Youth Activities

Hoop shoot Winners

The Elks Lodges of Calabash, Oak Island and Shallotte held their annual “Hoop Shoot” free throw shooting contest on Saturday December 10th at Shallotte Middle School. A total of 45 youngsters aged 8 – 13 participated in three age categories, both boys and girls, to score the best out of 25 free throw attempts. The winners were girls 8-9 Nyah Perkins, 10-11 Tiara Gibbons, 12-13 Mckenzie Benton and boys 8-9 A.J. Rossi, 10-11 Hayden Grimes, 12-13 Caleb Suggs. These winners will now advance to the District tournament in Goldsboro in January. Winners there will move on to State and possibly Regional and National finals. The National Hoop Shoot is held in Springfield MA, and the winners get their names inscribed on a plaque in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Pic L – R Hayden Grimes, A.J. Rossi, Mckenzie Benton, Nyah Perkins and Caleb Suggs. Not shown is Tiara Gibbons.