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For the
first
time in
its
two-decade
history,
the
Amazon
Prep
Kickoff
Classic
will
spotlight
girls'
athletics
with a
dedicated
Girls'
Flag
Football
Showcase,
marking
a
significant
milestone
for
female
sports
participation
in
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Girls'
Flag
Football
Takes
Center
Stage at
20th
Annual
Amazon
Prep
Kickoff
Classic
Bunky
McFadden-Sports
Tell Us
Detroit
News
 DETROIT
– For
the
first
time in
its
two-decade
history,
the
Amazon
Prep
Kickoff
Classic
will
spotlight
girls'
athletics
with a
dedicated
Girls'
Flag
Football
Showcase,
marking
a
significant
milestone
for
female
sports
participation
in
Michigan.
The
showcase,
scheduled
for
Thursday,
August
28 at
Tom
Adams
Field on
Wayne
State
University's
campus,
features
two
matchups
from the
Michigan
High
School
Girls
Flag
Football
League:
Gibraltar
Carlson
versus
L'Anse
Creuse
North at
10:00
a.m.,
followed
by
Redford
Union
taking
on St.
Joseph
at 11:05
a.m.
The
initiative
represents
a
partnership
between
new
title
sponsor
Amazon,
the
Ralph C.
Wilson
Jr.
Foundation,
and the
Detroit
Sports
Commission's
Living
Legacy
Initiative,
which
expands
access
to
girls'
sports
throughout
Metro
Detroit.
"This is
about
creating
opportunities
and
celebrating
the
incredible
talent
of
female
athletes
in our
region,"
said
Marty
Dobek,
Executive
Director
of the
Detroit
Sports
Commission.
Amazon's
Head of
Community
Affairs
Ian
Conyers
will
also
participate
in the
event.
Team
buses
are
expected
to
arrive
at 9:30
a.m.,
with
players
welcomed
through
a
spirited
"cheer
tunnel"
–
providing
dynamic
photo
and
video
opportunities
for
media
coverage.
The
showcase
precedes
four
traditional
football
matchups.
Thursday
afternoon
features
a
rematch
of last
year's
thriller
between
Belleville
and
Clarkston
at 4
p.m.,
followed
by Lake
Orion
versus
Northville
at 7
p.m.
Friday's
games
include
Allen
Park
versus
Trenton
at 4
p.m.,
and
Detroit
Cass
Tech
facing
Toledo
Central
Catholic
at 7
p.m.
The 20th
anniversary
tournament
runs
August
28-29 at
Tom
Adams
Field
(42 W.
Warren
Ave.,
Detroit),
with
team
arrivals
at 9:30
a.m.
Thursday
featuring
a
spirited
"cheer
tunnel"
welcome.
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