Great Bend High School Memorial Stadium

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Great Bend High School Memorial Stadium
"The Field"
Great Bend High School Memorial Stadium
Location Great Bend, Kansas
OwnerUnified School District #428
OperatorUnified School District #428
Tenants
Great Bend High School
The Wheat Bowl

Great Bend High School Memorial Stadium is a sport stadium in Great Bend, Kansas. The facility is primarily used by the Great Bend High School football and track & field teams. [1] The stadium underwent renovation recently. [2] The stadium was also used as a temporary home by nearby Hoisington High School after much of Hoisington suffered severe damage from an F-4 tornado on April 21, 2001.

The Wheat Bowl was played at this location - the only National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics endorsed Pre-Season bowl game. [3]

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References

  1. "Memorial Stadium Photo". Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. Wheat Bowl - Great Bend - Kansas - Football [ permanent dead link ]
  3. NAIAFOOTBALL.NET-The Nation's Home for NAIA Football Archived 2008-05-03 at the Wayback Machine

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