Springfield Elks Lodge #1560 held there annual Hoop Shoot for boys and girls ages 8 to 13 at Riverside Middle School on December 9, 2018.
In the 8 & 9 year old group for girls, the first place winner was Savannah Dezaine followed in 2nd place by Hailey Magill. For the boys in the same age group, the first place winner was Matthew Durphey with Kaiden McCarthy in 2nd place. For the 10 & 11 year old girls, the winner was Kiko Boyens and 2nd place went to Amelia Murchie. For the boys in the same age group, the winner was Caden Benson with James Gultekin coming in 2nd. The 12 & 13 year old winners for girls was Gabriella Anders with Madison Glidden in 2nd place. For the boys, the winner was Dylan McCarthy and 2nd place to Tanner Gintof.
The 1st and 2nd place winners were presented with a nice Elks trophies, and all participants were presented with Elks miniature basketballs. Chairman Victor Baskevich announced that the 1st place winners will now compete in the Southern District Elks Hoop shoot on Jan. 13th 2018 in Springfield, Vt. at the Springfield High School starting at 10:00 AM. The public is invited to attend.
Caption for picture attached: At the annual Springfield Elks Hoop Shoot 1st and 2nd place winners are shown l to r; Frt. Matthew Durphy, Kaiden McCarthy, Savannah Dezaine, Amelia Murchie, Haley Magill, Caden Benson and James Gultekin. Back; Elks Exalted Ruler Vicki Siliski, Co-chairman Steve Wierzbicki, Madison Glidden, Gabriella Anders, Tanner Gintof, Dylan McCarthy, Kiko Boyens and Elks Chairman Victor Baskevich.
News item provided by Mike Gunn