» Read discussion on Hoop Shoot
05/01/11 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Dylan Bengtson, a 9-year old from Dalton Elementary in Coeur d'Alene, made 16 of 25 free throws to finish 12th out of 12 finalists in his age group at the Elks National Hoop Shoot on Saturday morning.
04/08/11 Tess Korinko of West Milford took top honors as New Jersey State Champion in the Elks National Hoop Shoot girls 12-13 division on Feb. 13 at South Plainfield High School representing Pompton Lakes Elks Lodge No. 1895.
03/30/11 On March 4, 2011, at State College High School in State College, Jensen Boehme, daughter of Christy and John Boehme of McConnellsburg, placed fourth in the Pennsylvania Elks Hoop Shoot State Championship. Jensen was in the 8-9-year-old girls division and shot 15 out of 25 foul shots.
03/23/11 Dallas Farmer, 11, of Jordan recently won the Elks' Hoop Shoot Arkansas state championship and the Central Region championship. Farmer will compete in the national finals on April 30 in Springfield, Mass.
03/23/11 James Powers, of Leomin- ster, recently won the Massachusetts Elks Association State Hoop Shoot competition in the Boys 10-11 category. James, who competed against nine other boys making 19 out of 25 shots, advances to the New England championship in South Portland, Maine, this weekend. Patricia Pallotta, also of Leominster, finished second in the Girls 8-9 category. read more
03/23/11 LOWELL -- Jaxiannette Marquez of Dracut represented the Lowell Elks and won the local, district and state Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest in the 8-9 year old division recently.
03/18/11 Manville-Hillsborough Elks Lodge No. 2119 presented its annual Hoop Shoot winners with trophies March 2 at the lodge?s regular meeting. Gary Abramson, PDD and lodge Hoop Shoot chairman, along with Exalted Ruler Ginny Shields, congratulated the winners.
03/15/11 Shelby Smith (fourth from left) of Mountain Home recently placed third in the 10- to 11-year-old girls' division of the Elks Hoop Shoot State at Hot Springs. Also pictured are: (from left) Mike Muldoon, Elks State Hoop Shoot Director, first-place winner Samantha King of Highland, second-place finisher Melanie Smith of Fort Smith and John Chelstrom, Arkansas State Elks Association First Vice ...
02/25/11 Glen Rock's Trevor Arico, 9, representing Ridgewood Elks Lodge No. 1455, is now a New Jersey State champion in the Elks National Hoop Shoot. From the 118 Elk Lodges in the state, he is only one of three boys to advance to the Northeast Regional Hoop Shoot on Saturday, March 26 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
02/17/11 Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 12:54 am, Thu Feb 17, 2011. Hoop Shoot participants representing the Coeur d'Alene Elks Lodge have enjoyed a great deal of success advancing to the state competition the last seven years. But that is usually where things hit a hurdle.
02/11/11 From left, Gabriel Harris, Sage Dutson and Sadie Layba at the Feb. 5 Nevada State Elk's Hoop Shoot in Hawthorne. Gabriel and Sadie finished second, and Sage finished third. Submitted photo
02/04/11 Marcus Egusquiza of Mountain Home took first place honors in the 12- to 13-year-old boys division at the Elks District Hoop Shoot in Nampa on Saturday.
01/27/11 Taylor Schultz of Rapid City was the winner of the boys' 12-13 age division of the South Dakota Elks state "Hoop Shoot" in Pierre on Jan. 15.
12/21/10 Three boys and three girls, ages 8-13, won the first round of competition in the Elks "Hoop Shoot"(r) free throw contest on Saturday, Dec. 18.
12/20/10 The Denton Elks Lodge has announced the upcoming Hoop Shoot basketball free-throw contest, and boys and girls ages 8-13 are invited to sign up for the event.
06/22/10 Tyra Buss, a national finalist in the Elks Hoop Shoot competition, was recognized during the recent Elks Lodge #715 annual Flag Day program. Lodge #715 Exalted Ruler Charles Acree said Tyra has the honor of being the first Mt. Carmel youth to advance to this level in the Hoop Shoot competitions.
05/03/10 Thomas Hursey had to compete in three additional shootout rounds before winning the third-place trophy Saturday in the Elks National Hoop Shoot Finals in Springfield, Mass.
04/06/10 EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Elks regional Hoop Shoot was held in Paris, Tenn., on March 13, with state winners from Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Arkansas competing for a chance to reach the finals...
03/03/10 Las Vegas, Nev. - Having already tasted glory in local, district, and state competitions, Chris J. Granado captured another first-place finish on Saturday, Feb. 20, when he wowed the crowds at the Elks "Hoop Shoot" West Regional Championship. Chris, the 13-year old son of Blas Granado and Laura Granado, demonstrated accuracy from the penalty line well beyond his years and brought honors to his ...
03/02/10 YOUTH BASKETBALL ... Despite making all but one of his last 23 free throw attempts, Oneonta Middle School seventh-grader Jordan Gutierrez fell just short in the New York State Elks Hoop Shoot on Saturday at Liverpool.
03/01/10 For the second time in the past three years, Bloomfield Elementary School student Felicity Graf advanced to the state finals competition in the Elks Club "Hoop Shoot" Free Throw Contest. | 
