By Matt Browning
The 2021 Kansas Shrine Bowl will be held Saturday, June 26th at 7pm at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson. All players will be representing their high school, the Kansas Shrine Bowl and most importantly the Shriners Hospitals for Children and their patients. All proceeds from the game go to benefit the network of 22 hospitals.
Prior to the game will be the annual parade at 10am and the Farmers Fan Fest, presented by Leah D. Smith Farmers Insurance, from 3:30 to 6:30 where there will be food trucks, yard games, music and much more. The first 200 people get free hamburgers.
The pregame banquet will take place on Friday, June 25th at 6pm in the Meadowlark Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds, with the Kansas Masonic All-State Marching Band playing at the Bretz & Young Arena, right next to the Meadowlark Building.
Other activities prior to the game include the Hospital Experience Day, the Kansas Shrine Bowl Golf Tournament on June 25th at Crazy Horse Sports Club and Golf Course and the Strong Legs 5K Run.
For more information on all of the events, plus ticket information, please visit kansasshrinebowl.com.
For traffic safety resources, visit ktsro.org/focus-areas.
The following VYPE-area players will be participating in the 2021 Shrine Bowl:
Julius Bolden (Northwest), Noah Bolticoff (Rose Hill), Carter Brown (Inman), Tanner Cash (Clearwater), Spencer Davidson (Minneapolis), Trevor Erickson (Chapman), Kenny Fehrman (Wellington), Jayden Garrison (Cheney), Doug Grider (Halstead), Jack Hawver (Hutchinson), Nick Herrman (Collegiate), Jake Johnson (Maize South), A.J. Johnson (Salina South), Wetu Kalomo (Northwest), Isaiah Maikori (Andover), Darby Roper (Haven), Josh Sanders (Maize), Jonah Scott (McPherson), Maximus Shannon (Ark City), Jake Shope (Goddard), Ethan Stuhlsatz (Kapaun), Cayden Winter (Andale), Aiden Kendall (Newton), Jarrett Christenson (Buhler).
