Springfield Elks Lodge 1560 recently held there annual Hoop Shoot for boys and girls, ages 8 to 13. This year was a record turn out compared to years past with (43) young competitors. First place winners in all age groups, boys and girls, will now compete in the Elks Southern District Hoop Shoot at the Springfield High School gym on Jan. 12th at 10 AM. Bennington, Brattleboro and Rutland Lodges will be competing against Springfield competitors on that day. For the girls, winners in the 8 & 9 year old group was Payton Austin, 10 & 11 age group was Savannah Dezaine and in the 12 & 13 age group was Molly Tennis. For the boys, winners were Metin Gultekin for 8 & 9 years old, Caleb Merrow for the 10 & 11 age group and James Gultekin for the 12 & 13 age group. 2nd place winners for girls, Keeli Stewart for 8 & 9 year olds, Hailey Magill for 10 & 11 age group and Amelia Murchie in the 12 & 13 age group. For boys, Jacob Blair for 8 & 9 age group, Kaiden McCarthy for 10 & 11 age group and Caden Benson for the 12 & 13 age group. The winners at the Elks Southern District Hoop Shoot on Jan. 12th will continue on to compete in the Vt. Elks State Hoop Shoot in Barre, Vt., on January 26th.
Caption for Hoop Shoot: Trophy winners at the recent Springfield Elks local Hoop Shoot are shown L to r; Hailey Magill, Keeli Stewart, Jacob Blair, Matin Gultekin and Kaiden McCarthy. Back; Payton Austin, Savannah Dezaine, Caden Benson, James Gultekin, Caleb Merrow, Molly Tennis and Amelia Murchie. Rear; Victor Baskevich Hoop Shoot Chm and Jim Morse Springfield Elks Exalted Ruler
News item submitted by Mike Gunn.