Brattleboro Lodge #1499 Hoop Shoot Champion Olivia Rogers

Brattleboro Lodge #1499 Hoop Shoot Champion Olivia Rogers will be competing in the 2024 Chicago Finals on Saturday April 20th at 1:30pm Chicago time!

While you are rooting for Olivia – wish PDD Henry Diemer and Elk of the Year Mark Campbell a fun and safe trip to Chicago as her Reps!

 

News item submitted by Jil MacMenamin.

REGIONAL HOOP SHOOT – DETAILS

 
 
New England Elks Regional Hoop Shoot was held this past Saturday the 9th of March in South Portland, Maine. 6 contestants from Vermont were there competing and they brought home some hardware. 
 
 

Picture Front row:   Elsie Kilborn 10-11 girls Newport Elks lodge #2155, Adelise Consentino, third place 8-9 girls St. Albans 
lodge #1566, Cade Barcomb  first place 10-11 boys, Burlington lodge #916, Lincoln Sykes First place 8-9 boys, Newport Lodge #2155. 
Back:  Vt SDGER Robert Campo, Barre, Vt, Jackson Kilborn  2nd place Newport Lodge #2155, Ann Edgerley Vermont and Regional Hoop Shoot Trainer, Steven Edgerley, Vt.State Elks Association Hoop Shoot Chairman, Olivia Rodgers, First place  12-13 girls, Brattleboro Lodge #1499.
 
Lincoln Sykes took home the Walter Kettlelle trophy for high scoring boy of the day with a score of 24/25.  Olivia Rodgers took home the William Ferrick trophy for high scoring girl of the day with a score of 22/25. 

Also each shooter received a participation medallion and Team Vermont was awarded the Dick and Cindy Blinn medallions for best overall scores as a team, outshooting all 5 other States. 

Cade Barcomb, Olivia Rodgers and Lincoln Sykes will be headed to the Elks National Hoop Shoot contest in Chicago, I’ll, April 18-21to compete against 11 other shooters in their age groups.
 
News item submitted by Steve Edgerley. 
 
 

VT ELKS STATE HOOP SHOOT HELD JAN 27 AT SPAULDING HIGH SCHOOL IN BARRE.

Three Island Pond winners in the Vt. Elks State Hoop Shoot held on Jan. 27 at Spaulding High School in Barre,Vt.   Lincoln Sykes, Elsie Kilborn and Jackson Kilborn will advance to the Regional competition in Maine to compete against 5 other contestants from New England to advance to the National competition in Chicago in April. 
 

All are first place winners
Front:  Olivia Rodgers 12-13 girl Brattleboro lodge # 1499, Adelise Consentino 8-9 girl St. Albans lodge #1566, Elsie Kilborn 10-11 girl Newport Lodge #2155, Lincoln Sykes 8-9 boy Newport #2155, Cade Barcomb, 10-11 boys Burlington Lodge #916, Jackson Kilborn, 12-13 boy Newport LODGE #2155. 

Back.   Tom Maloney Vt Elks Association State President, Maureen Lawson, DDGER North, Robert  Campo SDGER, Steven Edgerley, Vt Elks Association hoop shoot chairperson  and Mike Stewart, Region 6 National District Director.
 
 
The Vt State Elks Hoop Shoot gives a trophy to the high scoring girl or boy of the day in memory of Ken McAdam who was always there for the Hoop Shoot. He worked as line judge at the local, district and State contest and a rebounder for the Regional level. His wife was there to present the trophy today for the high scoring shooter. The trophy was presented to Jackson Kilborn who shot 23/25 
 

Front:  Jackson Kilborn, Tom Maloney Vt Elks Association State President, Elaine McAdams. 
Back:   Steven Edgerley Vt. Elks Association State Hoop Shoot Chairperson, Robert Campo, SDGER, Elroy the Elk, partially hidden, Maureen Lawson DDGER North.
 
News item submitted by Steve Edgerley.
 

State Hoop Shoot Results

ST. ALBANS ELKS LODGE HOOP SHOOT STATE RESULTS
The Elk’s State Hoop Shoot was held on Saturday 1/27 at Spaulding High School.  Adelise Consentino finished in 1st place in the State for the 8/9 Girls Division and Keira Habedank finished in 2nd place for the 12/13 Girls Division.  Consentino will now represent Vermont and the St. Albans Lodge in Portland, Maine for the New England Regional Shoot.

 

Adelise Consentino 8/9 Division 1st place

 

Kiera Habedank 12/13 Division 2nd place

News item submitted by Mary Brouillette.