A final win, a lasting impact

Allen, Stolpe say Shrine Bowl far more than just a game

Wade Miller, a 2002 Aurora graduate now serving as an assistant coach in Seward, was an assistant coach for the South team in Saturday’s Shrine Bowl. He celebrated after the game with former Huskies Collin Stolpe and Canon Allen.
Wade Miller, a 2002 Aurora graduate now serving as an assistant coach in Seward, was an assistant coach for the South team in Saturday’s Shrine Bowl. He celebrated after the game with former Huskies Collin Stolpe and Canon Allen.

Aurora’s Canon Allen and Collin Stolpe wrapped their high school athletic careers up with a win in Saturday’s 68th annual Shrine Bowl in Kearney, though both agreed the experience and lessons learned left a far more lasting impression than the game’s outcome. The former Huskies were part of a South team that edged the North in a competitive 14-7 win on the UNK campus, where the Shriner’s mission a…