansas Shrine Bowl Logo.png | |
| Stadium | Varies around the state of Kansas |
| Location | State of Kansas (varies between East and West) |
| Previous stadiums | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Cessna Stadium |
| Previous locations | Lawrence, Manhattan, Wichita, KS |
| 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. Host cities have include Lawrence, Manhattan, Wichita, Topeka, Hays, Emporia, and Pittsburg. The West football team practices at St. John's Military School in Salina, Kansas, 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 the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus 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.[2] The results are below:
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The 2018 Kansas Shrine Bowl will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2018 in Pittsburg, at Carnie Smith Stadium.[3]
Events
The game is surrounded by a weekend of festivities featuring:[4]
- 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
- 4 Man Golf Scramble
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]
References
- ^ "Ksshrine.com". search.ksshrine.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ https://www.kansasshrinebowl.com/football-camp.html
- ^ Dimanche, Kheslleen. "PSU to host 2018 Kansas Shrine Bowl". Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Ksshrine.com". search.ksshrine.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Cheer". Kansas Shrine Bowl.
