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Central Illinois athletes shine in All-Star Shrine Game
BLOOMINGTON (WCIA) — The best graduating seniors in Illinois high school football came together to play for a bigger cause. This year’s Illinois All-Star Shrine Game featured several Central Illinois athletes playing to raise money for Shriners’ Children’s Hospitals. Monticello head coach Cully Welter was chosen to coach Team Blue, and while his team came […]
Small-School Stars ready to make a big impact in Illinois Shrine All-Star Game
(25News Now) - The 50th annual Illinois Shrine All-Star Football game kicks off tomorrow morning at Illinois Wesleyan. For Small-School Stars like Farmington’s Jack Wheelwright, Dee-Mack’s Tyce Albritton, and El Paso-Gridley’s Kamren Schumacher it’s one final opportunity to represent their community, but also to play for something bigger than the game of Football.
Football players take part in Watch Me Challenge ahead of the Shrine Game
Bloomington, Ill. (WAND) -- Watch Me is an experience where all 92 players invited to the Shrine Game get to hang with patients of Shriners Hospital for Children. During the two hours they learned the history and then had the chance to experience what the kids go through every day.
Multi-sport star Gabe Munoz fired up to rep Dunlap one more time in Shrine All-Star game
DUNLAP, Illinois (WMBD) – Gabe Munoz is ready to rep Team Blue for Saturday’s shrine bowl in Bloomington. One benefit to the game he has enjoyed is getting to meet some of the best football talent throughout Illinois. “Coming back out here for this week with some new...
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