Kalamalka Bowl at Greater Vernon Athletics Park in August 2022. (File photo/Liam Verster/Vernon Matters)

By Pete McIntyre

Greater Vernon Athletics Park

Youth skills camp offered for 2023 Kalamalka Bowl

Jun 26, 2023 | 1:00 PM

The second annual Kal Tire Kalamalka Bowl will be held Aug. 23 at the Greater Vernon Athletics Park (GVAP) but the day before that will be a chance for young football players to learn from some of the best.

As part of the event, the Kalamalka Bowl Society will host a two-hour skills camp at the park led by the coaches and select players from the UBC Thunderbirds. This includes three-time national champion and former CIS coach of the year Blake Nill.

“The skills camp promises to bring the highest level of football coaching in Canada to our Okanagan youth,” the organizers said.

The camp will be held Tuesday, Aug. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. It will cost $35 which includes a ticket to the Kalamalka Bowl game on Aug. 23

Visit the following website for registration details: kalbowl.com

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Meantime, ticket sales continue for the 7 p.m. game featuring the UBC Thunderbirds against the University of Alberta Golden Bears.

The tickets are on sale through Eventbrite which can be accessed through kalbowl.com

Bleacher seating is $30 a ticket with individual numbered seats.

“These seats are limited and sold quickly last year. People wishing bleacher seating are encouraged to purchase early,” the society stated.

General admission is $12 a ticket which allows access to the game without seating.

More than 2,000 people came out for the inaugural Kal Bowl game on a warm summer night last August.

The last time T-Birds and Bears met was October 29, 2022 in Edmonton with Alberta winning 15-12. The two teams have met 85 times in regular season or playoff competition since 1972 for a total record of 51 wins for the Thunderbirds, 36 for the Golden Bears and 2 ties.

The Kalamalka Bowl Society thanks the sponsors that have already stepped up to support this second annual event: Kal Tire (title sponsor), Okanagan Spring (beer tent sponsor) along with Armstrong Regional Co-op, CarveWell Creations, Castanet, Celebrate Okanagan Signs, DBA Team Charters Services Ltd. Lake Country Storage, Marble Slab Creamery, NAPA Auto Parts, Nixon Wenger LLP, NOR-VAL Rentals, Pleasant Valley Dental, Prestige Hotels & Resorts, Predator Ridge Resort, Watkin Motors Ford, Wayside

Visit kalbowl.com for more information on the event and sponsorship opportunities.