On Saturday January 25, the Vermont Elks held the State Hoop Shoot finals. Eighteen contestants competed at Spaulding High School in Barre, VT to see who would go on to the Regional Contest in South Portland Maine. The shooting was competitive and each contestant gave it their all. The Regional Shoot is March 21-23 in Maine and the winners from there will then continue to the Nationals in April.
First place winners: l-r front row: Kaia Anderson 8-9 St. Johnsbury Lodge, Katie Cushing 10-11 St. Albans Lodge, Emily Willis 12-13 Newport Lodge , Jacob Cady 12-13 St. Johnsbury Lodge, Sawyer Ramey 8-9 Rutland Lodge, David Gratton, 10-11 Newport Lodge
Back row Steve Edgerley, Vermont State Hoop Shoot Chairman and Keith Palmer, Vermont Elks Association State President