The Illinois Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois will host the 45th annual Illinois High School Shrine Game on June 15th at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University. The pregame festivities will begin at 10:00 a.m. and kick-off will be at 11:00 a.m.
Each year at the Shrine Game, two patients from the Shiners Hospital for Children are chosen to be the prince and princess. The princess is Sheowly Hurd from Dunlap who is a patient at the Shriners Hospital in St Louis. The prince is Chase Dryer from Danville who is a patient at the Shriners Hospital in Chicago. The prince and princess are honorary representatives from each hospital that will benefit from the money raised through the game. Last year’s event raised nearly $33,000 that went directly to providing outstanding medical care for children at the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Several area players will be suiting up for the East team. Newton’s Connor Bierman and Teddy Frichtl; Cade Kresin and C.J. Picazo, of Tuscola; Olney’s Sutton Dunn; Colton Little from Villa Grove-Heritage; and Jacob Gates, of Paris.
