Kansas Shrine Bowl
| Kansas Shrine Bowl | |
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| 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 | |
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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.
History
Since 1974, the Kansas Shrine Bowl established the East vs. West high school football game in Kansas.[2] Host cities have included Lawrence, Manhattan, Wichita, Topeka, Hays, Emporia, and Pittsburg.[3]
Shrine Bowl week
Football participants in the Kansas Shrine Bowl football game report for camp eight days before the game, with West team reporting on the west side of the state and the East team reporting on the East side of the state. The East team practices at Francis G. Welch Stadium at Emporia State University, in Emporia, and the West team practices on the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina.[4]
The results are below:
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The 2019 Kansas Shrine Bowl will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 in Dodge City, at Memorial Stadium.[5]
Events
Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band
Beginning in 1984, Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band is a week-long camp that the Tuesday through Saturday of Shrine Bowl Week, and performs during the banquet, Shrine Bowl parade, and the Shrine Bowl game.[6] In 2019, the Kansas Shrine Bowl took over the camp.[7]
The camp is held at the site of the Kansas Shrine Bowl Game, and provides a total of 180 to 250 of high school musicians. Local masonic lodges and shrine temples sponsor the campers. The Kansas Masonic Foundation was in charge of the camp from 1984 until 2019 when they turned it over to the Kansas Shrine Bowl.[6]
All-Star Cheer Camp
The Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Cheer Camp is held during the Wednesday through Saturday of Shrine Bowl week. The clinic consists of males and females from Kansas high schools.[8]
References
- ^ "Partners". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ KWCHCIK. "Kansas Shrine Bowl announces future host sites". www.catchitkansas.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Shrine Bowl History". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Football Camp". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Dodge City to host 2019 Shrine Bowl". September 13, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band (East-West Shrine Bowl)". kansasmasonic.foundation. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Band". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Cheer". Kansas Shrine Bowl. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
