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| October 24, 2008
BOWLING GREEN AWARDED 2009 AND 2010 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl to be at Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control voted to accept Bowling Green’s bid to be the host city for the 2009 and 2010 Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl. The decision was made this morning at KHSAA headquarters in Lexington, Ky. Louisville has been the host city for the State Football Championships for the past 29 years. Bowling Green submitted the only bid to host the tournament in the upcoming seasons. “We have been working diligently to bring this prestigious competition to Bowling Green for the past two years. Now the real work begins,” Amy Cardwell, Sports Marketing Director for the Bowling Green Area CVB, said. “We feel the community excitement growing every day.” The 2009 and 2010 Gridiron Bowls will take place at Western Kentucky University’s Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium. Current renovations are increasing seating capacity from 17,500 to 25,000. The number of hotel rooms in the city also has increased to just under 2,500 over the past several years. Both of these increases were among the criteria qualifying Bowling Green to make a bid for the event. Read more from the WKU
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