Kansas Shrine Bowl
College football bowl game
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The Kansas Shrine Bowl is an annual charity football game benefiting Shriners Children's for Kansas high school seniors, organized by the Shrine Bowl of Kansas, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit. The Shrine Bowl involves members of the five Shrine temples in Kansas. The game is held on a college campus in Kansas, which gets bid out every year.
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| Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game | |
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| 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 |
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History
Since 1974, the Kansas Shrine Bowl established the East vs. West high school football game in Kansas.[2] Cities in which the Shrine Bowl has been played in include Hays, Lawrence, Emporia, Manhattan, Topeka, Wichita, Pittsburg, and Dodge City.[3] In December 2024, the Kansas Shrine Bowl announced a three-year partnership with Emporia State University, where it'll play host to the Kansas Shrine Bowl from 2026 to 2028.[4] The Kansas Shrine Bowl has donated more than $4 million to Shriners Children's since its establishment in 1974.[5]
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 AdventHealth Field at Ottawa University, in Ottawa, and the West team practices at Gowans Stadium at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson.[6]
The results are below:
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The 2020 Kansas Shrine Bowl was to be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Topeka, at Yager Stadium,[7] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Washburn announced it wouldn’t accept outside events on campus.[8] The Shrine Bowl announced it’d look for an alternate site.[9]
Events
Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band
Established in 1984, the Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band is a week-long camp that the Tuesday through Saturday of Shrine Bowl Week, and performs during the Kansas Shrine Bowl parade, and the all-star football game.[10]
The camp is held wherever the football game is being played at that year, and the camp makes up anywhere from 180 to 250 of high school musicians. Local masonic lodges and other masonic appendant bodies sponsor the students to attend camp. The Kansas Masonic Foundation, who’s majority of donors are Kansas freemasons, was in charge of the camp from 1984 until 2019 before turning it over to the Kansas Shrine Bowl.[10]
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.[11]
KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals
In December 2023, the Kansas Shrine Bowl announced a new event, the Kansas Shrine Duals, in partnership with the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association.[12] Similar to the football game, Shrine Duals will be an east vs. west wrestling match held at Newman University, Wichita.
