Kansas Shrine Bowl Release

KANSAS-The Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors would like to announce 2016 Head Coaches for the 43rd Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football game; leading the East squad, Topeka Seaman High School’s, Blake Pierce; and for the West squad, Randall Zimmerman from Junction City High School. 

The 43rd annual Kansas Shrine Bowl will be played Saturday July 30th, 2016 in Emporia, Kansas at Welch Stadium on Emporia State University campus.  Kickoff will be at 7:00 pm.  

Coach Blake Pierce is a 28 year coach, coaching in his fourth Shrine Bowl. Coach Pierce graduated from Topeka Seaman High School in Topeka, Kansas he then went on to Emporia State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education majoring in Biology.   Before becoming head coach at Topeka Seaman, Coach Pierce was an assistant at Washburn Rural High School, Osage City High School and Topeka Seaman High School.

Returning for his seventh Shrine Bowl, Coach Randall Zimmerman has been coaching for 29 years. Before coaching at Junction City High School, Coach Zimmerman has also coached at Sacred Heart High School and Phillipsburg High School. A graduate of Grinnell High School and receiving his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education at Fort Hays State University, Coach Zimmerman continued his education at Kansas State University where he received his Masters in Educational Leadership.

Nominations for all-star football players have begun, and final rosters will be released at the first of the year. 

All Shrine Bowl events are produced and presented to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children [SHC]. SHC is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to the age of 18 are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay. Tickets and additional information are available at www.kansasshrinebowl.com or by calling 800-530-5524.