UW-Oshkosh To Host High School All-Star Game

A high school football spectacle returns to Oshkosh on Saturday (July 16) as the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh hosts the 29th Annual Wisconsin Shrine Bowl at Titan Stadium's J.J. Keller Field. Admission to the 7 p.m. contest is $10.

The Wisconsin Shrine Bowl features the state's top high school seniors from the previous football season. The game's sponsors are the Beja Shrine Temple of Green Bay, Tripoli Shrine Temple of Milwaukee, Zor Shrine Temple of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin High School Football Coaches Association.

This year's Wisconsin Shrine Bowl will be the 24th played in Oshkosh. The contest was held at Madison's Camp Randall Stadium from 1999 to 2002 and Menasha's Calder Stadium in 2004. Last year, the South squad defeated the North, 20-12, to take a 14-13-1 advantage in the all time series.

This year's all-star teams began practice last weekend. The North, led by Stratford High School head football coach Cal Tackes, has trained at UW-Oshkosh, while the South, guided by Brodhead High School head football coach Gary Larsen, has practiced at UW-Whitewater.

Proceeds from the Wisconsin Shrine Bowl go to the 22 Shrine Children's Hospitals and Burn Centers. The hospitals and burn centers provide free corrective help to children whose families can't afford needed care. Since this event began in 1977, over $1 million has been raised for the Shrine Children's Hospitals and Burn Centers.